Privilege  Madam Speaker, my opinion is just the same as it was when I was elected in 2019, despite the five years that have gone by and everything I have seen since then. In committee, our work should never, ever, ever be partisan. The committee is there to conduct studies for the common g

Privilege  Madam Speaker, indeed, the committees—

Privilege  Madam Speaker, thank you. I have a good voice, so when other voices drown me out, that is something. Yes, the committees need to get answers to their questions. Yes, parliamentarians are supposed to get answers, and witnesses are expected to provide all the information they have

Privilege  Madam Speaker, when the government drafts a contract or a call for tenders, it should know what it wants. If the government hires a company as a consultant to help it describe its needs more clearly, that is one thing. Normally, the government should know what it wants and how

Privilege  Madam Speaker, allow me to respond with a quote: The misfortune of the historian is to know what happened and to watch history keep repeating itself. I do not claim to be a historian, but I was a history teacher. We keep ending up in the same situation over and over again. Ho

Privilege  Madam Speaker, we are all on the same page when it comes to summoning this individual to the bar and the fact that we need to get the answers we are entitled to. Having said that, my question is very simple. We can say anything, but it all depends on the tone in which it is said.

Privilege  Madam Speaker, we have been working on ArriveCan for several months. I am looking at this not from a partisan angle, but for the long term. For the long term, we seem to have a process that does not work. If we do not fix it, it will not work any better, no matter which party for

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my question will be simple. Yes, it is important that every Canadian premier feels not only heard but also listened to. However, is it really up to the House of Commons to order anyone, including the provincial premiers, to sit down with the Prime Minister of Cana

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, on the one hand, we are seeing a desire to reduce our carbon footprint, but on the other hand, we are seeing investments in the oil industry, in particular, as well as in carbon capture, which is not very effective. Does my colleague not think that there is a doub

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am going to ask my colleague the same question I asked earlier. Canada's provincial premiers are not Parliament's puppets. They will never be Parliament's puppets, no matter who is in power. Should it not be up to Canada's provincial premiers themselves to de

Organisation Québécoise des Personnes Atteintes du Cancer  Mr. Speaker, for 40 years, the Organisation québécoise des personnes atteintes du cancer, or OQPAC, has been helping people in the Quebec City area and their loved ones cope with this terrible disease. OQPAC is a welcoming place dedicated to supporting, listening to and providin

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to all federal contracts awarded between 2019 and 2023 to suppliers of the federal government, reporting departments, organizations and agencies, federal offices and any other federal entity that received funds from the Public Accounts of Canada: (a) which contracts r

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, the motion to adopt the report that we are studying today is very important and undoubtedly reveals some delays and mistakes by the government, including for certain visas. I am sure that my colleagues received the same emails that I did about the visa for the son of

House of Commons  Mr. Speaker, I will begin this question period by reminding members of some of the things I said in my speech last week. Sadly, we are dealing with an historic situation caused by various issues. One of those issues is the inconsistencies in some of the information we received f

House of Commons  Mr. Speaker, it is hard to make a name for oneself, to become known in the huge government machinery. I would like to know how the witness' company has managed to establish itself as a key player in recruiting talent for the Government of Canada.