Remembrance Day  Mr. Speaker, this weekend, on Remembrance Day, we all have a duty to honour those who fought for their country. “Duty” is a word that often comes up when we are talking about troops that are currently deployed. Soldiers, officers, and non-commissioned officers, we salute you and

Rail Transportation  Mr. Speaker, I seek the consent of the House to move the following motion: that this House recognize the expertise of the Davie shipyard in Lévis, which represents 50% of the country's production capacity; and that it call on the government to adjust its national shipbuilding str

Davie Shipyard  Mr. Speaker, the Davie Shipyard is one of the best shipyards in North America, perhaps even one of the best in the world, but what good is having the best shipyard in North America if no ships are being built there? Liberal inaction could cost the Davie shipyard 600 jobs by the e

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, what we have here is the same old sponsorship scandal party, the same old Liberal culture of entitlement. Week after week, every time that government answers a question, Canadians feel more cynical and politicians as a whole look worse. With everything that has bee

Rail Transportation  Mr. Speaker, two years ago the Minister of Transport said that rail safety was his top priority. Two years later, that does not appear to be the case. Lac-Mégantic still does not have a bypass, the rail infrastructure in many communities looks like it dates back to the 19th centu

Regional Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, the federal government will not spend a penny on jobs in the regions, but it does not mind loosening the purse strings for the Governor General. Last year, all that jet-setting and canapé-eating cost us $53 million. God save the Queen, indeed. Then the government ha

Canadian Coast Guard  Mr. Speaker, last winter a Rio Tinto ship became stuck in the ice because of the poor state of federally-owned icebreakers. This week an internal report has revealed that the current situation could put Quebec's port activities at risk this winter. This could affect thousands

Canadian Coast Guard  Mr. Speaker, last winter, because there were not enough icebreakers on the St. Lawrence River, a Rio Tinto ship became stuck in the ice. Winter is coming, and this must not happen again. An immediate solution is needed, and it turns out that Project Resolute at the Davie shipyar

Canada Elections Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-364, an act to amend the Canada Elections Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act (political financing). Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise in the House today to introduce a private member's bill to amend the Canada Elections

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, not a single soul in Quebec supports the federal government on this. Not one expert agrees with the Liberals. The Quebec National Assembly is unanimous. Is that clear enough? The Liberals do not have any friends in Quebec when it comes to Bill C-44. The entire agric

Constitutional Debate  Mr. Speaker, the Meech Lake accord died on June 22, 1990. Canada told Quebec to suck it up because it is the same as all the other provinces. Brian Mulroney's vision of Quebec's glorious return to the Canadian fold went up in smoke. The Prime Minister's statements make it clea

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the petition I am presenting today has to do with a fundamental right, namely, the right of peoples to self-determination. Nearly 10,000 people have signed the petition, whether on paper or electronically. They are calling on the government to withdraw from the lega

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, the minister has made some interesting announcements on his defence policy, such as the one on increasing the number of women and promoting diversity. However, the minister failed to say anything about French as a language of work in the forces. For a francophone in

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, it is great that we are talking about training, but I am talking about working and operational units. From my experience in my career, Ottawa is tone deaf when it comes to French in the forces. “If you don't understand, ask a friend.” That is something we have hear

Léo Major  Mr. Speaker, Quebec has its own war heroes who deserve special recognition on the occasion of that other 150th anniversary. One of them, Léo Major, is our only soldier to have been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, the DCM, in two separate wars. He landed at Normandy and