Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my colleague from British Columbia, the hon. member for Cariboo—Prince George. The hon. member came to Lévis in his role as the Coast Guard critic and we proceeded to launch the supply ship Asterix. That ship is the pride of the Royal

Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Quebec for his speech. Today, we are talking about tax evasion. This is the 94th agreement that Canada has proposed signing with another country. My question is very simple. On the one hand, the government claims to want to put an end to t

Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Mr. Speaker, I listened to my colleague's speech on Canada's 94th agreement with another country to curb tax evasion and his warning that we should not let this come back to haunt Canada and its taxpayers. He also told us that he is in favour of reforming the tax system. I would

Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, I have a very simple question for the minister. Why this attempt to muzzle parliamentarians? As my colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent mentioned, why limit constructive discussion? Need I remind the minister, who was at committee yesterday, that the committee's pre-s

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I would like to table e-petition 1879, initiated on October 11, 2018, by Michel Masse, the president of the Comité des citoyens du Vieux-Québec. The petition calls on the Government of Canada to end the attack on the heritage integrity of Quebec City and use the orig

Indigenous Languages Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague, the parliamentary secretary, who is doing important work. However, he shares a fault with his boss, the Prime Minister: whenever something goes wrong, he blames everyone else. We can see this happening with the indigenous file. I had a chanc

Indigenous Languages Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I want to come back to something that I witnessed here in the House of Commons. I was here when prime minister Harper issued a heartfelt apology to residential school survivors on behalf of the Canadian government. At the tim

Indigenous Languages Act  Madam Speaker, thank you for giving me the opportunity to rise in the House and applaud the excellent speech by my colleague from Bow River, as well as his knowledge of and commitment to indigenous issues in Canada. I would also like to acknowledge the work of my colleague from

Liberal Shipbuilding Strategy  Mr. Speaker, in their desperate mad rush to try to launch the construction of a support ship, the Liberals are indefinitely postponing construction of several Coast Guard ships. The Liberal shipbuilding strategy is marred by delays, improvisation, and cost overruns. Deadlines ke

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the efforts by the hon. member for Gatineau and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility regarding the shipyard, but announcing that existing icebreakers will be getting three coats of paint is not goin

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, since this is my first time raising a question in adjournment proceedings in this new chamber, I would like to salute the people of Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis and thank them for the privilege they have given me as I begin my 14th year as an MP. I rise this eveni

Transportation  Mr. Speaker, during question period, I mentioned the report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, which gives 14 reasons why the Liberals should immediately award the Davie shipyard a contract to build the Obelix. I am seeking unanimous consent, in the spirit of transpar

Public Services, Procurement and Accessibility  Mr. Speaker, it has been two weeks since the Davie shipyard workers protested against the Prime Minister's inaction in Quebec City. As usual, he did not listen to them, and the workers walked away empty-handed. The Prime Minister is also ignoring the recommendations made by the

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the mystery illness which has struck diplomats and their families in Cuba: (a) what is the total number of (i) federal employees, (ii) family members of employees, who have suffered from the illness; (b) what are the ranges of symptoms of which the government is aw

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the August 2018 letter sent by the Minister of Health to the then Quebec Health Minister warning that the government would cut health care transfer payments to the province if it continued to allow patients to pay out of pocket for medical exams: (a) which other pr