Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner's Report  Mr. Speaker, this is interesting. We must focus on what is important to Canadians. The Conservatives are the ones who want to continue to debate the subject of today's motion. Once again, this is a topic that we have debated and discussed at length. The Prime Minister has answere

Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner's Report  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with my colleague from Madawaska—Restigouche. I am very pleased to rise in the House today to take part in a debate on a topic that has been discussed at great length in the House over the past few months and that our Conservative collea

Supplementary Estimates (C), 2017-18  Mr. Speaker, a member from the opposition party called on me earlier to delete a tweet. I have tried to delete it, but unfortunately I have not succeeded, since the tweet is still online. I understand what I was asked to do, and I tried to do it, but it looks like something is no

Avigon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia  Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity today in the House to thank three outstanding women from my riding who have demonstrated incredible leadership. First, I would like to thank Marie-Josée Lapointe, head of the Fondation de l'hôpital de Matane since 2011. This dynamic a

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, my colleagues and I work hard to represent our constituents in Ottawa. For some time now, people in our ridings have been expressing concerns about the EI gap, an issue our government is particularly sensitive to. As the Prime Minister said earlier, we have already

Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia  Mr. Speaker, the people of my riding, Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, are enjoying yet another exceptional winter. We have had 250 centimetres of snow since the start of the season. There is nowhere in this country quite like my riding, with its abundant natural beauty, marin

Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre  Mr. Speaker, January 29, 2017, was a black day in Quebec City. One man perpetrated senseless, unspeakable violence against worshippers at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec. Why? Because members of that faith community were peacefully practising their religion inside their m

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent speech. As he highlighted, the purpose of Bill C-375 is to amend subsection 721(3) of the Criminal Code to require pre-sentencing reports to provide, unless the court orders otherwise, information on any mental illness that offe

Agriculture and Agri-food  Mr. Speaker, here is a concrete example of one of our government's successes on the agricultural front. In July, the Minister of Agriculture signed an agreement with his provincial and territorial counterparts on the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Canada's next five-year agr

Department of Public Works and Government Services Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague and commend her for her excellent speech. I am pleased to rise this morning to speak to Bill C-354, an act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood). As my NDP colleague, the member for South Okanagan—West

Post-Secondary Education  Mr. Speaker, this week is Education Savings Week. We know that Canada's prosperity hinges on the ability of our young people to gain the skills and experience they need to start their career. Families who save for their children's education give them a better chance of graduatin

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his remarks. He obviously cares about his constituents and the person that he mentioned. The Government of Canada shares that concern. We have announced and taken steps to invest in infrastructure and affordable housing to gi

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 2  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his comments. He knows and he said that our government cares about the environment and must make concrete investments to deal with climate change. To answer his question, I have another real-life example, and I talked about t

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 2  Madam Speaker, the name of my riding is quite long, but I am very proud of it because I represent four RCMs, those of Avignon, La Mitis, Matane, and Matapédia. I will be sharing my time with the member for St. Catharines. As I was saying, I am the member for Avignon—La Mitis—Mat

Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia  Mr. Speaker, Georges Harrisson, Paul Lemieux, Pierre Vicaire, Véronique Pelletier, Hermel Gallant, Jean-Yves Lebrun, Jean-Guy Dionne, Réginald Morissette, Laurette de Champlain, Madeleine Perrault, Édouard Lauzier, Jean-Yves Thériault, Danielle Marcoux, Jacqueline Paquet, Mariell