Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to participate in this important discussion about the Canada health transfer, or CHT, and funding for health care. Our government is committed to improving the health care system so that it can meet the needs of Canadians today and in the

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. We are both concerned about climate change, which has been my pet cause for many years. I attended the first UN Conference of the Parties in 1995. All I am missing is a cane. I am a little confused. I will quickly read out a f

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her speech. I am in complete agreement with her. The transition should have started a long time ago. We did start it, but that was followed by 10 years of inaction under the Conservatives. She is right to say that this bill

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, the hon. member for Berthier—Maskinongé has said a number of times this evening that nothing people have been saying amounts to anything more than words and that nothing has been accomplished. I have a question for my hon. colleague from Lac-Saint-Louis. The federal

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, I thank my hon. colleague for his intervention. I have two questions about the criticisms of Bill C-10 on broadcasting. On the issue of percentages in the bill, the Association québécoise de la production médiatique said, “The AQPM believes that it would be hard to

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Mr. Speaker, I must admit that I greatly admire my colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent. There are issues on which we disagree, but I do not think that the protection of French is one of them. I think that, like many others in this room, we both agree on this issue. I think that o

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for the question. He seems to be having a hard time understanding that on this side of the House there are many proud Quebeckers to whom protecting the French language is a concern and who are working to protect it in Quebec, of course, but

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her comments. We had the pleasure of chatting recently. New Brunswick is a wonderful province I have had the opportunity of visiting many times. I have written three books in French, and the book fairs there were even busier than in Mo

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Mr. Speaker, I will share my time with the hon. member for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook. Aside from being a means of communication, language is also an expression of our culture. It tells our stories and accompanies our dreams. Language gives us the ability to understand and he

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie for his intervention, which was very interesting and very relevant. He talked about the importance of culture. I would like him to sum up in 30 seconds how he sees the vital connection that exists between language

CBC/Radio-Canada  Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the member opposite that the CBC is an autonomous Crown corporation responsible for managing its own operation while offering Canadians accurate and quality information without political interference. The Conservatives would like to tell the C

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for his speech and his passionate testimonial about local media. I myself delivered La Tuque's L'Écho when I was a boy. I also wrote for several local media outlets. However, there appears to be some confusion. Bill C-10 is ab

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, William Shatner is, in fact, from the wonderful city of Montreal. One of the interesting aspects of the bill, one could argue, is that for the first time ever, it puts an emphasis on indigenous production, whether it be with regard to music, TV or the big screen. I

Broadcasting Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Drummond for his speech. I have some questions for him. He said that francophone producers and artists across Quebec and Canada had thrived because of the protections we put in place. Here is one of my questions for him: Where are t

Broadcasting Act  Madam Speaker, I have a lot to say. I would first like to point out that the party my hon. colleague represents had 10 years to tackle most of these issues while it was in power, but it did nothing. It actually reversed progress on a number of these issues. My colleague seems t