North American Free Trade Agreement  Mr. Speaker, although the negotiations on NAFTA are taking place behind closed doors, their repercussions will affect the lives of every person throughout Quebec, including our forestry workers, farmers, and everyone who works in manufacturing, aeronautics, culture, or textiles.

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, I have to wonder if the earpieces on the other side of the aisle are working, because the answers have nothing to do with the questions.

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, democracy is not a hollow concept. It entails benefits and also obligations for people working in a democratic system. The current government seems to be unaware of that and to have forgotten it. We have a bill with more than 300 pages that amends numerous laws and

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, there has already been a decision regarding the wearing of patches, that of Justice Claude-C. Gagnon in R. v. Pearson in 2007. He stated that jackets were an integral part of crimes committed by gangs, as they are a means of intimidating people. As for the rest, w

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, first, I would like to clarify what I said earlier. Experts have recommended that such a list be adopted, not the other way around. Whether the Sûreté du Québec, the RCMP or the SPVM, everyone agreed that it was a good solution. Regarding my colleague’s question

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, were it possible to apply the evidence from one case to another case, that would have made things easier. Unfortunately, that is not possible. The creation of a list makes it possible to avoid that burden of proof. Currently, if someone is accused of organized crim

Criminal Code  moved that Bill C-349, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other acts (criminal organization), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, the bill that I introduced in the House and that we are going to debate today is

Marijuana  Mr. Speaker, there may be a, shall we say, pink elephant in the room when it comes to the legalization of marijuana. First let us talk about the risks. Quebeckers are aware of them. Some of those risks include normalization of marijuana use, public health impacts, and increased

Marijuana  The process is not working that well, Mr. Speaker. The recreational marijuana industry is still embryonic, but already it reeks of cronyism and patronage. When industry players turn up at cocktail fundraisers a year before the bill is introduced and hire former ministers, sena

Canada Revenue Agency  Madam Speaker, the government has cut health transfers. Naturally, this has a direct effect on the sick. The government has abandoned our cheese producers and it refuses to provide loan guarantees for the forestry industry, which is facing a new softwood lumber crisis. It is not

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, during statements by members, I said that 40 ghost members, including the Prime Minister, found it easier to stand up for Monsanto than for Quebec consumers, in reference to yesterday's vote on GMOs. My hon. colleague from Sherbrooke pointed out to me that the membe

Food Labelling  Mr. Speaker, this government, like previous ones, wants to prevent us from knowing what is in our food. Yesterday, the Liberals, like the Conservatives, voted once again against the bill to make GMO labelling mandatory. Many, many times in recent years, the Bloc Québécois has in

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I was listening to my Liberal colleague who used the well-known expression “coast to coast to coast”. I would like members to think about the meaning of this expression, because people who live far away do not have the opportunity to speak in the House. Nevertheless

Justice  Mr. Speaker, as far as the Jordan decision is concerned, the Chief Justice of the Quebec Superior Court was clear: it is time for Ottawa to get moving. We know that the Liberals are preoccupied with legalizing marijuana and with ethical matters, but in the meantime, criminals ar

Criminal Code  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-349, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other acts (criminal organization). Mr. Speaker, today, I am introducing, on behalf of the Bloc Québécois, a bill that seeks to amend the Criminal Code to authorize