Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, since this is my first time rising in the House, I would like to take this opportunity to greet my colleagues and wish them all a good session. I really enjoyed the speech given by my colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands. A little earlier, in their speeches, the g

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I appreciate my opposition colleague's very worthy comment. Indeed, Canada has alway had an excellent reputation internationally. While I appreciate the merits of the comment as well as the question itself and my colleague's good will, I do not think that question

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question, which I did not talk much about in my response to the throne speech. In my opinion, the solution is perfectly clear. It is simply to heed the calls from us and from all the provinces to increase health transfers to the provin

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I thank the government member for his comment. We certainly value collaboration and ideas from all over, and some good ideas have been copied very successfully, but some files are much more complicated. I will say that I know a lot of people who are taking advanta

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I must begin by commending my colleague across the way and congratulating him on his speech, the tone of which was quite unifying. That is precisely the tone we hope to maintain during future discussions in the House. He can count on our collaboration. I want to c

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my colleague, the member for Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix. Before getting to the subject at hand, I will take advantage of the fact that I have a little more time than I had the last time I spoke to also highligh

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take my first opportunity to speak to also thank the voters of my riding, who have given me the distinct honour of representing them here. As everyone knows, Drummond is the most beautiful and most vibrant of the 338 ridings we each proudly represent

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I hear some members expressing doubts, but I invite all my colleagues to come and see for themselves. Everyone is welcome. However, I would advise them not to stay too long, for they may never want to leave. It is with both humility and pride that I am pleased to br