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

COVID-19 Response Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my colleague from Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot. I am extremely pleased to be here tonight to debate Bill C-4 on behalf of the people of Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia. Before I begin, I would like to address a somewhat sensitive subject.

COVID-19 Response Measures Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his impassioned speech. He is very knowledgeable about international relations, and I agree with him that the government should have shut down the borders when all of this started. The Bloc Québécois had called for the borders to be closed

Proceedings on the bill entitled An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19  Mr. Speaker, I enjoy listening to my colleague from Fredericton, whose speeches are always so touching and so true. I too am getting a bit tired of hearing the Liberal members stick up for their government's positions over and over, even though their constituents have the same co

Government Business No. 1  Madam Speaker, I would remind hon. members that on behalf of the Bloc Québécois, my colleague from Salaberry—Suroît introduced in this Parliament Bill C-242, an act to amend the Employment Insurance Act. As my colleague from Thérèse-De Blainville was saying earlier, we should hav

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, we heard a lot of promises in yesterday's throne speech. However, Quebec, the Gaspé and the lower St. Lawrence region have been hit even harder by the second wave of the crisis than the first. Health care professionals are near the end of their rope and we need fin

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech, which was very touching. It was a nice call for collaboration. I, too, believe that we could modernize our way of doing things. We did it once with this hybrid Parliament and we could move toward virtual voting. I think that co

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. Bill C-17 included the CERB, but the government decided not to include it in Bill C-20. The wage subsidy has been extended, which is good for new businesses. However, many businesses in my riding are having difficulty getting b

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Madam Speaker, my colleague spoke about ethics. There was the private island, SNC-Lavalin and now WE Charity. This is the third strike, as my colleague from La Prairie mentioned yesterday. He also said the the Prime Minister should perhaps get a direct line to the Office of the E

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, earlier today, I raised the issue of how complex this bill is. Many questions are left unanswered. For instance, Bill C-20 expands access to include seasonal businesses, businesses that were not eligible for assistance before. There are several questions in my mind.

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I really liked what he had to say. I think Bill C-20 would have been a good opportunity for the government to simplify to some degree the fairly complex measures introduced in Bill C-17. It is still complex. It is written in very

Regional Air Transportation  Madam Speaker, on July 1, Air Canada announced its decision to drop 30 regional routes and close eight stations at regional airports, including many in eastern Quebec. This was a devastating blow for my entire region, and especially for the Mont-Joli airport, which will lose over

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Madam Chair, when it's not Air Canada, it's Service Canada. Non-essential businesses reopened in Quebec weeks ago, but people still do not have access to Service Canada. There was an announcement that offices in Montreal, Quebec City and Gatineau were reopening, but nothing has

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Madam Chair, as my colleagues keep saying, Air Canada is shamelessly abandoning the regions in Quebec, regions like mine, the Gaspé, the Lower St. Lawrence and the North Shore, regions that are struggling to recover from this crisis. Air Canada is heavily subsidized by the govern