Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the question. I very much believe in taking things one step at at time. There is nothing grandiose about this bill. It is important, essential, and will bring us up to date with the times. It is clear that a lot of other changes could b

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, we are here today to again debate the Judges Act and the Criminal Code. Bill C-3 amends the Judges Act to restrict eligibility for judicial appointment to persons who undertake to participate in continuing education on matters related to sexual assault law and so

Judges Act  I thank you for your plea, my dear colleague. My thoughts go out to you for your father, as I know he was very—

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, my question is quite simple: Given the importance of this bill and the fact that all parties seem relatively in favour of it, does my esteemed colleague believe it would be important for the vote to be unanimous or at least very strong?

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I congratulate the member for her speech. I thought it was heartfelt, profound and deeply personal, which is something we do not often see in the House. I commend her for that. I think that almost everyone in the House agrees on this bill, but I do want to ask her

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague from Kitchener Centre. We all really appreciated his speech. The only problem is that the government does not seem to be walking the talk. I would like to get his opinion. He spoke with great pride about the environment, which is very im

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Yes, Madam Speaker. The French interpretation is back online, but it was offline for at least five minutes.

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I found the speech by my colleague from Kingston and the Islands unsettling. He tried to justify the throne speech's unjustifiable interference in matters under provincial jurisdiction. My colleagues and I consider that interference unacceptable. It is annoying, inap

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate our colleague for his decidedly energetic speech. Now that we have heard the throne speech, I would like to hear what he has to say about the following. Many speeches are focused on areas of provincial jurisdiction, for example, long-term care

Government Business No. 9  Madam Chair, I would like to congratulate my colleague on her speech, which was eloquent and clear, as usual. What I took from her speech is that the delays are monumental. Of all the developed countries in the world, are there any examples of such a shift happening, and how di

Cat Café  Mr. Speaker, on February 13, during my visit to Quebec's wonderful national capital, I stopped in at an original and unique café that is home to 16 cats and one dog. It is called Café félin Ma langue aux chats. The purpose of this enterprise is to bring veterans out of isolation

Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, I commend my colleague for her clear and precise speech. Bill C-6 seeks to enshrine aboriginal and treaty rights in law. I get the impression that everyone agrees with that. As a Bloc member, why did my colleague not focus on the Quebec nation in her speech?

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Mr. Speaker, there is one part of my colleague's speech that I am very much interested in. He alluded to human trafficking a few times. Could he elaborate on that a bit?

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on his speech. You are an extraordinary orator. I am impressed, and I say that sincerely. It is not—

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, duly noted. There are three points that I would like to come back to. First, this crisis could have been avoided. It has gone on for far too long. Next, we all know that negotiations are taking place. We know that various departments are working on this crisis.