Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, here is another example of how far Ottawa can go to push Quebec aside. The federal government held a competition to design a monument to commemorate the role of our soldiers in Afghanistan. A jury of experts decided that the Daoust team in Quebec won. However, the L

Employment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, I first want to welcome you and all my colleagues from every party back to the House. I rise today on Bill C-318, an act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code, regarding a very specific topic: adoptive and intended parents. The Liberal go

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, there are often peculiar components to the Conservatives' motions. The motion itself is interesting. It reads well. The Conservatives are asking for a plan and the Bloc Québécois agrees with that. The disappointing part is that the motion is based on premises or w

Online News Act  Madam Speaker, I am rather shocked by my colleague's comments. I do not know what his point is. My colleague is currently questioning freedom of the press and freedom of expression. There is nothing about that in Bill C‑18. That does not make sense. Since he likes quotes, I wi

Veterans  Madam Speaker, Veterans Affairs Canada has a backlog of 8,365 disability claims. These 8,365 claims exceed the already long service standard of 16 weeks. The Parliamentary Budget Officer presented the solution in 2020, however. Ottawa needed to hire just 400 permanent employees,

Veterans  Madam Speaker, the Bloc Québécois had to put the pressure on in 2021. It used to take 57 weeks to process initial disability claims for francophones. This number is now down to 29 weeks. That is not bad. However, the service standard is still the same, which is 16 weeks. That is

Health of Animals Act  Madam Speaker, I was saying that my very dear brother Alain is a farmer and raised goats. I can say that it is an incredibly difficult job that requires working seven days a week, 365 days a year. There is no vacation. Farmers and ranchers use equipment that costs a fortune. The

Health of Animals Act  Madam Speaker, we are in the House this evening to study Bill C‑275, which amends the Health of Animals Act. This bill was introduced by the Conservative member for Foothills, in Alberta, and is now in the House at second reading. Briefly, Bill C‑275 proposes to “make it an offe

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, may I remind the member that we came very close to achieving sovereignty in 1995? It is a movement that has its ups and downs. Just like here, in Parliament, we know we will go from blue to red and from red to blue. These are perfectly normal societal trends. Wha

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, off the top of my head, there is not much in the budget about that. Perhaps I missed part of my colleague's question. There is not much there when it comes to funding or content. Yes, obviously, there are some good measures. However, in 2023, we would have hoped

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, it is funny that he said that. Earlier, my colleague from Mirabel gave a wonderful speech. He told us that he wanted the king to appear before a committee, but that the king did not have Internet service or did not know how to use it. That was really great. Yes,

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, that is obviously a win. However, at what price will the NDP have gained this victory?

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, today we are debating an omnibus bill. That, of course, is Bill C-47, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023. This bill, which is sponsored by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and the member for Uni

Sercan Palliative Care Home  Madam Speaker, today I want to mark the recent opening of the new addition to the Sercan palliative care centre in Saint‑Eustache in my riding. Since the expansion was completed, 12 beautiful, large, peaceful and warm private rooms have been accessible free of charge to people ne

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank the NDP for tabling this motion. There is something about it that seems a little unusual, a little strange or ambivalent coming from the NDP. A few weeks ago, the NDP openly praised David Johnston's appointment. Its position led me to believe that the NDP