D-Day  Madam Speaker, on June 6, we will commemorate the day that Canadian and Quebec soldiers landed in Normandy as part of Operation Neptune, one of the most important moments of the Second World War. Historian Sébastien Vincent compiled first-hand accounts from French Canadian soldi

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the triennial progress report on the national housing strategy clearly demonstrates that the three targets set in 2017 have not been achieved. In concrete terms, only 39% of the planned new housing has been built, only 42% of renovations have been completed and jus

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, the Liberals received $850,000 from the wage subsidy, the Conservatives received $716,000 and the NDP received $265,000. The current amendment will require that they stop dipping into the cookie jar by the end of August. If this can continue until August, why not

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am somewhat astounded by what my colleague is saying. I must remind him that, as far back as the 17th century, the French sailor, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, was saying that the French were different and that they formed a separate nation. On the subject of th

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to commend my colleague who has a really nice French accent. He supports the Quebec nation but would like to add something to the Bloc Québécois motion to indicate that the Quebec nation is located within a united Canada. First, I would like him to d

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it is true that today’s motion does not really have any legal weight, but we must not lump it together with Bill 96. We are hearing a lot today about how the amendments proposed by the Bloc Québécois are symbolic. I totally disagree, because they clearly have a bin

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague, whom I like very much. Among other things, I like his accent; it is so fluid. I know that my colleague is in favour of the Bloc Québécois motion and will vote in favour of it, I am sure. I would like his impression of the amendment that was p

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I thank my esteemed colleague for mentioning Samuel Lévesque, a young man from my riding, whose parents live in my colleague's riding, who is circulating a very important petition. This 20-year-old young man is fighting for his grandparents to help put more money i

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I too would like to congratulate our colleague because he is his party's sole representative across the aisle, in the actual House, of course. There are Liberal members who we will not recognize when the Liberals decide to resume sitting in the House. My question fo

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my esteemed colleague on his speech. He and I went on a magnificent trip to Italy together some time ago. Unfortunately for me, the arguments advanced by the Liberal Party and the NDP really do not hold water. Fundamentally, we are elected to perform

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I generally agree with his points, but I just have to ask him about one thing that is bothering me. The vaccination status of our Conservative colleagues has been an issue throughout this whole debate. How many Conservatives hav

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Mr. Speaker, although I am pleased to hear the position of my Conservative colleagues on the hybrid Parliament, I find that their refusal to disclose the number of members with medical exemptions is very detrimental to the current debate. It makes people afraid. Are there five, t

Battle of Hill 355  Mr. Speaker, last week, we marked the 70th anniversary of the battle of Hill 355, which took place in 1951 during the Korean War. Hill 355 was the strategic point to be defended. This long, desperate battle was fought in the mud, snow and cold and could not have ended in victory

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I appreciate my colleague's comments. However, I would like him to tell me why there is such meddling in provincial jurisdictions in the throne speech. Take, for example, housing, the reform of policing, mental health, human resources management and the prevention

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, there was a lot of material in our colleague's speech. One of the things she referred to was planned federal investments in mental health. This is something that affects us all, and we are all sensitive to it. However, can the member explain to me how mental health