The Budget  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent question. I certainly am very concerned. I even began my speech by saying how troubling it is to see that the budget does not address the real problems. In the end, all this government did was make some nice promises. We are

The Budget  Madam Speaker, my colleague completely understood the point of my speech and I thank her. That is precisely it. Now, instead of paying fossil fuel subsidies directly, the Liberals are going to do it in a roundabout way by giving tax credits. It will be very hard for the average

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, Bill C-37 was passed unanimously. Can we know why this bill, which has exactly the same objective, is being debated again in the House of Commons?

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I would like to present petition e‑4296 regarding the repatriation of the Saint-Maurice firing range. The petition, which I have been sponsoring for nearly two months, has already gathered 1,500 signatures in just a few weeks. The petitioners are calling on the fede

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my colleague mentioned the importance of municipalities several times. I know that she worked at the municipal level. The government says that municipalities are very important, that they are close to the people and that we need to encourage them to build social h

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague the following question. These assumptions will sound somewhat farfetched, but let us say that the Liberal government is sincere about its objective of providing affordable housing as part of a real housing strategy. That is the first

Privilege  Madam Speaker, I have a question for my colleague. Why does he think the Prime Minister is refusing to call an independent public inquiry?

Privilege  Madam Speaker, as the hon. member for Repentigny rightly pointed out, we have been discussing the issue of foreign interference, particularly Chinese interference, for several weeks now. We know that the government has blundered on several fronts when it comes to dealing with int

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, Canada is a concept, one that has changed greatly over time. At first, Canada was the heart of New France. The conquest brutally changed its identity and turned it into a British colony. Modern Canada arose from another change that took place with the betrayal of

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to congratulate all those like him who were born abroad and want to contribute to Quebec society, if that is what they wish to do. I congratulate everyone who is learning French and helping make Quebec a better society. I will be very clear: We do not want

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, there will indeed be major environmental consequences. Take, for example, water consumption. Water consumption is one of the environmental concerns, but there is also water pollution. Waste water has to be treated. There is also waste management. Waste has to be ha

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to point out that the Bloc Québécois did indeed introduce a bill to try to save Quebec's political weight, and yet those who are now claiming to be the defenders of French in Canada and the defenders of Quebec voted against that bill.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague on his excellent speech. I would like for us to take a step back from what is happening right now. In fact, as he said, this is the second time the House is preparing to vote on a motion asking the government for an independ

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague a question about the 20th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. The third recommendation in the report has to do with transparency in Crown corporations. I would like to hear his thoughts on this subject, specificall

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, we recently learned that the government has agreed to lend an additional $3 billion to Trans Mountain. Meanwhile, we have learned that the government took $2 billion from the employment insurance fund. My colleague opposite talks about forest fires as though Bill