Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, being guided by one's conscience is a good idea. Maybe they should try it sometime, just for the fun of it. Now that we see that the government's approach has failed and that the situation is likely to continue and get worse, will the Prime Minister or, if necessary

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, today cannot be business as usual. In this bizarre process of public negotiations, since there was really no other option, first nations representatives said that if the RCMP would withdraw from the territory, which does not really appear to be the case, and if the w

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, it is important to do the right thing, and to do it the right way. The Prime Minister should have resolved this. He probably could have resolved it. Will the Prime Minister acknowledge that, with what we have seen today, he might have actually made matters worse and

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we seem to be mired in confusion, because this government does not know the difference between patience and inaction. Yesterday, we learned that the Wet'suwet'en did not want to talk to the Prime Minister. For two days, the Prime Minister did not want to talk to the

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the only thing that has been done so far was done by the RCMP. According to the government, the RCMP is an independent organization. To date, the government has not done anything. Will the Prime Minister take advantage of the fact that there are Wet'suwet'en represe

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, as I said at the top of my speech, leadership is very much a question of attitude. I think legitimacy comes from the way a leader handles issues. Waffling and the appearance of weakness, assuming it is only the appearance, will certainly not inspire confidence or

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the rule of law gives power to institutions. In this case, we are talking about the RCMP. The RCMP's power to intervene by force does not mean it is obliged to do so. Obviously, it was rather wise not to take such an approach. Recognizing that the blockades are il

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, you cannot imagine how happy I am to hear that my colleague does not want to see that. In fact, yesterday evening, I felt somewhat obliged to respond to a comment from a candidate to the leadership of the Conservative Party, who congratulated two men in a truck. H

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my 20 minutes with my very honourable and esteemed colleague and friend, the hon. member for Montarville. I want to take this opportunity to try to sum up the situation because it is not really clear. The news reports are all over the place and c

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, I am confused. I hope the Prime Minister can help me. If I understood his response to my colleague correctly just now, the Prime Minister of Canada, who travels the world to get a seat on the UN Security Council, who is the indigenous people's best friend ever, appar

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, I am almost speechless, but not quite. The Prime Minister answers questions as if he were still in opposition. He criticizes economic problems, cuts and supply shortages. He admits this is illegal. We respond by telling him that he is the Prime Minister, not us. We

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the number of job losses is starting to snowball. In my riding, Beloeil—Chambly, business owners are contacting me to say that this is getting serious and we are heading for shortages. I invite those who want to understand the economic consequences to talk to the Pr

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, I am not sure that clarified anything. If the government were to implement a solution, that is the first possibility that should be considered. We talked about the merits of having the RCMP withdraw from Wet'sutwet'en territory, but obviously we cannot have a comple

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, the government is being discriminatory in its discrimination. It condemns the wrong discrimination while engaging in the right discrimination. For example, Émilie Sansfaçon got 15 weeks of employment insurance because she had to quit her job due to serious health pro

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I am concerned about the fact that, right now, Quebec and Canada are being seen by the world as pitting oil and indigenous people against each other, when the fundamental issue, for the good of everyone, involves finding a solution to end the blockades, which are an