Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I have gone through some tough times in my life, times when I had a dependent child who was in school and my husband and I were both in school and I was spending over 80% of my income on rent, so I know exactly what it is like and how difficult it can be to make en

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will begin my speech by talking briefly about Maslow's hierarchy of needs. As you may recall, Maslow's hierarchy involves which needs are most important. At its foundation, there are the basic needs like food, clothing and shelter. If one or another of these need

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, my colleague's question is going to be hard to beat. My opposition party colleague mentioned several things that are missing. Members have been talking about them since this morning. One of those things is housing. We need more than three million housing units in

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, my colleague has a good grasp of the economy. We are both members of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, where we received the Parliamentary Budget Officer, who mentioned in one of his recent reports that 30 years from now, Canada will ha

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, on certain things, we do agree. The budget considers some people, but it leaves out a huge number of others. The fact that the budget offers no new money for housing is appalling. These announcements are nothing new. They were made before, over the past two years.

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech, which once again demonstrates his well-developed sense of balance and impartiality. I recall that, during the pandemic, the government and the Prime Minister kept repeating that no one would be left behind. Even so, people

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, my colleague talked a lot about housing, a subject on which we agree. A few weeks ago in committee, I questioned a witness about the Century Initiative, which seems to have inspired the government to increase the number of immigrants to Canada to a minimum of 500,00

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, the government's slogan is “investing in people”. The mammoth budget bill contains a clause recognizing King Charles III as Canada's head of state. Given that 56% of Canadians and 70% of Quebeckers are in favour of abolishing the monarchy, I am wondering how much it

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Party's role is to exaggerate the benefits of its budget to draw attention away from the things it is hiding and the major oversights. The role of the opposition parties is to cut through the Liberals' rhetoric. It is all well and good for the Liberals t

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, members of the official opposition party have repeatedly mentioned the deficits being racked up by the government. They have also mentioned the Parliamentary Budget Officer's reports. However, they are overlooking some information, including information from the Par

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, in his speech, my colleague pointed out that taxpayers will be paying about $50 more into the EI system. Personally, I do not mind paying more to help others when it fulfills a need. However, I see two problems when people are paying more but the system does not w

Tourism Week  Mr. Speaker, today marks the start of Tourism Week, so I want to take this opportunity to invite everyone to come and experience Quebec's wonders and hospitality. Tourism is in our nature, whether in the regions or in the city. Quebec is known for its wide open spaces and majest

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, my colleague on the other side mentioned the Avro Arrow project several times. The project was scrapped by Mr. Diefenbaker, but the initial push to sideline it began under St. Laurent's Liberal government. The current Liberal government has also ignored an airlin

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, over the past few years, when we raised the issue of the aerospace industry and its need for financial support, we have often been told that the major airlines are already receiving funding and support. However, the aerospace industry is much more than just the big a

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his passionate speech. He mentioned the government's deficit. What I have noticed is that the government announces spending, but does not manage to spend what it announces. In 2021‑22, they failed to spend the $38 billion they announced. I