Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I listened intently to my colleague across the way as she went on and on about the cost of living relief measures, which are being offered on a one-time basis to help people through today's economic times. Her government has been in office since 2015. If it had made

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2  Madam Speaker, any time we vote on bills in this place, we in the Bloc Québécois are always careful to vote with our conscience. There may be times when we vote against certain bills not because of their principle, but because we respect jurisdictions. I have a question for my h

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2  Madam Speaker, last week, I gave a speech about Bill C‑31 in which I said that it does provide some relief. What does my colleague like about the proposed temporary solution to the dental care issue? Quebec has tackled it, and all the provinces really need to do likewise.

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to see that my interventions are now a little more polished. After three years I am getting the hang of it. I want to talk about the benefits. I sincerely believe that my colleague must be very disappointed to have to vote on this bill. Based on what

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I thank the member opposite for his question. I really talked about just part 2. We will obviously be supporting this proposal. We are extremely worried because we do not want Quebec and New Brunswick, which have already taken the initiative to help these people

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2  Madam Speaker, when one is in a relationship and must live together, one will obviously find all kinds of ways to maintain that relationship. I sincerely believe that the wording of this bill is all for show. That is why we are talking about dental care and the details on how th

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I will start by saying I gave myself a little challenge, and this is my first time giving a real speech with only a few notes. This is also my first speech of the session. I hope that we can all be productive here. We hear a lot about listening, but I want to focus

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I am going to change my question, actually. As I was listening to my colleague, I thought he was absolutely right about how humans should be filled with love, not hate. If that were the case, we would not be here debating what the government can do to make people'

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I congratulate the parliamentary secretary on this step forward. Obviously, the Bloc Québécois will vote in favour of the bill. That said, as we have made clear for the past few weeks, we would really like to see improvements to Bill C-21 in committee. As I said e

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I want to congratulate my colleague on his detailed speech. I have a simple question. They say that they want to take action on illegal arms trafficking, yet it has been documented that Bill C-21 will do nothing to prevent illegal arms trafficking. Is my colleague

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, we are all trying to reduce crime. We have repeatedly proposed a registry of criminal organizations. I would simply like to know what my colleague thinks about the Bloc's proposal.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I will not answer the question specifically, but I do have something to say. For weeks now, months even, the Bloc Québécois has been making proposals concerning well-being and suggesting solutions to the current government, which sometimes ends up in reaction mode

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, my answer is very simple. We need to start relying on science, legal experts and the right advisers who are giving us concrete proof that there is a right way of doing things. The right way of doing things is to invest in rehabilitation and support, because reduci

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I will be very succinct. I know that we can be proactive because I worked with community organizations in Laurentides—Labelle that work proactively to prevent crime. They have what it takes to help us. I agree that Bill C‑5 should be split in two.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, the government's Bill C-5 would amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to repeal certain minimum penalties, allow for a greater use of conditional sentences and establish diversion measures for simple drug possession offences. There are