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Mr. Speaker, I encourage the Liberal government to go talk with Canadians and find out just how much they are suffering because of the cost of living. The Minister of Finance promised to stabilize food prices three years ago, but his plan has not worked. Food inflation in Canada has reached an all-time high, twice as high as in the United States. They need to stop trying to pull the wool over peop…
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise at the end of this session to table a petition. The numerous signatories are calling on the Minister of Fisheries to take action on striped bass. I think it is important to note that striped bass used to be a protected species, but now they are plentiful, and that is creating problems for the ecosystem. We are asking the minister to take swift action so as not to …
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Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to pay tribute to the community organizations in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, as well as to the women and men who keep them running day after day. Whether it is food aid, helping one another or support for families, culture, sports or the most vulnerable, their work is key to a vibrant and united community. Often, we find it is the same people supporting various organ…
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Mr. Speaker, it is unbelievable that this member was picked to be the new Minister responsible for Official Languages. This morning, this member repeated that he is fed up with defending the decline of French. I have news for him. We in the Conservative Party of Canada will fight for francophones across Canada. Even the Premier of Quebec is saying that it is shameful that this person was appointed…
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Mr. Speaker, today we are celebrating a milestone. We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada, or the FCFA. Our communities came together to ensure they had national representation. Hundreds of men and women continue to stand up for francophones, their rights and their interests across Canada. The FCFA supports cultural vitality an…
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Mr. Speaker, this Liberal government has been taking Canadians for a ride for 10 years now. The Liberals hold the record for the largest annual deficit. They shattered that record by doubling the accumulated deficit of all governments over the past 50 years. What is the direct impact on Canadians' wallets? Things cost more. The Liberals should stop saying that they are putting more money in people…
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Mr. Speaker, what a mess this Liberal government has once again made of the firearms file. Crime is up 130% under the Liberals, and the minister is going after the wrong people. He is going after law-abiding citizens, hunters and sport shooters. The new Minister of Public Safety privately says that the infamous gun buyback program is a waste of money and that the budget is going to skyrocket. Howe…
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Mr. Speaker, on June 20, during a rescue mission in the North Shore, a tragic helicopter crash claimed the lives of three Airmedic crew members and their patient. Among them was Olivier Blouin, a constituent of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier who lived in Pont‑Rouge. This respected and admired man is mourned by his partner, Rosalie Larivière, as well as his family members and colleagues. Olivier was know…
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Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister. For 10 years, under this Liberal government, Canadians have been struggling with the ever-rising cost of living. Right now, housing, grocery and energy costs are taking their toll on the wallets of families, seniors and young people. Like everywhere else in Canada, people in Portneuf—Jacques‑Cartier are feeling discouraged and extremely worried a…
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Mr. Speaker, it is important to promote both official languages which, for everyone except the Liberals, are French and English. I think the request from my Bloc colleague is justified, and I invite our colleague to simply withdraw her comments. That way, we can move on, and it will demonstrate that the Liberals respect both French and English.
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Mr. Speaker, I dare say the Liberals have not been truthful. This Liberal government said one thing during the election and is now doing the opposite. After only two months, the Liberals have broken their promise to cut spending, taxes, consulting and defence fees, and they have ruined relations with the United States. Those are the facts. Even the Parliamentary Budget Officer says he was in a—
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Mr. Speaker, I have something to say to my colleague. The Conservatives, like Canadians, were taken for a ride. The Liberals lied to us. I invite this Liberal government—
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Mr. Speaker, we just came out of an election where the Liberals promised the moon to get elected. Their hypocrisy is catching up with them. They were strutting around with promises of giving Canadians $800. Today we get the truth straight out of the Parliamentary Budget Officer's mouth. Honest people were taken for a ride. Instead of getting $800, they are getting $90. This Prime Minister misled C…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk for his excellent speech. I need to come clean. I do not have an electric car, but I do not have a gas-powered car either. I have a hybrid car, and I am a Conservative. Now, I would like my colleague to talk about the impact on consumers. Apparently this could cost an extra $20,000. Can my colleague talk about th…
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Mr. Speaker, home ownership is the dream of many young Canadians, but according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, or CMHC, they are worried. They look over their budgets and 63% of them worry they might end up defaulting on their mortgages. The main reason is the rising cost of living. Instead of flying by the seat of its pants, the Liberal government should follow the lead of our yo…
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Mr. Speaker, this Prime Minister, a fake feminist, is losing control. If we look at his record, we can see he has lost control over immigration, over the management of public funds, over his ministers, and the list goes on. Now he is squabbling with his Minister of Finance. She is already saddling Canada with a huge deficit, but the Prime Minister wants more. He even plans to replace her with Mark…
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Mr. Speaker, everyone is reaching the same conclusion. For the past nine years, this Liberal government has wasted money and saddled Canadians with more debt. Unfortunately, the Bloc Québécois has voted to keep the government in power on two occasions. I know that Quebeckers deserve better. This minority government is once again proving that it has lost control of finances by tabling its economic …
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Mr. Speaker, on the screen earlier, we saw a member addressing the House virtually without her headset. Is that acceptable? I think the instructions are very clear out of respect for our interpreters. The rules must apply to everyone.
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Madam Speaker, allow me to explain. My NDP colleague said that members from a specific party were leaving the House. That is not permitted, as per the Standing Orders. I would like you to take a stand.
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Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. My colleague alluded to the presence or absence of members in the House, and that is unacceptable. I would like him to withdraw his remarks.
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Madam Speaker, “he who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination”. Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier has a rich history that is constantly being enriched by its many historical societies. We are currently producing an annual calendar highlighting 12 historical facts about the riding. I want to thank these historical societies for their co-operation and valuable …
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Madam Speaker, governing means being a responsible manager. Let us look at the facts. North America has a pool of more than 350 million anglophones and some 10 million francophones. We have Radio-Canada and the CBC. Before going any further, I would like to remind my colleagues that Radio-Canada costs Canadian taxpayers more than $1 billion. Radio-Canada gets approximately 30% to 40% of the audien…
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Madam Speaker, I move that the third report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, be concurred in. I will be sharing my time with my colleague from Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup. Today, we are talking about the third report, and the motion reads as follows: That the committee report to the house its deep condemnation of the CBC usin…
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Madam Speaker, first of all, I would like to congratulate the new member for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun on his recent election. He managed to capture a Liberal stronghold, so I commend him for that. Now, had he listened to my speech, he would know that we in the Conservative Party of Canada have made it clear that we will allow Radio-Canada to communicate in French throughout Canada, both in Quebec and …
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Madam Speaker, I would remind the House and everyone tuning in that my colleague is the only person who has voted against the Official Languages Act. To answer his question, I would just like to say that the status of English in North America and the status of French in Canada are completely separate. I can assure Quebec anglophones that they will have access to news in English, in their language.
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Mr. Speaker, there was a headline this weekend that said that nothing is working anymore in Ottawa and that the federal government is too big, too fat and too inefficient. We have been saying the same thing for nine years. Unfortunately, this Liberal government has been kept in power by the Bloc Québécois, which supports it and which voted in favour of its excessive spending. It is sad to see Cana…
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Mr. Speaker, the minister has once again shown his incompetence. This government, along with its Bloc Québécois friends, is abusing its power. It is clinging to power despite being a minority government. Its two accomplices voted in favour of a $500‑billion budget that will waste taxpayers' money. More civil servants and fewer services: that is the “Bloc Liberal” coalition. Quebeckers have had eno…
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Mr. Speaker, crime is rampant across Canada, and the Liberal government is willfully turning a blind eye. Even the leader of the Bloc Québécois has said that crime does not exist in the regions. We read something this morning about a mother who will have to pay $7,000 a year in car insurance because she has been the victim of multiple car thefts. Canadians and Quebeckers are always the ones who pa…
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Madam Speaker, at the beginning of his speech, my colleague from Lac-Saint-Louis praised the Bloc Québécois members, to my great surprise. He is on a charm offensive. I understand that he is trying to court them to become federalists, but I think he is wasting his time, since they are separatists. However, he is justified in wondering about the Bloc Québécois, because it voted nearly 200 times on …
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Gatineau for his passionate speech. However, I think he is out of touch with reality. To hear him tell it, all is well in Canada. Seniors have plenty of money in their pockets, the cost of living is fine, rents never doubled and everything is beautiful. Life is good, and it will stay that way. With a magic wand, everything will work itself out. In r…
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Madam Speaker, I must acknowledge that the member for Shefford has been leading this fight since she entered politics, and I applaud her work. Now, the Bloc Québécois is presenting itself as the only party defending seniors, but that is not true. For example, the Conservative Party of Canada voted for Bill C-319. I think it is important to set the record straight. The cost of living has exploded, …
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Madam Speaker, on a point of order. I think he just realized what he was doing, but I simply want to remind my colleague that he has to address his comments through the Chair.
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Mr. Speaker, if there is one thing that I say every chance I get in my riding, it is that we are where we are here in Canada thanks to our seniors. That is very important. I think that my colleague and I share that view. We also share the same view when it comes to the cost of living. I think that since this government has been in office, over the last nine years, the cost of living has gone up. T…
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Mr. Speaker, I am glad to see the leader of the Bloc Québécois in the House today. That does not happen often.
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Mr. Speaker, I am rising on a point of order. I do not believe that my colleague, who has some parliamentary experience, has the right to refer to the galleries in Parliament.
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Mr. Speaker, I withdraw the comment and I apologize. I would like to inform the leader of the Bloc Québécois that the Conservative Party of Canada voted in favour of this bill. We care about the well-being of seniors. In the leader's speech, he said he wanted to know more about the Conservative Party of Canada's election platform. We also look forward to unveiling our election platform. For now, i…
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Mr. Speaker, today we are moving a non-confidence motion to stop Canada from being destroyed by this Liberal minority government that has been in place for far too long. First, the NDP kept this government on life support, and now it is the Bloc Québécois' turn. That party goes around telling everyone that they are the defenders of Quebec, yet François Legault, the Premier of Quebec, the person wh…
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Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers are still wondering what the Bloc Québécois is good for. The Bloc Québécois voted with the Liberal Prime Minister nearly 200 times, keeping Canada's most centralist government ever in power. Giving the Liberal Prime Minister a blank cheque does not benefit Quebeckers in the slightest. The Bloc Québécois's inconsistency is blatantly obvious here in Ottawa. It says one thing …
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With regard to the backlog in processing asylum claims: (a) how many claims are currently waiting to be processed; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by the claimant’s country of origin; (c) what is the breakdown of (a) by how long it has been since the asylum claim was first made (less than a year, one to three years, over three years, etc.); and (d) what are the government’s goals, including a det…
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Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that the Minister of Health does not realize that after nine years, there is a major, historic crisis caused by the lack of family doctors in Canada. Increasing the capital gains tax will have an impact on the economy and the quality of life of Canadians. In the midst of this challenging economic chaos they have created, the Liberals decide to tax capital gains even …
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal cover-up is in full swing, and I have another example that proves it. The Parliamentary Budget Officer very clearly stated at the Standing Committee on Finance that the government has its own economic analysis of the carbon tax's impact, but he was told not to release it and not to refer to it. Worse still, the Bloc Québécois is dancing with the Liberals. It voted against …
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Lac-Saint-Jean. I also have a treasured whip, but not the same one. According to my colleague, the federalist parties—whether the governing party or the Conservative Party on this side—have supposedly not been advocating for Quebec. As he said, the people of Quebec will decide. I think he is in the wrong Parliament. I think that if he wants to a…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are defending the indefensible. The member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell used foul and aggressive language towards Quebec witnesses defending the French language before the Standing Committee on Official Languages on May 6. This MP must be sanctioned, as he has damaged the reputation of the committee and all its members. The Liberals always protect their own, however. Th…
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Madam Speaker, yes, we need to trust the experts, but that is prevention. They took a position based on the information they had. Now, if we step back and take the necessary steps to protect our big cities, society will be better off. We need to work toward that. Yes, rehabilitation is important. Yes, we need to work with the experts, but let us open up possibilities and explore our options to mak…
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Madam Speaker, I think we are pursuing the same objective as my colleague, but we are going about it differently. We are not playing politics with such a sensitive and important subject. We reject the proposal.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Cumberland—Colchester for his great speech. Knowing his background, I think he has a lot of credibility. Even the member for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles confirmed this when he asked his question just now. I would also like to thank my colleague from Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, the Conservative Party's shadow minister for addictions, for her work on th…
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Madam Speaker, I am not an expert, as I mentioned in my speech. I trust the experts, the professionals and the doctors. The debate is not about what level is tolerable. We need to aim for zero, but that would be hard to achieve. However, if pilot projects are set up, if markets are expanded, if hard drugs are normalized in Toronto and Montreal, then we have a social problem. British Columbia was a…
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Madam Speaker, we are clouding the issue. What we are saying is that we have to be realistic. There is a societal problem when it comes to drugs. We have to take the necessary measures to protect the big cities, Toronto and Montreal, and there is a major test case in British Columbia. This test case has taught us a few things. Yes, doctors have many opinions, but they are specialists and scientist…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order regarding the inappropriate comments made by the member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell at the Standing Committee on Official Languages. We discussed the matter here in the House of Commons yesterday, during question period. This situation is unacceptable. This Liberal member insulted witnesses who had been invited to share their expertise and knowledge as pa…
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