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Mr. Speaker, again this is just a simple personal attack because the Conservatives are sad or disappointed that there are eminent Canadians who do not support their dangerous vision of Canada, to be honest. There is a reason why Canadians who have global recognition are working to support a progressive vision of this country, but what we see from the Conservatives is that when Canadians or organiz…
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Mr. Speaker, what my hon. colleague said is completely false. The Auditor General and the RCMP have said that they are extremely concerned about the fact that the Conservatives are moving this motion in the House because it limits Canadians' Charter rights. I know Conservatives care about Canadians' rights and, of course, Quebeckers' rights, but they are the ones who are not respecting those right…
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Mr. Speaker, what the Leader of the Opposition is saying is completely false. What the Conservatives are doing right now is trying to end rights protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms using the extraordinary powers of the House. They want to end police independence in our society, and they have no idea what a dangerous precedent they are setting.
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Mr. Speaker, I understand why the member opposite is getting a little riled up, because there are some uncomfortable truths that are being put forward here. While the Conservatives continue to talk down Canadians and talk down our country, the bigger concern is what they are trying to do in this place, where they are overriding the charter rights of Canadians. When it comes to privacy rights and, …
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Mr. Speaker, what my hon. colleague is saying is completely false. The Auditor General and the RCMP have said that they are extremely concerned about the Conservatives' motion because it violates Canadians' rights. It is the privilege of the House to do so, but— I am sorry, I am not sure—
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Mr. Speaker, this is another typical attack from the Conservatives against Canadians who do not support their vision for Canada. We have seen this over the last nine years. I guess it is hurtful for them when it is people they appointed to important positions who come forward and do not actually agree with their vision of Canada. What do they do? They attack them. They bring them down. They are no…
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Mr. Speaker, obviously, when witnesses testify before committees, they are obliged to provide the information that is asked of them.
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Mr. Speaker, again, the Leader of the Opposition is neglecting to tell the whole truth to Canadians. The Conservatives are trying to use the extraordinary powers of this place to circumvent the judicial requirement of police to protect the charter rights of Canadians. I want to believe that the Leader of the Opposition does not understand what he is doing, but I am even more concerned that he does…
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Mr. Speaker, our hearts go out to the police officer. No police officer should be hurt in the line of duty. However, what is extremely concerning is what the Leader of the Opposition is doing in the House today. He is trampling the charter rights of Canadians. Whether it is in the House or whether it is outside, Canadians need to be extremely alarmed about the fact that when it comes to their righ…
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Mr. Speaker, again the House leader for the Conservatives is completely false in what he is stating in this place. What is true is that the Conservatives have put forward a motion that would blur the line between the independence of the legislative and judicial branches of government. Both the RCMP and the Auditor General have raised their extreme concern with what the Conservatives have put forwa…
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Mr. Speaker, I think my hon. colleague's erratic and unhinged behaviour is because he knows that he is being completely false in what he is putting forward to this place. What the Conservatives are putting forward is to trample the charter rights of Canadians. Both the RCMP and the Auditor General have raised their extreme discomfort, and every single Canadian should be extremely alarmed by the be…
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives do not want to share the uncomfortable truth that they are trying to use the extraordinary powers of this place to circumvent the judicial oversight that is required by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to protect Canadians. The only thing they are interested in doing is pursuing their naked pursuit for partisan gain while they trample the charter rights of Canadian…
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Mr. Speaker, again what we see from the Conservative members of Parliament is that they just cannot handle being criticized. It is the same way Conservatives treat the media. When the media asks them tough questions about what they are putting forward in terms of their agenda for Canadians, what do they do? They attack them. This is what they do with the media. This is what they do with eminent Ca…
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Again, Mr. Speaker, what we see from the Conservatives is when Canadians do not share their vision of Canada, they talk them down. They try—
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Mr. Speaker, it is another week and another tired line from the Conservatives. When it comes to Canadians who disagree with their vision of the country, instead of allowing for that disagreement to happen, the Conservatives attack them personally and try to bring them down. We have seen this time and time again from Conservatives, whether it is the news media like CBC or CTV or whether it is emine…
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Mr. Speaker, it is okay, I understand this response makes them uncomfortable because they know it is true. When it comes to Canadians who do not share their vision of Canada, what do Conservative members of Parliament do? They talk them down. They try to bring them down. They do not like having people push against their agenda. They do not like it when they are asked tough questions. When intellig…
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Mr. Speaker, what the members opposite are doing is absolutely shameful. As the Minister of Environment explained to this House yesterday, they are taking an email out of context, and now that official is facing death threats. What happened in Jasper is a national tragedy, but it is a result of climate change. If the members opposite want to get to the bottom of this, they should start by recogniz…
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Mr. Speaker, I think the question is why the Conservatives are so desperate for an election right now. It is because they want to get in before Canadians understand that they have a hidden agenda. However, Canadians are much smarter than that. When the Conservatives say one thing and do another, Canadians know. We trust Canadians. When will the Conservatives start trusting them?
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Madam Speaker, what I am really proud of is the fact that we banned military assault-style weapons. The Conservatives want to bring that back. I am also very proud that bail reform passed unanimously through the House. We have done what we need to do at the federal level. The issues that the member is raising are questions that he should be raising with provincial governments, because it is their …
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Madam Speaker, as I mentioned, we are very proud of what we have done for seniors in Canada. As I mentioned, one of the first things we did for Canada's most vulnerable seniors was to boost pensions by 10%. We observed a change among seniors aged 75 and over. It is tougher to make ends meet, costs are up and their savings have dwindled. That is what led us to take action. We acted for an important…
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Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague for Hamilton Centre and I are neighbours. We can see each other's ridings from the Burlington Bay. I appreciate the member's question, but I also think it is a bit unfair, given the fact that one of the first things this government did was overturn the anti-union legislation from the Harper Conservatives nine years ago. We have also put forward pay equity legislati…
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Madam Speaker, every member in the House is seized with the opioid tragedy and crisis. Our government has been working with provinces, municipalities and providers on the ground to try to stem the flow and to ensure we are supporting people who have addictions, but also to ensure we are preventing deaths. Unlike on the other side, we are not allowing ideology to dictate how we are moving forward. …
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Mr. Speaker, the only people who are desperate for an election are the Conservative members of Parliament. Everybody else in the House wants to get to work. We look forward to doing that next week.
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Madam Speaker, what we have seen since the House returned a week ago is that the Conservatives have tried to obstruct the business of the House at every single opportunity. They are trying to create a narrative that this place cannot work, but in fact it is only the Conservative Party of Canada members who are putting forward obstruction motions in the chamber and at committee. Parliamentarians in…
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Madam Speaker, clearly there is a party that is directing its senators in the other chamber, and that is the Conservative Party. All the other senators are independent, but there is only one party where the senators are directed, and that is in the Conservative Party.
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Madam Speaker, I have a lot of respect for my colleague. I consider him a very honourable member, and for that very reason, I cannot understand why he is telling only half the truth when he talks about the price on pollution. As a member from Quebec, he knows full well that this does not apply to Quebec. Why will he not be honest with Quebeckers about the actual policy? Why does he keep repeating …
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Mr. Speaker, there is a very simple answer to his question as to who is opposed to that motion, Canadians.
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Madam Speaker, I withdraw it with regard to the individual in question but not with regard to how they are speaking about the policy.
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Madam Speaker, it is a little awkward that we are here again today, just a few hours after the House voted non-confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, but here we are. It is a little awkward because there is only one party in the House that does not want to work for Canadians. Yesterday, after that vote of non-confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, the …
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Mr. Speaker, it is a little sad that the Leader of the Opposition, having just lost a vote of non-confidence in the government yesterday, is putting forward the exact same motion today. I think it shows his desperation.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday what we saw was that the House voted non-confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my hon. colleague how he squares the circle that both the RCMP and the Auditor General feel incredibly uncomfortable with what the Conservatives have put forward and what the chamber has put forward, and how he squares the circle of trampling the rights of Canadians through the motion that he and the Conservatives have put forward.
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Mr. Speaker, while colleagues on the opposite side laugh about interfering with police work, I will say that it is actually a very serious matter. There is a very good reason why there is a separation between the legislative branch of government and the judicial branch of government. What the Conservatives are putting forward is absolutely trying to interfere with that separation and that independ…
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Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague can read the letter sent by the RCMP commissioner to the House of Commons. He said that it will likely be impossible for the RCMP to use them because it is in violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. As the Speaker mentioned in his response to this question of privilege, this is something that is very rare and unusual in the House of Commons. It is u…
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Mr. Speaker, I can only surmise by the reaction of my colleagues opposite that it is making them a bit uncomfortable knowing that what they are doing is trampling the charter rights of Canadians. They are taking the extraordinary powers of this place for political gain to override the rights of Canadians. This is where it begins. I hope that my hon. colleagues reflect seriously upon this and decid…
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Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that the member opposite is not focused on what the motion is asking for and on my argument about the charter-protected rights of Canadians. Nothing says that parliamentary committees cannot use this information for themselves. It is that they are requesting this information and sending it to the police, bypassing judicial oversight and bypassing the very important s…
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Madam Speaker, the comment is withdrawn.
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Mr. Speaker, the only people who are afraid are the Conservative MPs. They know that the longer the House sits, the more their hidden agenda is exposed and the more Canadians do not want to vote for them. This afternoon, we will be dedicated to the Conservative opposition day motion. Tomorrow, we will consider Bill C-76, an act to amend the Canada National Parks Act, which supports the people of J…
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Mr. Speaker, a terrible precedent is being set by the chamber today. I have made my points clear in my original statement, but I would like to reiterate a number of them. The RCMP and the Auditor General have both expressed their extreme discomfort with the blurring of the line of the separation of power between the legislative and judicial branches of government. Quite frankly, there is an abuse …
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Mr. Speaker, that is not true. I am not questioning the order; I am expressing my dismay with it. I would submit that the actions we are seeing from the Conservatives to trample the charter-protected rights of Canadians are just a glimpse of how they will act if they ever form government. The Conservatives talk a lot about freedoms, but today they are starting to demonstrate the freedoms that they…
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Mr. Speaker, what is concerning about this order is that the documents were not requested for the use of the House. They were requested for another reason. The House requested those documents to give them to a third party, in this case the RCMP. That does not follow important procedures for protecting the rights of Canadians under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We need to ensure that…
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Mr. Speaker, I am very concerned about some of the allegations the member opposite made, and I am worried that she is spending a lot of time in Internet conspiracy theories as opposed to in reality. What the House is doing—
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Madam Speaker, I would like to reassure the member that we continue to work hard for the forestry sector in our country. What I do want him to recall is that the moment the President of the United States said he was going to rip up NAFTA, what did former prime minister Harper say? He said to sign it, do whatever we need to do, capitulate, give in and give him whatever he wants. The Conservatives l…
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech and for all of the work we do together. Could he give specific examples of what he is afraid the Conservatives will do? We know that they are going to make cuts to many programs. There are a lot of things that are important, not just for Quebeckers but for Canadians, things like CBC/Radio-Canada, which the Conservatives want to get r…
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Madam Speaker, it was at a loss; that is right, but it was the current government that made sure those GM jobs stayed in Canada. It was the current government that made sure the auto sector has the supports it needs to advance in the 21st century. We believe in fighting climate change and we believe in low-emission vehicles, and we are seeing record investment in the Canadian auto sector, not just…
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Madam Speaker, as my hon. colleague knows full well, Canadian seniors are an extremely important demographic for us. In fact, one of the first things we did after forming the government was boost the guaranteed income supplement for our most vulnerable seniors. That was a major change. We have seen a decline in poverty among seniors, especially women. We know there is more to be done, and we know …
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Madam Speaker, I apologize to the interpreters. I very much appreciate what they do. I will be sure to keep my hands higher up for the rest of my speech. I will pick up where I left off. It is extremely important for us. It is important for the government to ensure that Canadians know that everything we do is for them. It is a very different approach from what the Conservatives are proposing. We a…
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Madam Speaker, I do not always agree with my hon. colleague from Timmins—James Bay, but I think he hit the nail on the head just now. It is clear that the Leader of the Opposition runs on slogans. He likes to play political stunts. Today is just that. In fact, I think the member's point about this being more a vote on non-confidence in the Leader of the Opposition than it is on anything else is a …
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Madam Speaker, we are debating a Conservative motion that is really about the price on pollution. That may interest the Bloc Québécois. We know the Conservatives do not believe that climate change is real. Could my colleague tell us why it is important to have a climate change plan and why that is important to Quebeckers and Canadians?
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Mr. Speaker, I will tell the House what freedom does not look like. It does not look like Conservative members of Parliament taking all-expenses-paid trips to Florida to talk about how—
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