Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the subject I am speaking about is a most compelling one at this time in Canada. I am not as concerned with history. We will be talking about the present. We will adjust our support as the situation evolves, but rest assured that we will never turn our backs on Cana

Business of Supply  This plan supports millions of Quebeckers who are going through tough times because of the pandemic. So far, more than two million Quebeckers have applied for the Canada emergency response benefit, which provided support to eligible workers who had to stop working or whose hours

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, by October 1970, 50 years ago, Quebec had for several years been experiencing major social tension that culminated in the murder of Quebec's deputy premier and labour minister, Pierre Laporte. Those tensions left their mark on Quebec's recent history. On October 16,

Nagorno-Karabakh  Mr. Speaker, on October 22, I attended a virtual meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and some of my colleagues. The purpose of the meeting was to hear the concerns of the Armenian Canadian community about the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. For nearly an hour, we heard t

Estia Residence  Mr. Speaker, on September 18, I visited the Estia Residence, a new seniors' facility in my riding, Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, in Laval. My colleague, the member for Vimy, and I toured the new residence, which is ready to safely welcome our seniors. I am proud to say that our government

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague, the member for Laval—Les Îles, for his hard work and his tireless efforts. COVID-19 has seriously contributed to seniors' isolation by cutting them off from their loved ones. That is why our government has announced plans to de

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. Our government has demonstrated its commitment to supporting seniors through concrete measures. By increasing old age security at age 75 and increasing the CPP survivor's pension, the government has demonstrated its commit

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague. We will have a lot of time in the House to discuss these measures because this affects pretty much everyone, both in the opposition and the government. I would like to say that our government is committed to supporting our seniors, as eviden

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Protecting our seniors is and always will be a priority for our government. We have shown that seniors are extremely important to us. We need to give them the comfort and security they deserve. Since the creation of the ministry of seniors in 2018 and the appointment of the memb

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Don Valley North. Canadians were shocked and deeply saddened by the recent explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. I wish to express my solidarity with the Lebanese people in the wake of this tragic event that resulted in man

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, and I can confirm that that is the case, just like everywhere else in Canada. It is not so bad if we come up with solutions. My colleague knows what those solutions are as well as I do. I hope all members of the House will have a chance to spea

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, I will thank my hon. colleague, because I am polite. We are not about to start the same debate all over again. We have said everything there is to say on the matter, and I think it is important to put ourselves in the shoes of the young people waiting for the subsid

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, we have had some calls, but not many about the issues my colleague just mentioned. In my riding of Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, we have answered well over 1,500 individual emails and 2,000 or 2,100 phone calls. I can say that people are very polite and very conscious of the

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Kanata—Carleton. I am very pleased to be speaking today. This bill that was tabled in the House shows the importance of the Canada emergency wage subsidy and of the adjustments proposed by the government. These chan

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, over the past few weeks, our government has been working very hard to give young entrepreneurs in Laval the tools they need. Can the minister tell us more about her department's investment in excess of $3.1 million to strengthen the economy by creating more entrepre