Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, once again, we are dealing with a stunt to delay the agenda. I will take this opportunity to add to the comments I made earlier this morning. When such schemes are used to delay the agenda, it is because the other side dropped the ball, as well. The government poorl

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question and her kind words. What more should be done? At every level of bureaucracy, the people being served should be taken into consideration. Public servants should look beyond financial considerations and look after their needs.

Committees of the House  What a nice softball from my colleague, Madam Speaker. I thank the member for this great question. Not only is it abnormal, it is revolting. These dedicated people who want to help others have to spend half their week, if not more, filling out damn paperwork. Keeping an organiz

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I thank my esteemed colleague for her question. What more can we do? It comes back to the same thing. We need to fund our resources properly. We need to provide them with permanent and adequate funding so that they do not have to wonder every year whether they wil

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I thank and salute my colleague from Rivière-du-Nord for the fine work he does every day on the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. I have had the privilege of substituting for him on a number of occasions. His are big shoes to fill. I will begin by sa

Committees of the House  Am I not allowed to say “damn”?

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, my colleague will surely agree with me that there is irony in this. I withdraw the word. We are then sitting every evening until midnight. That was my introduction. Now, we need to talk about this serious and very important subject of victims’ rights. This committ

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I listened very carefully to my colleague's speech. He has a wealth of experience in the justice system that commands respect, and I am confident that he knows exactly what he is talking about. I do not have that experience, obviously. That said, I have witnessed

Lisette Falker  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a dedicated citizen, Lisette Falker. She recently won the Francine Ruest-Jutras award, a distinction bestowed by the Union des municipalités du Québec to recognize women who demonstrate exceptional leadership in municipal politics and in the

Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent speech. He focused on one important point, which is that it is a great privilege to be here in the House. We should act accordingly and with dignity. We should always seek the common good and strive for balance and consensus

Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Calgary Shepard for his remarks. As usual, they were clear and intelligent. He addressed a very important issue, in other words, human contact and what I would call informal discussions. That is where we get to know one another and understan

Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders  Mr. Speaker, I found the end of my colleague's speech rather interesting. According to him, we should be present in the House to give speeches. When we are here to give a speech, it is nice when there are people here to listen. Since I know we are not allowed to mention the prese

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, when our farmers used the emergency account during the pandemic, they could not have anticipated all the other misfortunes that would follow. The war in Ukraine has driven up input costs. The inflation rate is more than three times higher than in other industries. T

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, the question about the emergency account was for the Minister of Finance. It would be nice to get some answers. At a minimum, could repayment of the emergency account be extended? Agriculture has been hit harder than other sectors, especially the next generation of

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I listened carefully to my colleague's speech. Once again, there is talk of good intentions and specific measures. However, I want to hear her reaction to the fact that the money her government is currently investing in the energy transition is being made available