Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, thank you for giving me the opportunity to have a say in this debate. The answer regarding the invitation in India is already quite clear. The invitation should have in fact never been extended and, as we have said many times, when the existence of the invitation wa

Fraud Prevention Month  Mr. Speaker, March is Fraud Prevention Month. Throughout the month, there will be initiatives to make consumers aware of white collar crime and to remind Canadians that financial crime costs $5 billion a year. My thoughts go out to the victims of fraud, identity theft, stock man

Tourism  Mr. Speaker, the riding of Montarville knows that tourism is important to its economy. For example, an average of 750,000 people visit Mont-Saint-Bruno provincial park, and another 300,000 visit Ski Saint-Bruno. As Canadians and visitors from around the globe celebrated Canada's

Salaries Act  Madam Speaker, I was under the impression that simply being male made me an expert in males. I respect the profession of gender equality expert, but the mere fact of raising a question as to how gender equality should be assessed underscores the need to make the distinction. In

Salaries Act  Clearly, Madam Speaker, my colleague fails to grasp that this debate is unjustified in the sense that it is unbelievable that we should still be having it today.

Salaries Act  Madam Speaker, can I answer the question? If we are talking about it today, it is because it is too late, and we have been talking about it for too long with no result. This should have been settled a long time ago. Some say the problem will be solved in 170 years, but it is lu

Salaries Act  Madam Speaker, when we re-elected the Quebec caucus, the first step we took was to ensure we achieved gender balance. This simple act, as small and modest as it is, plainly showed that this culture of gender equality and fairness is fundamental and right. I still wonder today

Canada 150 Awards Gala  Mr. Speaker, Canada's 150th anniversary is an opportunity for us to celebrate the achievements of great Canadians in our ridings. Yesterday, I was honoured to host the Canada 150 awards gala for the riding of Montarville. I invite my colleagues to join me in congratulating Léa R

Cannabis Act  Madam Speaker, I think that the time allocation motion is being misconstrued. Everyone was well aware of our intentions even before we took office. As soon as we were elected, we put all of our cards on the table and everyone knew that we were going to legalize marijuana. We h

Cannabis Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for raising this important question. Unfortunately, his reasoning is faulty. The fact that legal distribution centres will be open does not necessarily mean that people will consume more marijuana. They already consume more than anywhere else i

Cannabis Act  Madam Speaker, the expressions “hit a wall“ and “hit bottom” best describe the current situation with cannabis and its status as an illegal substance. Nothing, including the status quo, will improve the situation. Firstly, we are not condoning the use of this product. Personally

Hamelin Brothers  Madam Speaker, Charles Hamelin won the gold medal in the men's 1500-metre at the short track speed skating World Cup event in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday. In Montarville, speed skating is in our blood. In fact, the town of Sainte Julie has named a third skating rink in honou

Cannabis Act  Madam Speaker, I commend my colleague for taking the initiative, speaking on behalf of his Quebec colleagues, and sharing their position with the House. I would like to ask him to elaborate on that position and explain why they decided to vote against taking control of this subs

Cannabis Act  Madam Speaker, my position is very simple. I believe that, if members vote against something, then they are voting in favour of the opposite thing.

National Security Act, 2017  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for expressing his concerns about people's privacy and security, but it is time to stop scaring people into thinking that whenever they express their ideas, CSIS will be watching and investigating them. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms m