Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, Canadians expect their government to provide fast, quality services, whether online, on the phone, or in person. According to data from Service Canada, far too many Canadians are not receiving the level of service they expect. When people lose their jobs through no

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, it was a real treat to hear my colleague, the parliamentary secretary, talk about all of the great things in this budget. I am from a part of the Gaspé that has been hit hard by the economic situation. Businesses have closed their doors, jobs are getting harder and

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my riding is extraordinary and vast. It also has a large number of dairy producers. I would like to reassure the House and the dairy producers that we are working harder than anyone in the House to find a long-term solution that will give our producers the help the

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, once again, I thank my colleague for his question. I have a question for him. I would like to know what the Conservatives did in the past three years to fix this problem. We have had a problem with diafiltered milk crossing the Canada-U.S. border since 2013. This pr

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am very proud of our government. We have a minister who is a farmer. We have a parliamentary secretary who is a dairy producer. He truly understands the problem with diafiltered. This is a major issue, and we certainly understand that significant imports of diafilt

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. It is a very important one. We obviously do not want to provide a band-aid solution. We want a solution that will help support our dairy producers in the long term. That is the commitment we are making to ensure that we can con

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to rise in the House this afternoon to talk about the important issue that is before us. Agriculture is a critical part of our economy, and the Government of Canada has made it a priority. The government's mandate is clear: support the agricultura

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, as I said earlier, it is ironic that my Conservative Party colleagues are using the precious time of the House to raise this kind of frivolous accusation, when their 10-year run in power was known as the dark decade, a period of secrets. I would like the opposition

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Peterborough—Kawartha. When I wrote my speech, I said that I was pleased to rise in the House to debate this motion; however, in reality, that is not the case. The Conservatives were in power for 10 years, a period kno

Jennifer Mawn and Arthur Laflamme  Mr. Speaker, in recent days, deadly earthquakes have struck Ecuador and Japan. Ecuador's strongest earthquake in decades has killed hundreds and injured thousands. It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of two Canadians, Jennifer Mawn and her son, Arthur Laflamm

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I am always surprised to hear this kind of negative attitude from the other side of the House. As I said, the people I met were extremely proud of the budget presented to them. They see the concrete measures that will help them make ends meet. We talked about the C

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, what our workers need is jobs. They want to work 52 weeks a year. People in my region need that. They do not want to resort to employment insurance, but they have to periodically or temporarily because they lose their jobs or their industry is seasonal. Once again, w

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. I would say the response has been extremely positive. I met with a number of stakeholders and elected officials during the two weeks I spent in my riding. Once again, the response was very positive. Some of the people I talked t

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Toronto—Danforth. I am delighted to rise in the House this morning to speak to the budget tabled by our government a few weeks ago. While we were in our respective ridings recently, I had the opportunity to present our b

Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia  Mr. Speaker, my riding's economy is struggling. Three companies in my riding have shut down in recent months. Residents could have decided to throw in the towel, but instead, 50 entrepreneurs in the region, led by François Rioux, the president of Groupe Bertrand-Rioux, developed