60th Anniversary of the Centre Mgr Marcoux  Mr. Speaker, the Centre Mgr Marcoux in Limoilou is celebrating its 60th anniversary. It is often said that with age comes wisdom. However, it did not take the Mgr Marcoux Centre 60 years to become wise and caring. The centre is a pillar of our community. It welcomes tens of thou

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, we first called for an independent public inquiry as a result of the allegations of foreign interference in Canadian elections. By “we”, I mean the opposition parties. According to Jean-Pierre Kingsley, former chief electoral officer of Elections Canada, a public

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, on the motion that we are debating today, I get the impression that no one is budging from their position. When I was teaching I used a book as an analogy. If I describe a cover and the person across from me describes the other cover, we will not have the same descr

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will seize on what my colleague just read. I believe it is important to have a holistic and comprehensive view of the situation in order to support people with addictions and help them find a way out, while ensuring that we undercut the black market and resellers

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the level of investment over the past few decades has been disappointingly low, but, as I said at the beginning of my speech, at this point, we have to say we have succeeded, we are aware of the problem and we are aware of the solutions. After all, when we invest in

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, when we see someone who appears to be in crisis because they have been using or because they are having mental health issues, we need to see the human being behind that behaviour, not judge them. That is another goal of these pilot projects. That is important. Somet

Business of Supply  Yes, Mr. Speaker, those services are essential. There are functioning addicts, people who have housing but are at risk of losing it if their addiction gets worse. They need support. They may be addicted because of pain. That pain, be it physical or psychological, needs to be man

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, first, I would like to note that I will share my speaking time with my passionate, interesting and capable colleague from Longueuil—Saint-Hubert. Talking about drugs and their repercussions is not an easy topic for me. It is not easy because I quickly become emotion

Finance  Mr. Speaker, when someone regularly attends the court of King Charles III, they could feel underdressed. That is surely why our last two governors general billed taxpayers—wait for it—more than $100,000 for clothing. That is $100,000 in clothing and shoes. It might be more becaus

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to my colleague's speech, particularly when he talked about sport shooting. I really wonder about that. Clause 43 of Bill C-21 protects sport shooters so that they can continue to practise their hobby. The Conservatives moved Motion No. 12, whic

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I would like to talk about consistency. Over the past few months, the Conservatives have repeatedly criticized Bill C‑21 on the grounds that it attacks sport shooters and athletes. Clause 43 actually mentions these elite sport shooters to protect them from the hand

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, historically, Quebec and Canada were built through immigration and with the presence of the first nations, who are too often forgotten. Historically, people have settled in what is known as the Quebec-Windsor corridor, which accounts for about 60% to 70% of the Ca

Privilege  Madam Speaker, foreign interference in nothing new. Let me provide a quick run-down. First there was the contract for embassy equipment awarded to Nuctech, a Chinese company. Next we have the telecommunications contract for border services and protections for the Prime Minister a

Privilege  Madam Speaker, I apologize to my hon. colleague for interrupting his riveting speech, but we have no French interpretation. We have to select the English channel to hear anything. The French channel is completely silent.

Privilege  Madam Speaker, I am trying to understand why the government is failing to act on this matter, but I cannot. The House has repeatedly voted in favour of standing up to any form of intimidation and harassment against communities and even against an MP who became an independent so a