Situation in Syria  Mr. Speaker, I would like the unanimous consent of the House to make a statement about these extremely important events.

Situation in Syria  Mr. Speaker, the Syrian crisis just keeps getting worse. Again this week, the small northern Syrian town of Khan Sheikhunin, which is controlled by al-Assad regime rebels, was hit by a chemical air raid. The criminal use of chemical weapons is an atrocity that is condemned by th

Marine Atlantic  Mr. Speaker, Marine Atlantic, a crown corporation, would rather have its vessels repaired in South Carolina than in the Gaspé municipality of Méchins just because it costs less. Quebec has the necessary expertise. It takes 10 days to get to that shipyard and back. Are they going

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, in its report, the expert panel on environmental assessment noted something the Bloc Québécois has been saying for some time. There is a perceived lack of independence and neutrality because of the close relationship the National Energy Board, the NEB, has with the i

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, I will go back to The Story of Us. The “us” clearly does not include Quebeckers, Acadians, or first nations. Two of the three founding nations are ignored. They are minor actors in this ridiculous and insulting documentary that is directed at English Canada, which i

Workforce Development  Mr. Speaker, Quebec has the best workforce training system in North America. Unfortunately, Ottawa keeps trying to throw a wrench into the works. In his latest budget, the Minister of Finance said he plans to reopen workforce agreements. The worst part is that he intends to rip

Comments Published in Maclean's  Mr. Speaker, Canada's number one magazine, Maclean's, has just published more of the anti-Quebec drivel that we have come to expect from it. According to Maclean's, Quebec is a pathologically alienated and deficient society compared to the rest of Canada. Basically, it lacks s

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, President Trump wants to axe spending on cleaning up the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes flow into the St. Lawrence, the source of drinking water for millions of Quebeckers. Mayors of communities around the Great Lakes and along the St. Lawrence and environmental group

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, in Texas last night, the Prime Minister received a prestigious award for his leadership in promoting dirty energy. When major polluters like Enbridge, TransCanada, BP, Shell, and others praise the Prime Minister for his policies, environmentalists and proponents of s

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, this evening, the Prime Minister is in cowboy country. He is in Texas to receive a big award for his leadership in promoting fossil fuels. Many admirers and partners will be there with him: ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Enbridge, TransCanada. It will make for some great sel

International Women's Day  Mr. Speaker, International Women's Day is not about celebration. It is about the struggle for women's rights because we still have a long way to go. In Quebec, the Collectif 8 mars selected “equality without limits” as the theme for this internationally recognized day. Equality

Parks Canada  Mr. Speaker, since 2012, the Bloc Québécois has been speaking out against the federal government's decision to store artifacts from the national parks in a warehouse in Gatineau. The history of Quebec, from the founding of New France to the Forillon expropriation, must remain ac

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, in his speech, my colleague talked about birds dying and that sort of thing. I would like to remind him that, in 2010, a Canadian judge found the Syncrude oil company guilty in connection with the deaths of 1,600 ducks in a tailings pond at its oil sands site. I w

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, Newfoundland and Labrador has taken Hydro-Québec to court 17 times since 1976 over the Churchill Falls accord, and Newfoundland and Labrador has failed 17 times. This vexatious behaviour, and it is vexatious behaviour, has cost Quebeckers $50 million in lawyers'

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, as we speak, an anti-democracy trial is being held in Spain. Artur Mas, the former Catalan prime minister, could face a 10-year ban on holding public office for holding a referendum on independence, and the speaker of Catalan's parliament, Carme Forcadell, faces ch