Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, obviously, we have said, and reiterated today, that we are in favour of such a bill. We are a bit shocked that it will not come into force for 18 months, because this government will likely not be in office 18 months from now, and we are concerned about that. With r

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Longueuil—Saint-Hubert for his passionate speech. I would like to ask him a question that has really been bothering me. Last December, I received a letter from an organization in Trois‑Rivières, Les Artisans de la paix. They told me that

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou for her passionate and moderate speech that puts things into perspective. Let us not forget that, in 1997, Quebec brought forward such a plan. It was the work of Pauline Marois, whose courage allowed for gr

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier for his passionate speech. I know that he is on a mission for the Francophonie. I am delighted to serve with him on the Assemblée des parlementaires de la Francophonie. I know he cares about this. His speech earlie

National Council for Reconciliation Act  Mr. Speaker, I heard my colleague's passionate speech here, as well as that of my colleague across the way, and I have a question. Where will the funding for this national council for reconciliation come from? There were some figures provided in 2019, but now we are talking abou

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, the fact that the debate was hijacked, basically kidnapped by people in the Conservative Party who wanted to turn it into a debate on the carbon tax is deplorable. It is truly unacceptable. We are talking about helping a country at war through a free trade agreement

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, my colleague's questions are always straight to the point and quite brilliant. What enables trust in a given environment? I would say that it is the ability to understand. If people want to understand, they need to be informed. Certainly, being presented with a bil

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, I fear I may disappoint my colleagues, because I will not be talking about the carbon tax. It is often said that the desire to appear clever stops us from actually becoming clever. That is what I will try to show today. I want to comment on Bill C‑57, which seeks t

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, I am always amazed to hear that we support Ukraine, that they support Ukraine, that everyone supports Ukraine, yet we always find ourselves debating the carbon tax. The Conservative Party's relationship with the carbon tax worries me. Is my colleague's relationsh

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, last week I was talking to a restaurant owner in Trois‑Rivières. When he applied for the emergency account years ago, he could not have foreseen that inflation would increase by 10 % every year. He could not have foreseen that business would decline to such an extent

Guy Rousseau  Mr. Speaker, it came as a shock to everyone in the riding of Trois‑Rivières when my friend, Guy Rousseau, executive director of the Société Saint‑Jean‑Baptiste de la Mauricie, announced his retirement. Guy Rousseau has been a fixture in Trois‑Rivières for 40 years. He served the

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, competition is for oil companies too. Funny how the price of gas never goes down, only up. Regulation is not always a cure-all, but it is the right solution in this case because the players are not trustworthy. If they were, we might be inclined to let them self-r

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, I will respond candidly and honestly: I simply do not know. If my colleague so desires, I can look into it and get back to him later. At this point, I could not say.

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, those who hold monopolies or exclusive rights do not need to be good at what they do. They just have to be there. At the end of the day, they can charge whatever they want, with whatever conditions they want, to whoever they want. They do not have to sell to everyo

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, I wish to inform you that I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Lac-Saint-Jean.