Labour  Mr. Speaker, after nine months of lockout at the Port of Quebec, employees have just received their first offer from management. It was rejected by 98% of membership. How is that possible? It is simple. At the federal level, the employer does not need to negotiate. It hires stri

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government is not shy. It used Quebec's model when introducing this program. Many witnesses came from Quebec. It bothers me when people just call it child care. In Quebec, we use the term early childhood education services. These services are not just th

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, of course I am going to extol the merits of a universal early childhood education program, because Quebec has made that choice as part of our social programs. We made that choice 25 years ago as part of our family-centred policy. The objectives were to reduce contrib

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I believe the member is sincere when she talks about environmental values and protecting the environment. However, I still see a contradiction. I would not wish to praise the current government's policies on climate change, far from it, because they fall short. Pro

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, although some people had their meagre CERB supplements cut, I think some compassion is in order. Concerning people with disabilities, I am proud to say that support is still available in Quebec. People with disabilities are not different, they are unique and shoul

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, in my opinion, the government does not address the important issues in this budget. It is unbelievable. We need to support these people. They are already contributing to society. They are prepared to lend a hand, but the government is penalizing them. Basically, no

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, with regard to the member's second question, the government has restored the age of eligibility for the old age security pension to 65, and that was the right thing to do. However, even though they restored the age of eligibility for the pension to 65, they are ab

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madame Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to be able to exchange and share my views as an elected member on Bill C‑47. Before I begin my speech, I would like to offer my warmest thoughts to all residents who are currently facing unprecedented fires in Quebec, but also elsewhere in

Employment Insurance  Madam Speaker, corrections will need to be made, but what I wanted to say is that this is not the only anniversary to mark when it comes to Liberal dishonesty. Let us not forget that the Prime Minister himself ordered an EI reform by the summer of 2022. The hot weather we have b

Employment Insurance  Madam Speaker, on Saturday, it will be two years since all of the parties in the House recommended, in a report, a comprehensive EI reform. All the parties, including the Liberals, made that recommendation. Two years later, absolutely nothing has been done, and yet, in that repo

Employment Insurance  I would be happy to, Madam Speaker. On Saturday, it will be two years since all of the parties in the House recommended, in a report, a comprehensive EI reform. All the parties, including the Liberals, made that recommendation. Two years later, absolutely nothing has been done.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am the member for Thérèse-De Blainville, not for Newfoundland and Labrador. As we know, whether we are in Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec or anywhere else in Canada, the main reason that should motivate us to be here is to help significantly reduce the impact o

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, with all due respect to my colleague, there are some fallacies in the objectives of this proposal. At the same time, we can acknowledge that some people are struggling with inflation. I just finished a visit where I met with seniors. There is definitely cause to a

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her comments, but I still have questions. I think there is a reality that she describes well: the issue of home-based child care services. When the public early childhood education services network was implemented in Quebec, both home-based

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, I would say that Quebec has always been a victim of its own success. The number of spaces has always been an issue. There are more than 200,000 spots, yet we still come up short. There are also certain concerns. For parents, it is important to have a space in a pu