The Opioid Crisis in Canada  Madam Chair, I have a very simple question for my colleague. Over the years, construction of new social housing units has fallen by the wayside. Now that we are confronting the harsh consequences of the past 20 years, my colleague seems to think, based on what I heard in her spe

The Opioid Crisis in Canada  Madam Chair, I heard my colleague talk about the need for statistics and monitoring. I will repeat the suggestions I made in my speech, and I would like to know if he believes that they make sense. When we talk about monitoring and intervention for overdose prevention and harm

The Opioid Crisis in Canada  Madam Chair, I have a simple question for my colleague, who has expertise in the health field. Earlier, I spoke about interventions to prevent overdoses. One response to overdoses was to make naloxone universally and freely available. In Quebec for example, firefighters, paramed

The Opioid Crisis in Canada  Madam Chair, for the last hour and a half we have been discussing proposals that seem to reflect all of us a bit. I have a question for the minister. We are talking about a diversion process for simple possession with the support of frontline health services. This support would

The Opioid Crisis in Canada  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague from Victoria, because her French is excellent. I understood her very well. I am pleased to see that there are some things that can be done. It is what I was talking about earlier. A pioneer in this field, Dr. Robert, in Montreal, has cre

The Opioid Crisis in Canada  Mr. Speaker, I have some good news for my colleague. In light of the recommendations and these proposals, we obviously agree that this is a public health issue. Decriminalization also needs to be revisited. As I mentioned, we will support it. If the overall situation is similar

The Opioid Crisis in Canada  Mr. Speaker, before I was elected, I did frontline intervention in the 2000s. One of the most remarkable things I witnessed was the key moment in the lives of vulnerable people who are given access to substances to help them with this problem. Obviously, when we talk about bein

The Opioid Crisis in Canada  Mr. Speaker, what we are hearing is very touching, and the facts I will share in my speech will be just as touching. I think we are at a critical point. I am sorry to hear my colleague say that these initiatives keep dying on the Order Paper. I arrived here in 2019. How is it th

The Opioid Crisis in Canada  Mr. Speaker, there is so much to say, but I really only want to take 10 minutes. Today, we are talking about the opioid crisis, which affects every province. Quebec is no exception. The problem is that long‑term opioid use can build tolerance and therefore lead to the use of hig

Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague because I obviously agree with most of what she said. However, I would like her to rely on all her wisdom and experience to explain why Quebec, the provinces, organizations representing health care workers, and the public have been unanimousl

Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021  Madam Speaker, what we are seeing is exactly what has been happening for months. We hear about divisions and bickering when they cannot seem to agree on vaccines and science within their own party. Sometimes they say that it is good to demonstrate, and other times they say it is

Michel Allard  Mr. Speaker, today I would like to honour a great historian and educator who has made it his lifelong mission to teach us the history of the Laurentians. Michel Allard was born in Montreal, just across from La Fontaine Park. Today he is 80 years old and still very active. He has

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I have a simple question for my colleague. I have been hearing a lot about the lack of funding for the various crises, including the housing, health and inflation crises. My question for my colleague is this. With everything that is happening right now, what more

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I salute my colleague from Montcalm. What a good question. Why do that when all this is going on? The provinces, Quebec, the institutions and the economists studying inflation tell us that enough is enough. It is time to take action on health transfers. I do not kn

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague. I am hearing a heartfelt plea regarding the fragility of the economy in connection with fossil fuels. I understand that. When we talk about a move toward green energy, we know that we need to support businesses in that transition so that it is