Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech. I am reminded of Félix Leclerc, who said the best way to kill a man is to pay him to do nothing. What is needed in order to jump-start the economy are vaccines. Two provisions in Bill C-14 will help speed up distribution,

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, speaking of transparency, a huge amount of money is currently being spent, and we, the Bloc Québécois, believe that it is important that a committee be established to review and study all COVID-19 spending, in order to ensure that past and future spending is manage

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, 140,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada were victims of the Phoenix pay system. Some were not paid for months. Some lost their homes, their mental health, their lives. To make up for this fiasco, the government announced $2,500 in compensation. Now

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, public servants already pay taxes on their wages. The compensation they are getting for the Phoenix fiasco is not wages, a bonus or a promotion. They are being compensated because the federal government failed to pay its own employees and caused them hardship for ye

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, a number of things my hon. colleague mentioned in his speech were very interesting. However, when it comes time to put food on the table and buy winter clothing, these things do not help seniors take out their debit cards and pay for the necessities of life. Yes,

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, it is costing the federal government $51 billion to shut out Quebec from the shipbuilding strategy. The Parliamentary Budget Officer has revealed that the cost of the contracts awarded to Irving for 15 frigates has increased from $26 billion to $77 billion. Do my co

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, it is worrisome. In addition to the cost overruns, today the Auditor General is condemning the major delays in shipbuilding. She notes that Irving will not deliver its ships until 2030 and that Seaspan is also behind schedule. These delays will get worse because th

Canada Elections Act  Madam Speaker, I agree with regard to mail-in ballots, but I am concerned about people being able to change their minds and go vote in person by simply signing a declaration. I expect people to be honest. However, some people who mail in their ballots could then vote in person

Canada Elections Act  Madam Speaker, the interpretation cut out for a moment there.

Canada Elections Act  Madam Speaker, during the pandemic, there have been some horror stories about CERB and online fraud, with people impersonating other individuals. I am worried that something similar could happen with online voting. I would like to know what my colleague thinks about that. Does h

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, it costs a lot of money to exclude Quebec from shipbuilding. The cost overruns on the federal contract for surface combatants exclusively awarded to Irving, in Nova Scotia, now total $51 billion. The shipyard will not deliver a single vessel before 2030. At the same

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, the government left one partner out of shipbuilding but not out of the refurbishing. The shipbuilding strategy is a disaster because the federal government is doing everything it can to exclude Quebec. Ottawa is set to award a contract for a polar icebreaker and it

Opposition Motion—Plan for Reopening the Economy  Mr. Speaker, my colleague spoke about vaccines. This government is a minority government, which means it is the most democratic it can be since we have to negotiate to reach a consensus. My question is twofold. According to my colleague, what percentage of the population should

Opposition Motion—Plan for Reopening the Economy  Mr. Speaker, I would like my hon. colleague from Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles to clarify something. With point (ii) of the motion, the Conservative Party seems to want to make the temporary restrictions permanent. Quebec and the Canadian provinces are responsible for what ha

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the hon. colleague has been talking about keeping Canadians safe and so on and so forth. We are talking about sexual misconduct by some of the highest-ranking members of the Canadian Armed Forces. We have to wonder whether the public is truly protected. If miscondu