Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, today in Ottawa, 500 people gathered to celebrate 50 years of official languages and to strengthen our act. It was an opportunity for me to make a big announcement about a new online tool for learning French and English. Developed by CBC/Radio-Canada, this new tool i

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, since my colleague mentioned the time allocation motion, I would like to remind him about everything our government has done in the context of this bill. Over a period of five days, we had 13 hours of debate in the House at second reading and report stage. Over 46 M

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I think my colleague's mouth was moving faster than his brain, and I would like him to apologize. He said that only white supremacists would support our bill, and that was totally inappropriate. We have zero tolerance for any form of discrimination against any Canad

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, it goes without saying that our hearts and thoughts go out to the families of GM workers. We are working very hard with the union to protect jobs. The automotive sector is extremely important to Canada, of course, which is why we have not only invested heavily in the

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for the excellent work he does in his riding, in Winnipeg, and more generally in Manitoba and across the country. Poverty is certainly an area of concern for our government. As I just mentioned, 825,000 people have been lifted out

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, my colleague should avoid going overboard on the partisanship. Our government has done a lot for seniors. We hear all across the country that seniors are happy after being ignored for years during the Harper government. They are happy to have a government that listen

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, first, I want to set the record straight. My colleague said that our government promised it would not introduce omnibus bills like the ones introduced by the Harper government. The truth is that we kept this promise. This bill only contains measures associated with

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, obviously the Canadian economy is doing well. Indeed, Canadians are the ones who have created one million jobs in this country, but there is a direct link between decisions made by the federal government, our economic performance and Canadians' capacity to create j

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, since my colleague mentioned Bill C-69, I will gladly take this opportunity to talk to him about our action plan for the environment. Canadians know that climate change is real and that we have to be prepared to deal with it and to start engaging in an energy trans

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, access to home ownership is very important. For 10 years, the Conservatives under Stephen Harper, and now under the Leader of the Opposition, ignored this issue. Little by little, home ownership has slipped out of reach for many Canadians, especially young people.

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, as the granddaughter of a farmer, I am concerned about the agriculture sector. I am convinced that Canada's farmers are aware of all the work the government is doing to open markets for them around the world while protecting our supply management system, which the Co

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, time allocation is the only tool the government has to move a bill forward in the event of an impasse. We have the duty to ensure that all bills are put to a vote. Obviously, our goal is to work with all of our colleagues here. We do not take any decision lightly, bu

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, in 2015, Canadians had a difficult but clear choice to make. They could either uphold the austerity policies that were having a direct impact on our economy and people's everyday lives or choose to make new investments and create economic growth. The reality is that

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer my congratulations to my hon. colleague. It is a pleasure to see him in the House. As I mentioned in French, which I will repeat in English, no person will be turned away if he or she is deemed to be at risk and nobody will be removed without a

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to mention for my colleague that he has two in one, a minister of finance and the Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie. It is too bad I did not get any questions regarding my file, because we reinvested $60 million into tourism, wh