Fair Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I will ask him one very specific question. I feel like asking him two questions, but when you ask more than one, you often get no answer at all because it is too complicated. I will therefore ask him just one, very specific quest

Fair Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Vaudreuil—Soulanges for his question, which gives me the opportunity to finish my speech about protecting the fundamental right to vote. Vouching is used when a voter shows up at a polling station and realizes that he or she does not meet t

Fair Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I would prefer to make it easier to vote. Unfortunately, the Conservatives are imposing restrictions on voting and making it more complicated. I am concerned that there will be a court challenge to some of the provisions in the bill, which will be the new elections l

Fair Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I feel pleased and privileged today to discuss Bill C-23 at report stage, on behalf of the constituents of Sherbrooke who elected me to this House. It is as a result of some considerable bungling by the Conservative government that we have reached the report stage

Fair Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent for her excellent speech before oral question period. She gave a good description of all the flaws in the bill. At the beginning of her speech, she also touched a little on the process surrounding the drafting, considerat

Fair Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her speech. She did a very good job of explaining how hard it will be for people to prove their identity under the new rules. However, my question has more to do with the process of drafting, studying and passing the bill. Does

Fair Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her answer. I have another question about proof of identity, which she spoke about during her speech. The Conservatives often compare means of identification during an election to those used during other processes, such as a le

Fair Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. He participated in the committee discussions about this process, which was botched from start to finish. There was no prior consultation, and the Conservatives refused to do consultations across the country during t

17th Annual Pages versus MPs Soccer Match  Mr. Speaker, Parliament would not be able to function without the contribution of essential employees such as those who protect visitors' and MPs' safety on Parliament Hill, those who prepare and serve meals and those who help House debates run smoothly. I also want to mention t

Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Drummond for his excellent speech. I would also like to thank him for mentioning the organizations in Sherbrooke that are doing excellent work on the ground. These stakeholders in Sherbrooke work on a daily basis with young people, whet

Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to respond to my colleague. As I explained, we clearly would have liked to have been able to quickly pass the first part of the bill. Once this becomes an offence under the Criminal Code, the police and other law enforcement officials will be able to cr

Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her excellent question. Indeed, the Conservatives tend to use more partisan tactics to try to achieve their ends. I do not wish to impugn their motives when it comes to this bill; perhaps they are in a better position to answer this que

Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues for their welcome this evening. I am pleased to rise to speak to Bill C-13. This bill is close to my heart, and it deals with a sensitive issue that can also be emotional for some of my colleagues. I commend the government for introducing this

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, today I have the honour to present a petition on behalf of a hundred or so people from Sherbrooke. The petition concerns the federal government's decision not to give Sherbrooke's airport facilities the necessary security screening services to operate an air service.

Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to ask my Conservative colleague a question about Bill C-13. I want to ask her a very specific question about why the Conservatives decided to include many things that are not necessarily related to cyberbullying. This bill on cy