Canadian Dairy Commission Act  Mr. Speaker, I welcome my colleague's comments and completely agree with him. The message we must send to our producers and farmers is that we are there to support them. Every year 5% to 7% of farms are abandoned by the producers. That sends a very strong message. They are sound

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Madam Chair, I will be sharing my time with my colleague from Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia. The quantity and quality of transportation services in eastern Quebec and my region in particular, the Lower St. Lawrence, have been deteriorating for decades now. Whether on the gro

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Madam Chair, I would like to inform the Minister of Transport that between January 2019 and January 2020 there was a 30% increase in Air Canada flights at the Mont-Joli airport. He should check the facts before making any further claims. History has shown that public money for A

Suzanne Tremblay  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of our leader and all of my Bloc Québécois colleagues, I want to express our sadness at the passing of a great sovereignist and one of the first Bloc Québécois MPs. Suzanne Tremblay passed away on Saturday, and this staunch defender of our interests is be

Proceedings on the bill entitled An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Kingston and the Islands for his speech. My question is very simple. I heard my colleague talk about the priority and needs of the people in his riding and all of Ontario. On September 18, the Premier of Quebec, François Lega

Alexis Lafrenière  Mr. Speaker, as a lifelong fan of the Rimouski Océanic, I am very proud to point out to my colleagues that a star player from our club, Alexis Lafrenière, was drafted first overall in the NHL draft yesterday. Alexis was drafted by the New York Rangers, and after dominating the Q

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. We know that the member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes likes to talk. He did so at the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics—

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, we know that my colleague likes to talk. I do too, but I also like to take action. What goes around comes around. As my colleague mentioned, in 2017, Bill C-337, which was introduced by former Conservative member Rona Ambrose, received the unanimous consent of the

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I commend my colleague from Sarnia—Lambton on her speech. Obviously, it is hard to have a perfect bill. We can see some improvements, but there could have been more. I, too, think that Bill C-3 is not perfect. I have a question about interference in provincial ju

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague from Lethbridge for her speech. I am also pleased to hear that she thinks it is important for judges to have better training to deal with cases involving victims of sexual assault. I believe that justices of the Supreme Court must have

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for participating in the debate and for his speech, which is very much appreciated. I take it that he will vote in favour of the bill. I know that some of his colleagues may be opposed to the bill. However, I will not directly mention the C

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Mégantic—L'Érable for his speech. I also appreciate his openness about Bill C-6. I do have a few questions for him. On June 15, the leader of the Conservative Party, the hon. member for Durham, tweeted, “Let me be clear, conversion therapy

Quebec Marine Day  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to rise to mark this 20th Quebec Marine Day. This year's theme is “All in the Same Boat”. This is a special day back home in the Lower St. Lawrence since we are North America's maritime gateway and one of the longest waterways in the world. We are

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I wonder if we are wasting our time today. Yesterday, we were talking about conversion therapy, a file Quebec has been a leader on, but still has to wait for Ottawa. We are always trailing behind Ottawa because we are always wait

Office of the Auditor General  Madam Speaker, at yesterday's meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Auditor General reiterated that she does not have the budget to scrutinize all the new pandemic spending. That is troubling. She reiterated that she will not be able to analyze the $343 billio