Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you very much. A very quick question I have for you is this: The bill uses the word “consult”. If this bill were to go through, how would the CRTC define “consult”? How would you know, in fact, that you have done so?

Canadian Heritage committee  It seems to be something more. As you know, we're already doing all these good things. The bill adds something more, and people will expect something more. However, it is not defined. That's what we're trying to say.

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Shortliffe and Mr. Hutton, you said that passing the bill would add a workload to what you already have. It is a matter of informing the Government of Quebec of a study or a hearing that you are conducting on a particular topic. Explain to me how such a process could be considered an additional burden on an already full schedule, as I would like to know how you view that approach.

Canadian Heritage committee  Given everything you've just said, I would turn to any of you who might want to respond and ask, what would this bill do, then, in terms of...? It seems to me that what the bill is asking for is already moot, because you already do it. You're already doing extensive consultation. You're already listening.

Electoral Participation Act  They have since changed their tune. We have all reached the same conclusion regarding this bill. By changing the date of the elections, this bill will allow a number of House members to qualify for a pension. The thinking is that perhaps the Liberals have bad intentions. The Conservatives are criticizing the Liberals today, but most of the members who would benefit from the date change are Conservatives.

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Some 21.7% of Canadians cannot cover an unexpected expense of more than $500, while 8.8% of Canadians cannot pay their bills on time. On top of this, 7.2% of Canadians cannot afford to heat or cool their homes. The truth is that working Canadians will have to foot the bill for the government's spending once again.

Electoral Participation Act  I was happy that all members of Parliament voted together on the recent foreign interference bill, Bill C-70. My hope is that we will see that work, and this work, strengthened, so this is no longer as problematic as has come to light in the last few months.

Information & Ethics committee  Therefore, it's a straight-up contravention of the Conflict of Interest Act. Again, he would join the club of Dominic LeBlanc, Mary Ng, Bill Morneau, Greg Fergus and Justin Trudeau in breaching the Conflict of Interest Act. When Global News reported on these text messages, Randy Boissonnault said that it isn't him, that it's a different Randy.

Electoral Participation Act  Madam Speaker, here is the legislative process in a nutshell. At second reading, we look at the principle of a bill and determine whether the principle of the bill is one that we want to support or not. The principle of what the government is trying to do is that it is looking for cover to delay the election; I think it is quite evident.

Electoral Participation Act  Madam Speaker, to follow up on that point, it seems like we have two options here. One is to get rid of the bill altogether because there is one provision in it that is inappropriate. The other is to continue with the bill that has many important elements in it, for example, making it easier for folks to vote at advance polls, and then at committee, as is often the case here, to address the problematic provision.

Electoral Participation Act  Let us reject Bill C-65, let us have a carbon tax election and let the Canadian people decide.

Finance committee  In addition, the bill was introduced after the change came into effect. That is somewhat similar to the current situation. Obviously, from a good practice perspective, it would have been desirable for the legislation relating to the changes to be made available to practitioners as early as the April 2024 budget.

Democratic Institutions  Mr. Speaker, we just passed Bill C-70 in the House, with the support of the Bloc Québécois, and sent it to the Senate for further study. This bill will allow for more rigorous and regular information sharing with the premiers of the provinces and territories on issues of foreign interference and national security that involve them.

Electoral Participation Act  Speaker, this is not enough to bring down a government. I would tell my colleague that I hope to get Bill C-282 passed for our farmers before triggering an election. This bill is now in the Senate and is being held up by Conservative and Liberal senators, despite the fact that it was passed almost unanimously in the House.

Information & Ethics committee  They think the law doesn't apply to them. Dominic LeBlanc didn't think it applied to him. Mary Ng didn't think it applied to her. Bill Morneau didn't think it applied to him. Greg Fergus didn't think it applied to him. Justin Trudeau didn't think it applied to him. Randy Boissonnault doesn't think it applies to him.