Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, I have a great deal of respect for my colleague. However, I have none for the Bloc Québécois' hypocrisy. How can someone claim to work on behalf of Quebeckers and be against an historic investment to reduce congestion in the suburbs north of Montreal? Only a Bloc Qu

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, this is all a show for the cameras. Respecting Quebeckers means more than asking two questions a week in the House. It means taking action for Quebeckers. The people watching us at home are seeing a Bloc Québécois member objecting to reducing congestion in the suburb

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, first of all, we were all pleased to see that Nunavut won the smart cities challenge in the $10-million category. It proposed a project that will leverage digital access to promote mental health across the territory. We are extremely proud to see our colleagues from

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, only a Conservative would oppose nationwide investments. Just this morning, I spoke with my counterpart in Alberta. We are proud to have approved more than 4,800 projects across Canada. We are proud to have invested over $2.4 billion in Atlantic Canada. We are proud

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, I have a great deal of respect for my colleague. Respecting Quebec means more than asking questions in the House of Commons. It means acting in the best interests of Quebeckers. That is why we have approved 684 projects in Quebec since November 2015, for a total in

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, there are different ways of working for Quebec. One way is to ask questions in the House. Another is to actually approve projects for the construction season. We received a request from the Quebec government regarding Highway 19 in September 2018. On October 5, 2018

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, respecting Quebec means working for Quebec. Asking questions in the House is one thing, but in the end, what matters is approving Quebec's proposed projects in time for the construction season. That is what unions and workers expect. We will keep investing to make l

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, only a Conservative could object to an announcement about reducing congestion in the suburbs north of Montreal. Local residents have been waiting for this project since 1970. We are proud to have invested—

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to repeat that only a Conservative could object to an investment aimed at reducing congestion in the suburbs north of Montreal. Montrealers have been waiting for this project for decades. We are proud to be investing $345 million to improve road travel i

Infrastructure and Communities  As I said earlier, Mr. Speaker, we are working closely with the Quebec government. The Highway 19 project was introduced by the Government of Quebec, and Premier Legault made it a priority. As announced yesterday, the project was then approved in Ottawa. We work closely with ou

Infrastructure and Communities  Mr. Speaker, we work very closely with our Quebec colleagues. As I said yesterday, we are not in election mode, we are in construction mode. What Quebeckers expect from us is that we promptly look at projects submitted by all provinces, that we approve them according to the crit

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are certainly in no position to lecture us. Respect means moving forward on files sent to us by the provinces. In the case of Highway 19, the Government of Quebec submitted the file in September 2018. Mr. Legault's government made it a priority on

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, only a Conservative member would be against a project to improve road travel in Montreal. People in the suburbs north of Montreal have been waiting for this project since 1970. We are proud to have invested $345 million to reduce congestion in the suburbs north of

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, we have seen the effects of flooding in my own riding, and Canadians have seen that across Canada. There is nothing to laugh about when people are being flooded in Canada. Climate change is real. That is why in 2017 we launched the disaster mitigation fund, a $2-bi

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for his many years of being a champion for Hamilton. Our government is committed to helping communities build the infrastructure they need to better withstand natural hazards, including floods. This is why we are investing $2 billion over