Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, I thank the minister for his question. I am aware of all of these investments that have been made in recent months and years, and I commend them. I think that Canada has a good international reputation. It even announced that it would stop spending Canadian taxpayer

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt that the Bloc Québécois will always want the Liberal government to do more when it comes to climate change. Given the choice between the Conservatives and the Liberals, I think we can be optimistic about the appointment of the current Minister of En

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Mirabel, who I believe is speaking in the House for the second time. He is doing a great job and is very familiar with this issue. I want to thank him for sharing his knowledge with our caucus. We are really lucky to have him. When I saw th

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. We asked different stakeholders that very question at COP26, a few days ago. A number of announcements were made during the conference, a number were made by Canada during the previous Parliament, and a number were made by th

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. Earlier, my colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands did a great job explaining what happened in British Columbia. Because of the fires that happened a few months ago, the ground had a hard time absorbing water. As a result, the water

Flooding in British Columbia  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. The information that he provides is always very precise and well thought out. He talked about how he spoke with a mayor and about how high the costs will be. Even if the federal government covers 90% of the cost, small communit

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, in light of the shooting deaths of innocent people like Thomas Trudel, age 16, and Meriem Boundaoui, age 15, Quebec City and the mayor of Montreal have asked the federal government to tighten the borders against firearms trafficking. Instead of saying “yes, let us w

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, I would like to quote the Quebec minister of public security, who said, “Guns do not just magically end up in Quebec. They come across our borders, which are the federal government's responsibility.” Every government must do its part. It is up to the federal govern

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Madam Speaker, my question for my colleague is pretty simple. I think the hybrid Parliament was the exception to the rule, the rule being how Parliament functions normally. Hybrid sittings were introduced in response to a pandemic. The context then was very different. One signif

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the mayor of Montreal met with the Prime Minister this morning. Again, she implored him to tighten the borders to deal with firearms trafficking. This is not the first time Valérie Plante has asked the Prime Minister to close the borders. Last time, it was to prevent

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, more needs to be done, and it must be done now. The most important thing the federal government can do is combat gun trafficking at the border. The guns used in the tragedies that occurred in Montreal were illegal. It is already against the law to possess them, much

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, on Friday, I asked the minister if he could commit to doing everything he can at the border to stem firearms trafficking. He said, “yes, absolutely”. Those were his exact words, and I believe him. Today, the Bloc Québécois proposed a joint task force to combat firea

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the time for talks is behind us. Right now, gun violence is claiming lives in Montreal and terrorizing entire neighbourhoods. What the Bloc is proposing is not a working group or discussions with the U.S. or information sharing between police forces, but a joint task

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, despite all the measures that the minister mentioned, the reality is that illegal guns are still on the streets of Montreal. That is the reality on the ground. The minister cannot tell us that his government is doing everything it can to crack down on firearms traff

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the Prime Minister for his speech. However, I must say that the people of the Lower St. Lawrence and Gaspé, the region I represent, were a little disappointed with what was in the throne speech. Several things were left out. There was nothing about