Economy  Mr. Speaker, the consequences of the rail blockades will soon cost every family in Quebec quite dearly, and I mean financially. This weekend, there is a good chance that grocery store shelves will start to empty out, simply because we will not have enough stock. Hon. members acro

Hooked on School Days  Mr. Speaker, this is the week we celebrate Hooked on School Days. This year's theme for Hooked on School Days is “Our Actions, A + in Their Success”. This theme is meant to encourage everyone, including us parliamentarians, to do more to contribute to educational success. I wan

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I completely agree with my colleague's statement. The NDP and the Bloc are similar in many ways, especially on humanist issues.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I believe I provided a number of specific facts. For example, I mentioned the GDP of 15 or so countries that invest four, five, six or seven times more than we do in employment insurance. That is one example. With respect to the 50 weeks my colleagues mentioned,

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am going to share my time with my colleague. In recent months, the Bloc Québécois has raised the issue of sickness benefits many, many times—

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it is my colleague from Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques. The Bloc Québécois has raised today's issue many times. We have made it our priority for debate on this opposition motion day, and with good reason. The motion reads as follows: That the House c

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am completely against this disastrous approach. I would like to remind the House that Canada devotes merely 0.65% of its gross domestic product to the employment insurance fund. By comparison, the percentage is 3.6% in Belgium, 2.7% in Spain and 3.5% in Portugal.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, congratulations on being chosen for the prestigious and thankless position you now occupy. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of Rivière-des-Mille-Îles for choosing me to represent them. I will keep this very brief. People toss the expressio