Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell for his ongoing support for farmers. Poultry and egg producers will be entitled to financial assistance that they can invest in their business. Under this $630-million program, our government will contribute up to 70

Fisheries and Oceans  Mr. Speaker, reconciliation is about recognizing rights that are not to be granted by governments but that are recognized as having been decided, in many cases, decades ago. We are working closely both with commercial fishermen and with Mi'kmaq fishers to ensure that we are movi

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, for many months now, the Canada Revenue Agency has been very present and has been meeting the expectations of Canadians, and particularly Quebeckers, in a very direct, measurable and significant way with CERB and assistance for families and youth. We have seen how im

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the opposite is true. From the start of our first term, we have invested record amounts in the Canada Revenue Agency to fight tax evasion and avoidance. We have seen important changes and improvements in the system because it is important to ensure that everyone pays

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the minister has already addressed this issue, including at committee yesterday. The government has supported and provided funding to the Halifax security forum throughout our time in office, and the minister has participated every year and will continue to. On Tai

Health  Mr. Speaker, Canada is committed to working with the WHO and international experts to get a better understanding of the origins of the pandemic. We have some shared concerns regarding the recent WHO-convened study in China. We support a transparent and independent analysis of t

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is well aware that committees are independent and do important work. That is why the Minister of Defence participated in the Standing Committee on National Defence's study. He spent six hours with the committee for that study alone. As we have said,

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, once again, committees are independent and make their decisions based on the important work that they do. The Conservatives' frustrations always seem connected to partisanship and result in attacks. The Liberal committee members and other committee members want to b

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the member opposite well knows that committees are independent and they do important work. That is why the Minister of National Defence worked with the national defence committee on this matter extensively. He appeared for more than six hours on this study alone. As

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, anyone who serves in the Canadian Armed Forces deserves a safe work environment and deserves to be able to have supports and resources when they come forward with serious allegations. We know there is still much work to do in reforming the culture at the Canadian Arm

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, it is a shame that the Conservatives are so keen to make personal attacks and that they forget that the first woman justice minister was Kim Campbell, who was also the first woman prime minister of our country. It is sad that the Conservatives forget the past. We wi

Post-Secondary Education  Mr. Speaker, we are deeply concerned and are following the situation at Laurentian University very closely. We are in direct contact with the province on this issue. Our thoughts are with all of those who have lost their jobs and all of the employees and students who are facing t

Post-Secondary Education  Mr. Speaker, just as we stood up for the francophone university in Ontario a few years ago when there were concerns about its future, we will be there to defend and support Laurentian University as an important institution for Franco-Ontarians and, indeed, for all Canadians with

Italian Canadians  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Alfred-Pellan for his question and his work with the community. Canadians of Italian heritage whose immigrant stories are so familiar have earned the respect of a grateful nation, but Canadians of Italian heritage deal with ongoing discriminat

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, I share the hon. member's grave concerns. We are working to ensure that our farmers get the help they need to carry out the essential work they are doing this year and every year. We will be there for our farmers as we have always been.