Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders  Madam Speaker, thank you for giving me the opportunity to ask this question, which I was very keen to ask. In his speech, my colleague talked about lofty values and democracy. I would like him to come down from the clouds and talk about where much of the democratic work really h

Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders  Mr. Speaker, my colleague talks a great deal about partisanship. However, this is the first time that a party has tried to change a fundamental aspect of House operations without the unanimous consent of the House. Other changes were started and then stopped due to a lack of unan

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, the government has such a habit of letting its work be done by Crown corporations and officials that it cannot even answer its own questions. The deadline of December 31 seemed reasonable at the start of the pandemic. It was believed that the economy could be put on

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, during lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic, the government brought in the emergency business account. It provided loans of up to $60,000, $20,000 of which was forgivable if the loan was paid off by a certain deadline. That was the right thing to do. Some 900,0

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, the majority of what we are voting on today under ways and means will go into the economy, but through tax credits for questionable environmental projects. How does my colleague explain that this government says one thing and makes itself out to be a champion of t

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the minister for joining us. I should not say that, but I thank her anyway. I would like to ask a question on a topic of great concern to me. In our role as members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, we expect a certain degree of acc

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I would like to follow up with the question I asked another Conservative colleague about reconciling the fiscal restraint he mentioned with the fact that the government has invested an additional $3 billion in Trans Mountain, bringing its total investment to $30 bi

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I will quickly ask my colleague my question. While the government is currently lending Trans Mountain $3 billion, which aligns with the Conservative Party's loyalties to fossil fuels, the Conservative Party has been droning on ad nauseam for months about the need

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I commend my colleague, who was also a member of the Standing Committee on Finance. I remember when we were debating Bill C‑2. I would like to have a bit of clarity on something. Clause 510 officially recognizes Charles III as King of Canada. One of the Conservati

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague for his excellent speech. One of the things he spoke to was employment insurance. I know that the topic is important to him. I would like to hear him speak about the environment as well. Bill C‑47 is very short on environmental proposa

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

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

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

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