Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, all the groups fighting for social justice are being attacked all over the world. This neo-liberal trend has us up against a wall, since there are more and more inequalities, in fact. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, this House is quite different than it was in the previous Parliament. For nearly 10 years, a bitter tone pervaded everything that had to do with social justice. Everyone could see it and read it. In contrast, this government's gesture, its repealing of the legislat

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, earlier the Liberals brought up the fact that the argument that Bill C-377 was about transparency was false. The unions already have a legal obligation to provide detailed financial statements. Bill C-377 does not require anything or demand transparency from other

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, my colleague has been talking about transparency and democracy. I think we have a two-tiered system. Let me explain. During a vote on union certification, as he is proposing, the union would have to collect more than 50% of the votes of all the employees in questio

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, all union-related legislation brought forward by the Conservatives was based on false premises and constituted attacks on the union movement. What is a union? Unions ensure a better distribution of wealth and better working conditions. Pay equity, something we talke

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, the Conservative government used a number of questionable strategies to balance the budget. It slashed postal services. It cut the CBC's funding, which has gutted regional news services, for example. It reduced its reserve from $3 billion to $1 billion. It pocketed $

Pay Equity  Mr. Speaker, pay equity is one of our primary concerns. This issue is especially important to me as a woman and as a union activist. I was part of the struggle in Quebec's public sector for over 10 years. We succeeded. Women who quite rightly claimed that equal work deserved equ

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, we are in total agreement with the motion on pay equity. From the NDP, we are hearing arguments on the struggle against inequality, on democracy and on fair gender representation. What fine principles. However, the composition of the committee as presented leads

CBC/Radio-Canada  Mr. Speaker, the CBC has suffered major funding cuts over the past few years, which are now jeopardizing the quality of programming, as well as accessibility and regional news in Quebec. The Liberals repeatedly promised during the election campaign to restore and enhance funding

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, in her report, the commissioner of the environment categorically stated the following: “the...Board did not adequately track companies' implementation of pipeline approval conditions, and...was not consistently following up on company deficiencies”. Follow-up is inc

René Angélil  Mr. Speaker, René Angélil passed away on January 14. This great Quebecker left his mark first as a singer and then as an impresario. It is thanks to tenacious people like René Angélil that new doors were opened for Quebeckers and that anything is possible for us now. Under the