Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. The topic of Friday sittings is compelling but also worrisome. As my colleague mentioned in his speech, if we do not sit on Fridays, would Thursday not become the new Friday? It is a question worth asking. Would ministers start l

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her speech. I learned a lot about the forestry industry in her riding. As I have said in the House many times, the forestry industry provides over 5,000 jobs in Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean. I am also concerned about the industry's

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very informative speech. I think everyone in the House would agree that we need a good deal. To send a clear message, I want to hear my colleague's thoughts on something. If the government were already showing strong leadership by havin

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech. We both represent a riding in the Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean area, which is a forestry region. We have the same problems since our ridings are right next door to each other. It is true that a good negotiated agreement would be

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have not yet managed to sign a new softwood lumber agreement, and now the deadline has passed. This summer, the government hinted that an agreement was in sight, but the fact is that our forestry industry will be suffering because of more U.S. tariffs.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I was very pleased to hear him talk about regional differences. As members know, Quebec has worked extremely hard to build a forestry regime and it is important that the government recognize that. Over the course of the day, we h

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. We are running out of time here today. What worries me most are jobs. Time is also running out on the negotiations. The more time passes, the more our jobs are at risk. We are afraid that come January, February, or March, the Ame

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I would simply like to remind him that when the Conservative government was in power, it cost the forestry industry $1 billion. We want a deal to be signed, but at what price? I hope it will not be on the backs of our workers or

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am going to make a comment. I do not believe that paying the Americans $1 billion, at the expense of the Canadian industry, is indicative of a good Canada-U.S. relationship. We are not necessarily getting a better agreement if we have to pay money to the Americans

Labour  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister and the Liberal Party presented themselves as strong supporters of our workers, but in the first year of their term of office, they voted against increasing the minimum wage to $15 and rejected the NDP's anti-scab bill. By voting against my bill,

Arvida  Mr. Speaker, last spring I was very proud to be appointed to the Club des ambassadeurs d'Arvida, an exceptional heritage district in my riding of Jonquière. I want to acknowledge the significance of this unique industrial heritage. Built in 1926, Arvida is the birthplace of Cana

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, this weekend, the minister walked out of negotiations with Wallonia and since then her government has refused to budge on the deadline. Millions of Europeans and Canadians are concerned about this agreement. Yesterday, the Prime Minister expressed his support for ye

Dairy Industry  Mr. Speaker, now that the free trade agreement with Europe has been signed, our dairy and cheese producers are worried. The opening of the Canadian market undermines supply management. Producers are going to lose millions of dollars because of the arrival of European products on

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, last winter, thousands of Canadians were unable to get their mail because their mailboxes were frozen shut. Rather than buying mailboxes made in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada Post chose to buy mailboxes made in Kansas. It is funny. The Liberals promised to bring back

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, let us make no mistake; the American election results bring many uncertainties. In my riding and across the country, workers and families are worried about the fact that we still do not have a softwood lumber agreement with the United States. This could mean job los