Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, defeated Liberal candidate Jocelyn Coulon is now working for the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Coulon once said that NATO was amplifying the Russian threat to Ukraine and Europe because it wanted member states to increase their military budgets. He even wrote t

Regional Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, a report published by the Institut de la statistique du Québec says that many regions are emptying out to the detriment of the major centres. Our regions are important and so are the people who live there. We need to put tools in place to help SMEs grow and prosper.

Regional Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, business owners are worried about what will be in the budget to be tabled on March 22. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business doubts that the government wants to give our businesses some breathing room by implementing tax breaks. The best way to develop wea

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, this government is abandoning Canadians. We left the house in order. In November, there was a $1 billion surplus. That is a fact. During the election campaign, the Liberals promised that they would run a modest deficit. They think that $18 billion is a modest amount

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, where is this government going to get the money to finance its out-of-control spending? The Liberal “party” has begun. Taxpayers and SMEs across the country are worried about this government's lack of responsibility. Canadian companies have lost faith in the governme

Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, the minister's silence is very disconcerting. I repeat, 3,000 jobs were lost in January. Is there anyone at the controls? This government has no plan to help the regions of Quebec. I would like the minister to clarify his intentions with respect to the Economic Dev

Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, 3,000 jobs were lost in Quebec in January, after more than six months of stability under the Conservative government. We are now starting to feel the effect this government is having on the economy. Jobs are being lost at Bombardier, at Rio Tinto, and in the forestry

Valcartier Vacation Village  Mr. Speaker, I want to tell my colleagues that in my beautiful riding of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier there is an iconic attraction that everyone should know about, the Valcartier Vacation Village. This not-to-be-missed attraction in the Quebec City region belongs to a daring entrepr

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, on January 15, six Canadians from the Quebec City region lost their lives in a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso. Since the beginning of this tragedy, the government has failed the victims. No government representative attended the vigil in memory of the victims. Yes

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the recent attacks in which seven Canadians lost their lives were terrorist attacks. Reality is catching up with the Prime Minister. He has to realize that we are not bystanders and that the terrorist threat is real. Canada should not be on the sidelines when it com

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the families of the victims of the terrorist attack in Burkina Faso found out through the media that their loved ones had died. It was not until 48 hours after the attack, after the official opposition intervened, that they finally got a call from the government. Si

Terrorist Attacks in Indonesia and Burkina Faso  Mr. Speaker, I rise in this House to address all Canadians about the tragedies that took place in Jakarta and Ouagadougou. Let us remember Tahar Amer-Ouali, a hearing aid specialist from Laval, who was sadly killed in an attack in Indonesia. Let us also remember the victims of t

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the people of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier for putting their trust in me. Organizations across the country submitted proposals for infrastructure projects in their communities under the Canada 150 community infrastructure program, or 150CIP, to ens