COVID-19 Response Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. I am glad that she raised this subject. I will come back to what I was saying earlier. Prorogation had several negative repercussions. I had the opportunity to sit on the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Securit

COVID-19 Response Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, I agree that the federal government cannot do it all and cannot fix every problem, but it can certainly do a lot. For instance, it could do more to support police services across Canada, such as providing more resources for officer training, to educate officers abou

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to hear what my colleague has to say about the reference to infrastructure in the throne speech. We heard that the federal government wanted to invest in all types of infrastructure over the next two years. This morning, we heard the Prime Minister anno

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I would like my hon. colleague to talk a bit more about arts and culture. I come from a region of Quebec where it is a bit more difficult to ensure that culture thrives, not just during the pandemic but in ordinary times as well. It is difficult for cultural worke

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. There is a similar situation in my riding. An indigenous community in Listuguj organized the fall fishery. Negotiations were going very well with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. A few months ago, it was said that thi

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech. He said that it was as though the throne speech was written by one of his constituents, as it really hits the mark for his region. I do not know if he lives in an alternate universe, but I can say that the throne speech does

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, as the Bloc Québécois climate change critic, I am pleased to speak directly to the parliamentary secretary. He spoke abut the government's objectives of exceeding 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets and becoming carbon neutral by 2050. These objectives are essenti

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. I agree with her that fighting COVID-19 must be a non-partisan effort. However, I wonder how she can have confidence in a government that is incapable of keeping its promises with respect to understanding, awareness and reconci

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, there is a full page about reconciliation in the throne speech. However, communities still have problems with infrastructure, housing and drinking water. I want to go back to a topic I mentioned earlier. Families, loved ones and communities have waited long enough

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I admire his ability to speak so quickly. I hear him talk a lot about oil and gas, but I do not know why he is so outraged. If he bothered to read between the lines of the throne speech, he would clearly see that the government p

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, today it is a great pleasure for me to speak virtually to Bill C-3 for the first time. I would like to take this opportunity to say hello to the interpreters and thank them for doing a really incredible job. I am very pleased to speak to Bill C-3, especially sinc

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I agree that unanimous decisions set a good example. However, before the bill is unanimously passed, we should ensure that it does not contain any flaws, that it truly expresses the intention of parliamentarians and that it w

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Mégantic—L'Érable for his question. I agree with him. We need to begin by starting a conversation. That is exactly what we are doing today. Yes, the provinces and Quebec should draw upon what we are doing. I think Quebec was ahead of it

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I will try to be brief. I believe that the bill does not go far enough. As I was saying earlier, this training could be helpful to a broad range of professionals, not just judges. The bill we are discussing today concerns fed

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, I am always pleased to participate in emergency debates, even though an urgent need to act does not usually signal good news. This is the second time that the members of the House have come together to talk about violent disputes and the federal government's failur