Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Marc-Aurèle-Fortin for his speech. It was excellent, as always, and full of rather serious observations. I wanted to ask him if the Conservatives' approach since they were elected—that is, introducing budget implementation bills up to

Transportation  Mr. Speaker, in June, Transport Canada refused to grant Sherbrooke's airport facilities the necessary security screening services. This would have helped the airport conclude an agreement with a national airline. This designation was a major condition for securing three daily f

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech on Bill C-4. Earlier, when I asked the hon. member for Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques a question, I wanted to know whether the process behind all this was flawed. There was a mistake in another budget implementation bil

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I respect my colleague and I am pleased to ask him a question. His speeches are often well balanced and I am sure his answer will be no exception. Bill C-4 contains various measures. Why did the government choose to include provisions on the Supreme Court, for insta

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques for his excellent speech and the expertise he provided on the topic studied by the Standing Committee on Finance. I am sure that in committee he will be able to go head-to-head with the

Government Orders  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to ask my colleague a question. Her speech was excellent. I would also like to remind you that all hon. members are subject to the same rules. Whether we are talking about the hon. member for Ajax—Pickering, Yukon, Lotbinière—Chu

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to put a question to the Conservative member from Quebec. Conservative members from Quebec are a rare breed. They are almost an endangered species. This brings me to Bill C-7, which no longer exists because it died on the order paper due to prorogation

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her speech, which served as a reminder of the facts about a number of senators. The majority of them are Conservatives, but there were also some Liberals who broke the rules. Of course, some senators have merit. They have had d

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to ask a question of my colleague, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, who finished his speech by saying that the situation in the Senate is an embarrassment to all members of Parliament and that we have to get to t

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her excellent speech, which reminds us of certain important facts. The upper chamber, the Senate, is supposed to be a chamber that scrutinizes bills passed by the House of Commons, with the aim of offsetting the partisanship that can exist in

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be able to ask my colleague a question. He seemed to get his facts mixed up during his speech. I will also reiterate what my colleague from Toronto—Danforth said. According to the motion as it stands now, senators would no longer have party affiliati

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would also like to thank my colleague for his speech. He explained in large part the government's position on the Senate. It is important to remember why the Senate was created and how the Fathers of Confederation initially envisioned it. It was supposed to be a

Combating Counterfeit Products Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question, which reminds me about how I said at the beginning of my speech that, most of the time, the government is playing with the numbers when it makes comparisons between 2006 and 2013. The hon. member just mentioned th

Combating Counterfeit Products Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question about innovation. In fact, Sherbrooke is fertile ground for innovation. Every time I speak about employment or the economy, I always come back to the fact that it is important for the government to invest in innovation in order

Combating Counterfeit Products Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-56, on behalf of my riding of Sherbrooke. I have a vested interest in this issue because the Sherbrooke area in the Eastern Townships is very close to the border. This is therefore very important to me and concerns me de