Holidays Act  Madam Speaker, I am honoured to be able to speak today to Bill C-311. This bill has been debated a number of times in the House. On reading the bill we see that it seeks to give November 11 official status as Remembrance Day across Canada. However, it does not make Remembrance D

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, again yesterday, I asked the government a very simple question that seems to have fallen on deaf ears. The softwood lumber industry is on the brink of another major crisis. The Minister of International Trade is congratulating her government, but more and more peopl

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, I cannot figure out why the Minister of International Trade is pinning the absence of a softwood lumber agreement on the previous government. Workers do not want to hear about petty politics when their livelihood is at stake. This is an important issue for them. They

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. Earlier he mentioned a $24,000 universal benefit that everyone should get. As I was on my way to the House of Commons this morning, commentators were saying on the radio that according to a CIBC study, anyone who earns less than

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. Her remarks are interesting. What I forgot to mention is that more and more young fathers are playing an active role. I want to emphasize this, because it is becoming increasingly common, which is great. Bill C-26 does not en

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. We agree on one part of the bill. However, I am wondering why the government did not introduce a comprehensive bill that includes women, mothers who decide to stay at home to raise their children. That is a full-time job. When

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. That was 2015. This is 2016, and the government calls itself feminist. We have had to set the record straight on that a number of times in the House. The new enhanced benefit in Bill C-26 will not help young women. The same a

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to speak to Bill C-26 today. However, I find it unfortunate that our speaking time has been cut short. I became involved in politics to represent the constituents of Jonquière. I took on this role to uphold everyone's democratic rights. Whether we a

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, I am getting tired of hearing the same old thing in the House. Tomorrow, the Americans are probably going to file a complaint against the Canadian softwood lumber industry for unfair competition. Without an agreement with the U.S., our exports are going to be heavil

Jonquière Community Centre  Mr. Speaker, 2016 will have been yet another fantastic year for Patro de Jonquière, an organization that reaches out to over 15,000 youth every year thanks to the energy and dedication of its entire team. What a great success story. The organization is able to have this huge imp

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

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

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

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

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