Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I do not want to repeat what has been said, because it was part of my point of order. However, I do want to talk about what is going on in the House. Unfortunately, when there is heckling in the House, members who are participating virtually have a very hard time he

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, ours is the first government in the history of this country to recognize that the French fact in Canada, and especially in Quebec, faces difficulties and challenges, especially in the larger North American context. I urge my colleagues to work with us so that we can

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, our country was founded on our two official languages. The situation of French is unique. There are almost eight million francophones in Canada, in a sea of over 360 million inhabitants who are almost exclusively anglophone. We have a responsibility to protect and

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, for the first time in our county's history, the Government of Canada recognized that we need to protect both the francophone community and the French fact in the beautiful province of Quebec. Quebec needs to be able to share its language and culture with all of Nort

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank our friend from Brantford—Brant for sharing his own experience. I was one of the original members of the joint committee behind Bill C-14. Allow me to share a little background. Bill C-14 was introduced in response to the unanimous ruling of the Su

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I thank the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice. When it comes to the concept of reasonably foreseeable death, how do we now reconcile the Truchon ruling with the Supreme Court of Canada ruling in Carter?

Official Languages  Madam Speaker, French language post-secondary institutions like Campus Saint-Jean allow young francophones to study and progress in their language and in their community. These institutions are crucial for francophones from coast to coast to coast since they help promote the Fren

Official Languages  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague, the member of Parliament for Edmonton Strathcona, for her support for Campus Saint-Jean. I know she has been a vocal advocate for this institution, which shows the vitality and success of the Franco-Albertan community. As we outlined

2020 SME Gala  Madam Speaker, on November 21, the Edmundston and Upper Madawaska chambers of commerce held the 2020 SME Gala to mark small business week. It was a successful evening that made it possible to honour, even in times of pandemic, entrepreneurs and companies. Here are the winners

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, I salute my colleague from La Pointe-de-l'Île. This evening, my colleagues from all parties have been quoting René Lévesque left and right. I remind my Quebec friends that René Lévesque was born where I am from, in Acadia, in northern New Brunswick, at the Restigouc

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, what an interesting and sanctimonious speech. The opposition leader was right about how Canada started in French. Maybe members need a refresher. It all started when Acadia was established in 1604. I am a proud descendant and representative of the Acadians, as are s

Adjournment Proceedings  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Mégantic—L'Érable for that good question. For starters, I remind my colleague that this is a historic first. In the throne speech, the government said that it wanted to protect official language minority communities and also acknowledged

Adjournment Proceedings  Madam Speaker, it goes without saying that official languages are at the heart of who we are as a country and that respect for our official languages is vitally important to our government, including in times of crisis. Our commitments aim to deliver federal services in accordan

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent question. The government has heard from businesses and from commercial landlords and tenants. That is why this new program, the Canada emergency rent subsidy, will provide much more flexibility and will even be backdated to

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for this excellent question. I would say that Canada's entire financial services sector has been listening to businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. Based on the Parliament of Canada's suggestions, many credit unions offered to suspend or defe