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Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the Victoria Class Submarines, since 2008 and, broken down by year, except for (f), (g), (l), (m), and (o): (a) how much has the government spent to maintain the fleet; (b) what are the details of each contract amended, including the (i) vendor, (ii) date, (iii) va
April 12th, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative
Laurentian University in Sudbury Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. Mr. Boulerice, do you agree with me that even though tonight's emergency debate is about the critical condition and major financial problems that Laurentian University is going through, it is also about the French language bein
April 14th, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative
Laurentian University in Sudbury I am sorry, Madam Speaker.
April 14th, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative
Laurentian University in Sudbury Mr. Speaker, I extend warm greetings to my colleague from Sudbury. His speech conveyed his commitment to his community and illustrated the challenges that lie ahead. I want him to know that I graduated from the Université de Sherbrooke, the first private university in Quebec, an
April 14th, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative
Laurentian University in Sudbury Mr. Speaker, I wish to inform you that I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier. We just heard a moving account from a member whose very important community has seen its university put on the chopping block. We also examined this very troubling
April 14th, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative
Laurentian University in Sudbury Mr. Speaker, I agree that there was no question in my colleague from Sherbrooke's comments. I will remind her that the Standing Committee on Official Languages is currently studying the federal government's pitiful management of the pandemic, especially from a linguistic standpo
April 14th, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative
Laurentian University in Sudbury Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for asking her question in French. She is absolutely right in saying that Laurentian University operates at the intersection of anglophone and francophone communities as well as indigenous communities, which we have not talked about yet but are a
April 14th, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative
Laurentian University in Sudbury Mr. Speaker, my colleague, with his usual passion, has shown that tonight's emergency debate on the elimination of French-language programs at Laurentian University is just the tip of the iceberg, and that it is really the decline of the French language in Canada that is extremel
April 14th, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative
Laurentian University in Sudbury Mr. Speaker, I listened to the speech by my colleague who asks us to show solidarity this evening. We are facing a crisis and unfortunately, I heard my colleague boasting and passing the buck to the provinces. I will respect the wishes of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commo
April 14th, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative
Budget 2021 With their pre-election goodies, the Liberals are taking seniors for fools. They are dangling $500 in front of them just before the election. However, if seniors are 65, 70 or even 74 years of age, they can forget about it because it is not for them. With record deficits, no fis
April 20th, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative
Conservative Plan Mr. Speaker, while the pandemic is causing human and social devastation, the Liberals do not have a plan. Actually, they do have one. They plan to max out our credit card and leave future generations up to their eyeballs in debt. We, the Conservatives, have a responsible plan to
April 22nd, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative
Official Languages Action, Mr. Speaker. Our francophone communities demand action. The federal government has the duty and power to take action. Our leader made it clear that a Conservative government will increase funding for post-secondary education in francophone minority communities, but the m
April 22nd, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative
Explore Program Madam Speaker, in 1971, the Government of Canada launched Explore, a second-language summer program for young students across the country that seeks to promote our official languages. Since then, over 250,000 young people, including myself when I attended Glendon College in Toro
April 23rd, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative
The Budget Madam Speaker, I want to wish those watching at home a good afternoon. I would like to inform you that I will be sharing my time with my colleague from Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, which is in British Columbia. Even though we live on almost opposite ends of the country, we hav
April 26th, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative
The Budget Madam Speaker, my answer to the member's question is why does he not go and see the entrepreneur who is waiting for the government's pandemic supports that are not in the budget? I refer to the entrepreneur I spoke about in my speech in the transport and tourism sectors. The Lib
April 26th, 2021House debate
Steven BlaneyConservative