Peschisolido Report  Madam Speaker, it is hard to disagree with the member's motion, especially since the only thing a member has is their integrity. The parliamentary secretary pointed out earlier that this is a time when we should be focused on helping Canadians. The government is not helping Can

Government Business No. 1  Madam Speaker, I would like to begin by congratulating my colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent on his appointment as House leader. I also look forward to hearing from his party's new Quebec lieutenant, the member for Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, who is a very outspoken individual. I would

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I just found out that I want to destroy Canada. I thought that I wanted to build Quebec, but I am being told that I want to destroy Canada. I would just like to inform my colleague of a basic principle. I used to teach political science, and the first thing I told

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, one thing struck me about my colleague's speech. With respect to the environment, he said that we are at a crossroads, and he hopes to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. If we are at a crossroads, we must act quickly and perhaps do some soul searching. During the pan

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I thank our colleague for his optimistic speech. Beyond good intentions, there is a reality. My colleague had a lot to say about a harmonious partnership with the provinces in the Speech from the Throne. The reality is that this is a missed opportunity. I think th

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciated the speech by my colleague, who, as we can see, is passionate about balancing the budget. Unfortunately, when it came time to balance its budget, the Canadian government far too often did so by cutting transfer payments to the provinces. That was the c

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. I found yesterday's Speech from the Throne surprising. It contained only one single, brief mention of the forestry industry. Earlier, my colleague raised the importance of transitioning to a greener economy and talked about tran

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on her speech. In the introduction to her speech, she spoke about national unity and that piqued my interest. I often feel that the Conservative Party believes that national unity is predicated on the financing of the oil and gas industry

Government Business No. 10  Mr. Chair, I listened closely to my colleague. As the research and innovation critic, I was also interested in the Medicago file. Let me reiterate what happened. The government launched several calls for proposals, three or four. A firm called AbCellera received its funding in s

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Mr. Chair, I will be sharing my time with my loyal colleague, the member for Lac-Saint-Jean. In negotiating CUSMA, the government unfortunately forgot to protect aluminum, the aluminum produced in my region, the greenest aluminum in the world. The Bloc Québécois had to lobby har

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Mr. Chair, unfortunately, I did not get an answer. Why are there no retaliatory tariffs on products other than aluminum? It is because, in 2019, they negotiated an agreement on the cheap. They went from a bazooka, with tariffs on all American exports, to a slingshot. They are de

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I really appreciated what he said about his riding. I add my voice to his. In my riding too, many employers called me to tell me about how they are having difficulty recruiting workers. Even employers for community-based organiz

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I would like to come back to the question asked by my colleague from Shefford. In his speech, my colleague said that we have failed our seniors. That should raise eyebrows among anyone who has been following federal politics fo

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleague for raising a fundamental aspect of democracy, namely trust. My colleague from Lac-Saint-Jean and I often say that we must never forget who we work for. We work for our constituents. My colleague aptly and rightly pointed that out. My colleag

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, I really enjoyed my colleague's speech. He showed us how important it is to extend deadlines during a crisis like this one. That reminds me of the answer we got yesterday from his colleague, the member for Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, who said the Liberal Party, as an organi