Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for the excellent question. Last year, the Speech from the Throne mentioned that the government and the opposition parties had to work together. What is being proposed is what was asked. It is even more necessary now, during the pandemic, to p

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my esteemed colleague for his question. I enjoy working with him on the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates. I touched on this briefly during my speech, but at the beginning of the pandemic, scientists all over the world were saying t

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would have liked to hear what my colleague had to say. She worked on the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates this summer and she asked very relevant questions. I believe I know where my colleague was going. It is very important to work to

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to pick up on what my colleague from Brampton South just said. There is a very simple reason why my colleague and the entire government have been able to repeatedly bash the provinces' management of seniors' homes. Quebec and the other provinces were honest

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to hear what my hon. colleague thinks of the government members' stubborn refusal to take us up on our invitation to amend the motion to make it more acceptable to them and to show some honesty and transparency to Canadians.

Riding of Beauport—Limoilou  Mr. Speaker, today I would like to salute the people and organizations of Beauport—Limoilou for their strength, their resilience and their willingness to help one another. People in our community donate clothing to organizations and food to outdoor refrigerators like the one at

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, the federal government rightly apologized for the mass internment of Japanese Canadians without cause during the Second World War. For the same reasons and the same war, the Prime Minister himself promised an official apology to the Italian community. The only peopl

Bills of Exchange Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to commend my colleague and her family for their resilience and strength in the face of those hardships. The first nations and the Inuit and Métis peoples have suffered greatly. The creation of a day of commemoration is a first step. I am thinking of

Bills of Exchange Act  Madam Speaker, I truly want to thank my colleague from Manicouagan for her speech, which really touched my heart, because I also come from the North Shore and have lived with these people. One person I have had the pleasure of meeting is Marly Fontaine, an artist who literally h

Attack in Old Quebec  Mr. Speaker, we were all horrified to learn of the tragic events that unfolded in Quebec City on Saturday night. On behalf of the Bloc Québécois, I offer my condolences to the loved ones of Suzanne Clermont and François Duchesne, and I wish a speedy recovery to the five people wh

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my question is similar to my colleague's. From the outset, the hon. member for Joliette has repeatedly called within the Standing Committee on Finance for changes to the commercial rent assistance program to make it more flexible. It is now expected that there wil

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I hear my colleague loud and clear, and audits can be a way for large and small businesses to improve. My colleague mentioned manufacturing companies. That said, the government keeps repeating that we have to work together and that it is here to help citizens. Bu

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, the question is quite simple. We welcome the bill, which includes several proposals the Bloc Québécois has made in the past. This shows that by working together we can come up with something worthwhile. Nevertheless, there are some major oversights, such as air tr

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, I really enjoyed my colleague's speech. We share the same opinion on the government's tremendous and unprecedented capacity to wait too long before making decisions. I would like my colleague to tell me how many businesses have had to close their doors for good be

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, the Davie shipyard is Canada's expert on icebreakers. However, Ottawa has been slow to award a contract of more than $1 billion for the construction of the polar icebreaker Diefenbaker. The contract has been in limbo since 2013. Ottawa had to withdraw the order fro