Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, recommendation 15 asks the government to list the Wagner group as a terrorist group. My question aims to inform the public, given that most people believe the rumour that Wagner wanted to attack the Russian government, its own government, so that the war would end m

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, naturally, this is a very important report. I would have liked to talk about Bill C‑57, but this is an important report nonetheless. I would like my colleague to talk about recommendation 6. For a long time, the Prairies of western Canada were considered Canada's br

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, we know how many students a year submit an application. We also know how many students' applications will be accepted. Most of them are anglophones. We also know that 79% of applications from students who want to study at a French-language institution are rejected.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my office is currently working on over 1,000 immigration files. I do not have enough fingers to count the number of people who are waiting for a loved one, who are not getting any information from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and who are calling my

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I completely agree with my colleague. Immigrants did not cause the housing crisis. The housing crisis already existed before immigrants arrived. This crisis was brought about by a lack of funding to renovate and build decent housing. I am seeing the same situation

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to inform the House that I will be splitting my time with my terrific colleague from Thérèse-De Blainville. Today's subject is a delicate one. We are talking about human beings who were courageous enough to leave everything behind, either voluntarily or bec

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, when something is not broken, it is better to leave it alone. However, the federal government did the exact opposite by transferring public servants' insurance to Canada Life. It has been four months and people are not being reimbursed for their prescription drugs, t

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, the minister said a month ago already, as she is saying again today, that she had reached out to Canada Life several times to express her concerns. This goes well beyond mere concerns when a union is talking about public servants looking for a second job to pay for t

Patro Roc‑Amadour  Mr. Speaker, 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of Patro Roc‑Amadour. In Limoilou, the Patro is more than an institution. It is truly a pillar of our community. The Patro serves a wide range of needs through its recreation and sports programs, its community support service, its aqu

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, unfortunately, some victims only found out that their assailant was about to be released through media reports. Can my colleague assure me that this kind of situation will never happen again and that victims will finally receive the concrete information they need t

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, contrary to what has been said over and over again in the House since this morning, we are not debating the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement or its content. We are debating Bill C‑57, which simply implements that agreement. Basically, it is a 1,000-page, 30-cha

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, sometimes, especially when treaties are involved, partisan politics needs to be left at the door. A treaty is usually the outcome of lengthy negotiations. A government of a certain stripe negotiates the treaty, but a government of another stripe signs it. Sometimes

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, my colleague said that we need the political will and the infrastructure to export oil and gas. Even if the political will had been there, it would have taken 10 years to put the necessary infrastructure in place. In Quebec, building the necessary infrastructure wo

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, when we enter into free trade agreements, the ultimate goal should be not only to come out ahead as a country but also to help another country come out ahead. We cannot come out ahead if we do not protect our own economy and if we allow another country, any other cou

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, I have faith in the negotiating skills of our professionals, in that they speak for Canada. That being said, sometimes there are some blind spots. I would point to what happened with aluminum during CUSMA. We had to fight for it in the House. We were told that it was