Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Thank you Mr. Speaker. That is what I wanted to point out in my remarks. When members on either side of the House rise to speak, they should always be thinking about workers. I have been listening to the speeches that have been given since this morning and I am thinking about the

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, a statement is not enough. We are now midway through the 100 days that the Liberals gave themselves to reach a new softwood lumber agreement, and negotiations are stalled. We are hearing that the United States wants quotas, but Canada has fought for years in the cou

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Mr. Speaker, we have had a big disappointment today. There have been many over the past few weeks as well. I went into politics to be the voice of all the people in my riding of Jonquière, of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, and also of all Canadians. Now the government is preventing us

Temporary Foreign Workers  Mr. Speaker, we are worried about the foreign workers in Fort McMurray, but many other foreign workers in Canada are also dealing with horrible situations. Most recently, we learned of four people from Guatemala who came to work on a farm in Quebec. Because they were afraid that

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, if I told you that a company has not paid its employees in months, you would think that is unacceptable, right? Well, that is what has been happening to federal government employees since the new pay system was implemented. Many employees have not received a paycheq

Life Means Life Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech even though I do not share the values or the opinion he expressed. I will ask him a question. Considering that the Supreme Court declared several of the Conservative laws he referred to in his speech unconstitutional, why is he in

Life Means Life Act  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to rise here today. It is always a pleasure to represent my constituents, the people of Jonquière. I am always proud to speak in the House of Commons. Issues that affect my region's economy are especially important to me. We talked about this a lot

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, instead of keeping their promise to restore home mail delivery, the Liberals chose to create a committee to examine this issue. The problem is that we know nothing about the procedure or what this committee will do. We learned that the deadline to make submissions i

Forestry Industry  Mr. Speaker, the report on the next softwood lumber agreement that the government promised to give us in 19 days might well be written on the back of a napkin. Canadian negotiators met with the Americans last week. However, we are being told that we have nothing, that no progres

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, I must admit that I agree with some of what my colleague said in his speech. I thank him for his comments and for calling out the government on a few things. However, Aveos went bankrupt when his party was in power. There is some confusion there because when the C

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. The government often says that it supports families, the middle class, and workers. Expediting the bill and retroactively changing the law will result in the loss of 2,600 jobs. Could my colleague comment on tha

Dairy Industry  Mr. Speaker, I am sick and tired of the same old lines, and if you do not mind, I am going to throw a little tantrum. The Liberals are so frustrating. This problem should have been dealt with immediately. They promised that the diafiltered milk issue would be resolved by now. Th

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, we are letting others walk all over us. The Kénogami mill will be closed for 11 days because of the 18% export tax on supercalendered paper. As if that were not enough, we seem to be headed straight for a fifth trade war with the United States over softwood lumber.

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I asked a question about the U.S. surcharge on the export of supercalendered paper. I was told that the government has called for the creation of a binational committee. For months I have been asking the government to take action and form a special commit

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, last week, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food said that the diafiltered milk file was being negotiated along with the new softwood lumber agreement. During an interview, he said that the government would have to choose a less ha