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Housing  Mr. Speaker, the minister has always said that Radio-Canada had a social and historic responsibility to Montreal and to its neighbourhood. Radio-Canada acknowledged that. She also hoped that the more modern and green new facilities would be able to meet our digital realities for

November 25th, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I know it is important to note that in our world and in our government, we can always do better. We are here to ensure that Canadians get the best possible service when it comes to the Official Languages. Act. It is important to also note that we value the work of th

November 23rd, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, as the Minister of Environment and Climate Change stated in the House, we welcome the recommendations of the Commissioner of Official Languages with respect to services provided in both official languages at Parks Canada sites. Our government is determined to ensur

November 23rd, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal

German Heritage Month  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address Motion M-73, introduced by my colleague and friend, the member for Kitchener South—Hespeler. This motion seeks to have the House recognize the contributions of Canada's German community and to establish October as German heritage month and the

November 21st, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal

Italian Heritage Month  Mr. Speaker, I would like to seek consensus to split my time with my hon. colleague from Vaughan—Woodbridge.

November 18th, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal

Italian Heritage Month  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to speak to the House today in support of Motion No. 64 introduced by my colleague, the member for King—Vaughan. Canada is a proud multicultural society that embraces the diversity of past and present communities and continues to support the origins,

November 18th, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the NCC does not attribute the cost of any furniture acquisition to any of the official residences, since all furnishings, acquired or existing for the official residences, are considered part of the NCC’s crown collection or general service asset inventory. Therefor

November 18th, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question. If by “the Liberal war on history” he means bringing indigenous people back into their historical context, referring to LGBTQ2 members, making sure that we have rich relationships with multicultural communities, and making

November 18th, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question and his clear interest in this important set of amendments to the Canada pension plan and what it would do for workers, people with disabilities, and working women and men. What is important to note is that the Minister of

November 17th, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, I think it is important to note the important and smart math that is in the plan to make the Canada pension plan more robust. By my math, 60 MPs have already spoken to this bill, including almost 35 Conservatives, one-third of their caucus, and we have had a robust

November 17th, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address what has transpired in this House over today and yesterday. Today would have been the sixth day of debate on Bill C-26, a bill that would help Canadians achieve a secure, safe, and dignified retirement. The Conservatives have requested more

November 17th, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, returning to the matter at hand, when we are talking about the Canada pension plan, what does the agreement in principle mean for Canadians? As my hon. colleagues may not like to understand but is true now that so many provinces have agreed, once fully in place, the

November 17th, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, first and foremost, I want to reiterate once again that our government truly believes in the importance of bilingualism in federal institutions and their capacity to serve Canadians in the official language of their choice. I would therefore like to reaffirm this g

November 16th, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Drummond for his question. The minister and her department consider the information and the clarifications made to both chambers of Parliament in October to be quite useful. The minister's appearance before the Standing Committee on Offic

November 16th, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the NCC does not attribute the cost of any furniture acquisition to any of the official residences, since all furnishings, acquired or existing for the official residences, are considered part of the NCC’s crown collection or general service asset inventory. Therefor

November 16th, 2016House debate

Randy BoissonnaultLiberal