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Mr. Speaker, the newspaper headlines over the weekend talked about the moral turpitude of a government in decline and said this government is buying itself time on the taxpayer's dime. The “Liberal Bloc” coalition, which voted twice to keep this government in power, still does not understand that we have to stop feeding the federal bureaucratic beast. The Bloc Québécois also voted for $500 billion…
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Mr. Speaker, dangerous criminals are granted bail and get to serve their sentences at home. The mind boggles. Here is another upsetting example from a sick system. Terri-Lynne McClintic abducted eight-year-old Tori Stafford and then helped her boyfriend kill her, yet she is allowed to be in the presence of children, courtesy of this government, which passes laws that make no sense. Why is this Lib…
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Madam Speaker, The Economist has reported that Canada is now poorer than Alabama, which is the fourth-poorest state in the U.S. However, under this Liberal government, $450 billion in investments have left Canada to support the American economy, which, I would remind members, is growing faster than ours. I have another very simple question. Will the Prime Minister cut taxes to support Canadian fam…
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Madam Speaker, new data from Statistics Canada confirm this government has failed. GDP per capita has declined in eight of the last nine quarters, spreading poverty among Canadians, while growth in the United States has reached 2.8%. It is much stronger there than here. With its carbon tax hikes and capital gains tax, the government is once again driving down the per capita GDP, with the foreseeab…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of this government, the cost of housing and mortgages has doubled, and homelessness is up. This Liberal failure was supported by the Bloc Québécois during two confidence votes. The Conservatives will axe the GST on the sale of certain homes, and the Corporation des propriétaires immobiliers du Québec, the Quebec landlords' association, has said that the Conservative l…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years, the “Liberal Bloc” has discouraged young people from owning their home. It doubled rent, mortgage payments and down payments. As we speak, 80% of Canadians say that home ownership is reserved for the rich. Our leader made a common-sense proposal to eliminate the GST from new homes and this idea has the support of the Corporation des propriétaires immobiliers du Québe…
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Mr. Speaker, the minister can ask questions when she is in opposition. The Conservative leader's proposal to eliminate the GST on homes valued at less than $1 million is giving young people hope that they will be able to buy a home and perhaps even start a family. With this program to eliminate the GST, some 30,000 new homes could be built. For a house worth $800,000, for example, the savings woul…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the House that the Bloc Québécois voted nearly 200 times against the current Liberal government. That led to significant deficits. The Liberal government has never tabled a balanced budget. The Bloc Québécois has also said that the government is incompetent. They said it again this morning. In May, they asked the government to call an election. My question is qu…
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Mr. Speaker, the member for Terrebonne criticized the Liberal government's hiring spree and inflationary spending. She criticized the use of outside firms and the spending related to ArriveCAN. Oddly, the record shows that the Bloc Québécois voted nearly 200 times in favour of the government. The Bloc Québécois therefore voted for all these measures that the member is criticizing today. Why does t…
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Mr. Speaker, as the saying goes, people who live in glass houses should not throw stones. If I were him, I would not be rising in the House to ask questions about their ability to manage Canada's budget. I would not do that if I were him. They are incompetent. Quebeckers are asking us about it. In Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, people are telling me that this government has to be defeated, that …
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Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to rise in the House. I am always conscious of the honour that people have bestowed upon us by choosing us to represent them. We must take the people's grievances and aspirations to heart and champion them by all the means available to us in the House. I would like to note that I will be sharing my time with my wonderful colleague from Oxford. I will read the mo…
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Madam Speaker, we are listening to a very serious and emotional speech by our colleague from Lévis—Lotbinière. Our friends opposite are being very loud and we can hear them all the way over here. It is distracting both for us and for our colleague. I would appreciate it if you would call the House to order.
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Mr. Speaker, there is another one who should not throw stones. The Government of Quebec says it no longer has confidence in this government, but the member is pretending not to hear it because his leader suddenly realized that he may now hold the balance of power. That has him a bit excited. He says they are going to stay put and keep the government in place. I remember the Harper government, when…
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Mr. Speaker, I am not going to fall into that trap. There is one more person who should not throw stones. Roughly four or five weeks ago, his party tore up the agreement with the Liberals. It was all for show. In the House, his colleague tells us that the Conservatives are ridiculous for wanting to trigger an election. They are the ones who tore up the agreement and put the Liberal government on s…
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Madam Speaker, I would like to hear what my colleague thinks. The Bloc Québécois enjoys boasting that it listens to Quebec's needs and is in lockstep with whatever the Government of Quebec wants. Now, the Government of Quebec wants this government to be replaced. Moreover, the Parti Québécois leader, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, has condemned this government's inflationary spending. What does my coll…
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Mr. Speaker, I hope my colleagues' week is off to a good start. I am delighted by what I am hearing today. Of course, I was equally delighted by what I heard during the first hour of this debate at second reading. I am very moved to see that Bill C‑378 will probably receive unanimous support. As the bill's sponsor, I find that extremely gratifying, although the spotlight does not belong to me. It …
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Mr. Speaker, I would request a recorded vote, please.
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Madam Speaker, the Bloc Québécois leader is letting the Liberals know that he is going to keep them in power, thereby relinquishing his bargaining power, especially when it comes to the order issued by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. The Premier of Quebec is asking the Parti Québécois to bring its big brother in Ottawa back to its senses. If the Bloc Québécois leader wants to make …
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Madam Speaker, the Bloc Québécois is without a doubt the worst negotiator when it comes to defending Quebec's interests. The Bloc is kowtowing to the Liberals by telling them that they have nothing to worry about because they will not trigger an election. How much leeway does that leave the Bloc for negotiating? None at all. The Bloc could not even convince this government to stand up for the comm…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government keeps piling up failure after failure, especially on housing. The Government of Quebec made its wishes very clear this morning. It wants the Bloc Québécois to support the confidence motion the Conservatives will be moving next week. Will the Bloc members listen to the Government of Quebec and vote with us, yes or no?
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Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois regularly says that it listens to the Government of Quebec. It says that it listens to the Government of Quebec and its demands regarding federal files. We know that the Liberal government has been piling up failure after failure over the past nine years, which is causing a lot of dissatisfaction.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not disagree with my colleague. Elections are held, and the democratic will is expressed. That is perfectly true. However, I would note that, when my leader pointed out what was happening in some cities, particularly in Quebec, including homelessness, things started to move a little. Neighbourhoods mobilized, people made decisions and long wait times for permits were shortened. T…
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Mr. Speaker, that is an excellent comment. I apologize. I can be quite intense, and I get fired up with tough subjects like this. I am now seeing homelessness in Lévis, which was never the case. I had never seen it before, but it is there now. We see homeless people. There are young people sleeping in shelters, under bridges or in their cars. That is not normal. It is unacceptable. Our leader intr…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to go back to what my colleague said at the start. I am an intense person, but I am also extremely respectful. At no time have I ever said anything in the House that might have been hurtful to a fellow member, irrespective of party. That has never happened. The member is suggesting the contrary. This saddens and pains me. She is absolutely right, I did knock on the desk, …
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Mr. Speaker, I have known the member for Thérèse-De Blainville for a long time. I know she has ideas. I am extremely surprised that she did not answer, other than to say that it was an excellent question.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend my colleague from Parry Sound—Muskoka for his excellent contribution. He did a good job explaining and presenting what we are discussing today. This subject is of interest to a great many Canadians and Quebeckers too. The housing crisis we are facing today was caused by this government, which has mismanaged its files since it came to power in 2015. My colleague…
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Mr. Speaker, what is the point of the “Liberal Bloc”? It serves to keep the Liberals in office. Do people know that the Bloc Québécois voted to save the Liberals nearly 200 times? Do they know that the Bloc Québécois voted for $500 billion in inflationary spending to expand the public service by 100,000 employees with Quebeckers' money? The Bloc needs to stop pretending that it is helping Quebecke…
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Mr. Speaker, what is the purpose of the “Liberal Bloc”? It serves to keep the Liberals in office. Do people know that the Bloc voted to save the Liberals nearly 200 times? Do they know that the Bloc Québécois voted for $500 billion in spending to expand the public service by 100,000 employees? How are they paying for all of that? They are paying for it with Quebeckers' money. The Bloc needs to sto…
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Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois and the Liberals are fighting the same fight to save the Liberals and keep them in office. Because of the Bloc Québécois, over the past nine years, this government has spent a record amount, failed to balance the budget, doubled the debt and hired an additional 100,000 public servants. The Bloc Québécois is voting to waste Quebeckers' money. It is our money. The Blo…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of this Liberal government, Quebeckers are going through housing hell. The lack of affordable housing throughout Quebec is forcing many women to remain in abusive situations. The Bloc Québécois has made the housing crisis worse by voting for $500 billion in spending. On top of that, it voted with the Liberals against the Conservative leader's bill, which was aimed spe…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of this Liberal government, rents are skyrocketing and affordable housing is getting scarcer. Canadians are struggling, and now the Prime Minister wants to make the situation worse by adding a tax on housing. The Corporation des propriétaires immobiliers du Québec says that adopting this measure would result in even higher rents, which is definitely something to avoid…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of this government, homelessness is becoming a concern in Quebec. The resulting insecurity is becoming untenable for Quebeckers. The Bloc Québécois voted for $500 billion in budget allocations, and Quebeckers are the ones paying the price, left to fend for themselves in the midst of a housing crisis. The Bloc Québécois and the Prime Minister are just not worth the cos…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of this Prime Minister, Quebeckers are forced to sleep in shelters, under bridges or in their cars. While seniors in Quebec are living in motels or vans because of a lack of affordable housing, the Bloc Québécois is voting in favour of $500 billion in spending, and they are even voting against the leader of the Conservative Party's bill to make housing more affordable…
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moved that Bill C-378, An Act amending the Canada Labour Code (complaints by former employees), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to speak today to my bill, Bill C‑378, an act to amend the Canada Labour Code in respect of former employees. It is designed to give former employees two years to file a complaint about workplace harassment or violence. Fir…
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Madam Speaker, I am trying to put myself in the shoes of the victims who are listening to my colleague this evening as he tries to divert attention away from such an important bill, a bill that would give victims more time by extending the time limit from three months to two years. These victims hear him talk about carbon pricing while I am talking about giving victims more time. He should be asha…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question and his comments. I do indeed have the numbers. Unfortunately, I do not have them with me, but I would be happy to send my colleague the data he is looking for on complaints received, which are compiled by the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail, or CNESST, Quebec's labour board, which is well known in Qu…
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate the comments, and I truly regret that, this evening, the four women on the Bloc Québécois benches allowed their colleague to ask a question that had so little to do with this bill. I was truly floored. I thank my colleague from the NDP for his comments. I had the opportunity to talk with the NDP member, who hinted that the NDP members were enthusiastic about this bill. …
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of this Liberal-Bloc Prime Minister, Quebeckers are living in unbearable misery because of the housing and homelessness crisis. The more the government spends, with the Bloc Québécois's support, the more the Quebec nation struggles. The Bloc is keeping this Prime Minister in power. Can the Bloc Québécois end this spectacle and think of Quebeckers, instead of supportin…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years, this Liberal-Bloc Prime Minister is simply not worth the cost. The Bloc Québécois voted in favour of $500 billion in spending because it wants to keep the Liberal government in power. Quebeckers are homeless, starving and sleeping in dumpsters, and the Bloc Québécois supports the Liberals, who are responsible for this suffering. Will this Liberal-Bloc Prime Minister …
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Madam Speaker, after nine years of this Liberal government, Quebeckers have had nine years of misery: budget chaos, criminals on the loose, unaffordable food and housing. Instead of thinking about fixing the budget, the Bloc Québécois is voting for $500 billion in wacko, inflationary spending. The more this Bloc Québécois-backed government spends, the more Quebeckers suffer. The Bloc Québécois and…
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Madam Speaker, Quebeckers are suffering after nine years of this Liberal government and its wastefulness, which is driving up the cost of living. This Prime Minister's reckless spending knows no bounds, and the Bloc Québécois is supporting him in this spending spree. That is evidenced by the fact that the Bloc Québécois voted in favour of hiring an additional 110,000 federal public servants. The B…
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Mr. Speaker, it is sad to see how disconnected they are. Quebeckers are facing humiliating choices. Food or housing? Toilet paper or toothpaste? Soap or deodorant? How is that possible in Canada in 2024? Quebeckers and Canadians deserve better. The Bloc Québécois and the Prime Minister are not worth the cost. Can this Prime Minister, supported by the Bloc Québécois, show a bit of humanity toward Q…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of this Liberal government, Canadians can no longer make ends meet. The Governor of the Bank of Canada has said that this Prime Minister's reckless spending is making it hard to lower interest rates. Canadians are struggling to put a roof over their heads and food on the table, and the Bloc Québécois is continuing to encourage the Prime Minister by agreeing to let him…
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Mr. Speaker, this is just wishful thinking. I read the bill carefully. There is nothing specific in it and everything remains to be done. No agreements have been reached with the provinces and a list of drugs has not yet been compiled. All the bill says is that a strategy will be developed and a committee of experts will be set up. This is just pure politics, completely partisan politics. As I dem…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals put on quite the spectacle. Pharmacare was not even part of their election platform. As a minority, they rely on their NDP friends to keep their hold on power, sometimes with help from their Bloc Québécois friends too—we must not forget that. Then they turn around and criticize us for supporting or not supporting measures that they never raised with Canadians themselves. …
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years, the Bloc Québécois continues to support this Prime Minister in his reckless spending. The Bloc Québécois wants more transfers to the provinces, but it is voting in favour of $500 billion in centralizing and inflationary allocations. It is incomprehensible. Without housing, Quebeckers will become homeless, which has a major impact on the health care system. The Bloc Q…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak to Bill C-64, an act respecting pharmacare, to highlight two major concerns. The first is the federal government's intrusion into matters of provincial jurisdiction, and the second is budgetary concerns. This neo-liberal initiative, which came from the Liberal-NDP coalition, raises serious concerns because of its impact on provincial jurisdictions. During its nine year…
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Mr. Speaker, what is clear to us is that the economic situation in Canada right now is very precarious, even worrisome. We have a government that spends money hand over fist. Canada's debt has doubled since 2015 and public debt charges are up to $54 billion. That is money that is being thrown onto the fire. It is not being used to help Canadians. That money is being given to bankers because we are…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of this Prime Minister, the cost of living has risen to alarming proportions, food banks are busier than ever, criminals have total impunity and affordable housing is so scarce that Quebeckers are forced to live in motels. In today's reality, Canadians can no longer afford shelter or even food. This Prime Minister is simply not worth the cost. Will he show a little em…
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