Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the government's Joint Support Ship program and the report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, dated November 17, 2020: (a) why did the government choose the more expensive option rather than purchase the vessels from Chantier Davie Canada Inc.; (b) why was the es

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the National Shipbuilding Strategy since 2011: how much money has been invested by the federal government per year and per project at (i) Seaspan, (ii) Davie, (iii) Irving?

Davie Shipyard  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals like to strut around the Davie shipyard in Lévis and make fine promises. Once the photos have been taken, they slip away without doing anything for the shipyard's workers and suppliers. However, the Canadian Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy have

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I have a question for my colleague, but I would like to start by reminding him that the vaccines slated for distribution in the U.K. next week are being made in Belgium. I think the people tuning in are wondering when Canada will take action and when the Liberal g

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, there is absolutely nothing for workers in the shipbuilding industry in the Liberals' economic statement, even though there is a need. The Royal Canadian Navy needs a modern icebreaker to ensure Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic Archipelago. It is time for the Libe

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague and his party for their support of the Conservative motion seeking to give Canadians the straight goods on the pandemic and the need to procure vaccines as soon as possible. First, I would like to know whether it was a good idea for the

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, it is obvious that, despite their claims, the Liberals care very little about the status of French in Quebec. Yesterday at the Standing Committee on Government Operations, we obtained confirmation not only that the Treasury Board's rules were not respected in the co

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from British Columbia for his question. We are both members of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, and it is a pleasure to have a francophile like him on the committee who is working to sustain the vitality of linguistic communities a

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague. I see that he paid close attention to my speech, and I want to say to him that the Conservatives supported measures to help people during the pandemic. However, the government put measures in place without consulting Parliament when it prorog

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, one vision that we have as Conservatives is that we do not like the approach of “Ottawa knows best”. Actually, we believe that the expertise is in the provinces, just as it is in Quebec and Ontario or elsewhere in the country. We feel that provinces are best place

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my colleague from British Columbia, the member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo. I would have liked to ask the Liberal minister a question. We are in the midst of a pandemic, and it is true that the environment we live in is disrupted.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are using their white paper on official languages to buy time until the next election. Meanwhile, they are holding communities hostage. The Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne and the Quebec Community Groups Network want this. Will th

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, I commend my colleague for his passion for the French language. I also commend my colleague from Acadia who reminded us that René Lévesque was born in his neck of the woods. Before I ask my question, I want to tell my colleague and the people watching us that I am

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, I thank my colleague for his speech. He mentioned the challenges facing the anglophone minority community in Montreal. Does my colleague agree with the organization that represents that community, the Quebec Community Groups Network? He is very familiar with organi

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, we support applying the Charter of the French Language to federal bodies and we also want people applying for citizenship in Quebec to have a knowledge of French. We have concrete measures that will modernize the Official Languages Act, and we will continue take conc