Instruction to Committee on Bill C-2  Madam Speaker, I thank my highly respected colleague for his very pertinent question. He either wanted to turn the matter over to me or he thought I was not upset enough. He spoke about the guaranteed income supplement, or GIS. I just went through my first re-election campaign.

Instruction to Committee on Bill C-2  Madam Speaker, my esteemed colleague, who is so brilliant, not to mention extremely kind, always sets the bar high, so I am going to seem a little less clever than I usually am. What are we doing here at 1:30 p.m. on a Friday afternoon? We have work to do, but we are considering

Instruction to Committee on Bill C-2  Madam Speaker, I pretty much agree with my colleague from Winnipeg North. That does not happen very often, so I thought I would point it out. My colleague raised an important question when he asked why the Conservatives want to split the bill in two and what the next steps would

Employment  Madam Speaker, we agree on fairness, but that is not what we are talking about. We know that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is swamped and that something is clearly dysfunctional. However, the government must ensure that foreign workers go through the proper channe

Employment  Mr. Speaker, for Quebeckers to be able to eat local food, we need the essential contribution of temporary foreign workers. That is why agricultural producers pay thousands of dollars every year for the right to bring them here. This year, at least 243 workers breached their cont

100th Anniversary of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul  Mr. Speaker, this year we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Sainte‑Geneviève‑de‑Berthier conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, an institution that makes a huge difference in the lives of Berthier—Maskinongé residents. I would like to highlight the contri

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. I agree, it is absolutely critical. I will take this opportunity to come back to the urgent need to pass this bill. Earlier today, debate was shut down on the pretext that it was urgent to pass the bill. However, someone poin

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question and openness. That is exactly why we are here. My colleague noted that Canadians re-elected a minority government. I would point out to him that combining the Liberal and Bloc members results in a majority. The Bloc Québécois

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I thank my esteemed colleague and favourite seatmate for her fundamental question. I thank her for giving me the opportunity to emphasize this point. Just last week, I had discussions with people who were at a crossroads. Take the vaccine, for example. Imagine som

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C‑3. I must admit that this bill is a little strange because it deals with two completely different topics. It would amend the Canada Labour Code and would also amend the Criminal Code. The bill's scope goes in two compl

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. Since this morning, much has been said about this motion, whose purpose seems to be to score political points, rather than quickly producing tangible results to help the people of Afghanistan. This morning, we heard several time

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague for his excellent speech. A little earlier, other parliamentarians alluded to how slow the federal government is to act. The election was held 62 days ago, and parliamentary committees will not sit before the end of January

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I listened carefully to my colleague's speech and I more or less agree with what he said about committee work, for example. This morning is a bit unusual compared to most days in the House, in that everyone seems to be happy to work together. It is nice, and everyt

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I thank the minister for his speech. The Bloc Québécois, on the whole, supports this bill. I would like to point out to the House that, once again, Quebec has taken the lead on introducing this kind of legislation, including banning demonstrations in front of faci

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I would like to hear my colleague's perspective and find out whether his party would support the Bloc Québécois proposal to hold a summit on health care funding, rather than allow the federal government to dictate conditions to the provinces, which have jurisdictio