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Madam Speaker, I think that one of the major crises that the Liberals are currently trying to cover up and sweep under the rug by sowing division and trying to further divide Canadians is the debt crisis. I heard the finance minister say that this budget will be a generational investment. Just imagine a budget with the kind of spending that even Justin Trudeau would not have thought possible. I wo…
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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-231, An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Mr. Speaker, it is with a great deal of emotion that I rise today with the support of my wife, Caro, who is at home, to introduce my first bill, the friends of David bill. This bill aims to help teenagers who are struggling with addiction at a very young age to access treatment programs so that they can get he…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Prime Minister promised to cap government spending, but he is doubling the deficit. This is another broken promise, another Liberal bait and switch. Yesterday, the Parliamentary Budget Officer issued a scathing indictment of the latest Liberal Prime Minister's first six months in office. “The deficit will absolutely be higher”, he said. “I don't know that the government cu…
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Mr. Speaker, do my colleagues know what the Parliamentary Budget Officer said about November 4? The Parliamentary Budget Officer has confirmed that the deficit is going to be a lot higher. Reports indicate that it could reach as high as $100 billion. Canadians know that massive Liberal deficits fuel inflation. They are the ones paying the price at the grocery store. Food inflation is 70% higher th…
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With regard to the government's Net Zero Accelerator initiative: (a) how many emissions have been directly reduced by the program to date, if any; (b) does the government measure the direct emission reductions from each contribution agreement, and, if not, why not; and (c) how many emissions have been directly reduced by the program to date, broken down by contribution agreement recipient?
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Mr. Speaker, I have a message for David's friends. David was our first child, mine and Caro's first child. He had a heart as big as the sky, and we were so proud of him. As a big brother, he was protective toward his two sisters, Marie-Soleil and Justine. He was a boy who never held back from saying “I love you” to his parents. David was also a young man who tried marijuana one day with his friend…
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Mr. Speaker, on the day his cabinet was sworn in, the Liberal Prime Minister said that Canadians would judge him by the cost of groceries. Let us take a look at the results of this Liberal regime: Food inflation is now 70% higher than the inflation target, families are paying more, children are eating less, and this is just another broken promise from the Liberals. Does the Prime Minister admit th…
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Mr. Speaker, are the Liberals ashamed that their Prime Minister has not kept his promise to make groceries more affordable? Statistics Canada has revealed that, since this Liberal Prime Minister came to power, the price of stewing beef increased by 22% from March to June, the price of potatoes went up by 20% and the price of onions by 11%. Even the folk singer La Bolduc would no longer be able to …
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With regard to the $247,485 announced for Island Telecom Services Inc. to connect 106 households in Prince Edward Island with high-speed internet: (a) on what date is this project expected to be completed; (b) why was the funding recipient unable to complete this project by the original prescribed project completion date; (c) were there any penalties given to the funding recipient for not meeting …
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With regard to the $445,395 announced for Island Telecom Services Inc. to connect 150 households in Prince Edward Island with high-speed internet: (a) on what date is this project expected to be completed; (b) why was the funding recipient unable to complete this project by the original prescribed project completion date; (c) were there any penalties given to the funding recipient for not meeting …
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With regard to government spending related to the Lac-Mégantic Rail Bypass project: (a) how much has been spent to date by the government on the project, in total and broken down by type of expense; (b) how much is expected to be spent in the future, from the present until the completion of the project, in total and broken down by type of expense; (c) what are the complete expected expenditures of…
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Mr. Speaker, it is clear, I think it goes without saying that we do not share the same opinion on this issue. We understand the Bloc Québécois does not want projects to be fast-tracked, particularly projects allowing for a global reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, liquefied natural gas projects and pipelines. There is one thing, however, on which I agree with my colleague, and that is the lack…
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Mr. Speaker, I listened with interest to what my colleague from Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles said and I know that he has been very involved in the Roxham Road file, which has become very problematic for Quebec. He has talked about people who decided to cross the border while there were already hundreds of people waiting in line who had followed all the proper steps to settle in Canada. After 1…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians do not realize it yet, but, thanks to this Liberal government, the cost of gas-powered vehicles is about to go up by $20,000 because the Liberals want to force everyone to buy electric vehicles. Banning gas-powered vehicles in Quebec means no more snowmobiles, no more ATVs and no more F-150s. It means vehicles will get more and more expensive for Quebec families. Will the Li…
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Mr. Speaker, it is cold in Canada. We live in a northern country. It is cold in Quebec. According to the CAA, cold weather reduces car battery life by 40%. A ban on gas-powered vehicles in Canada is unrealistic. It will cost Canadians 38,000 jobs. This government wants to punish Quebeckers who choose to drive gas-powered vehicles by imposing a $20,000 tax. Why do the Liberals want to punish Quebec…
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Mr. Speaker, we just went through 10 years of Liberal lethargy, 10 long years of Canadian complacency as the world eyed up our natural resources. This was a lost decade during which the Liberals decided to turn their backs on our allies and create the worst anti-energy environment in the G7, through anti-pipeline legislation, a cap on oil production and a ban on shipping. The G7 summit is taking p…
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Mr. Speaker, “they are waiting for us to die so they can keep the money”. That shocking statement is from Richard Nantais, a thalidomide victim from Thetford Mines. The issue is that the government paid Epiq $70 million to manage the program. According to Le Journal de Montréal, since 2019, the firm has compensated only 16 victims. It has rejected 174 applications and left 150 people, like Mr. Nan…
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Mr. Speaker, as you know, the Thursday question is always an exciting time of the week. I have an excellent question for the government House leader. First, I would like to know what business the leader has planned for the House for tomorrow and for the coming week, which may be the last week before the summer recess. At the same time, is there a short day planned so that Canadians can finally see…
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Mr. Speaker, thanks to a Conservative motion, the Auditor General shed light on the ArriveCAN scandal. What she found was not pretty. GC Strategies, a two-person firm that operated out of a basement and had no IT experience, got $64 million for doing nothing. According to the report, nobody knows who did the work, what was done, whether those people did anything or whether they were qualified to d…
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Mr. Speaker, he says he is new, but there might be something he is unaware of, so I will explain it to him slowly: The ministers who authorized those expenditures are members of his cabinet. They were not terminated like GC Strategies was, as the government's Minister of Government Transformation said yesterday. They were promoted. That is the truth. The House has already demanded that the money p…
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Mr. Speaker, in the event that you find a prima facie case of privilege, we reserve the right to intervene on this matter at a later time.
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Appearances do not lie. A Liberal is a Liberal is a scandal. The Auditor General issued a scathing report this morning on GC Strategies and the Liberal ArriveCAN app. That two-person company received $64 million in payments from the Liberals. The Auditor General found that nobody knows who did the work, what was done, whether the people who did something were qualified or whether they had the nece…
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Madam Speaker, I would first like to congratulate my colleague on his election. I would also like to congratulate him on his French today. It is nice to hear members from this big beautiful province address the House in French, despite some minor errors that are not worth noting. I heard some murmurs about a French error at one point, but we should be encouraging people to speak French and not poi…
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Madam Speaker, since this is my first speech in the House, I would like to take a few moments to thank the people of Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière for placing their trust in me and for giving me the privilege of representing them for a fourth term. It is nice to see that the support from my constituents has continued to grow since I was first elected in 2015. I am extremely grateful for that. I wan…
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Madam Speaker, allow me to take this opportunity to thank my colleague from the Bloc Québécois, as well as all of my federal, provincial and municipal colleagues of all stripes, for their solidarity. I felt it, and it really helped our family. I would like to thank all of my colleagues for their words of solidarity. That said, I am not an actor, and I would like to know what I said in my presentat…
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Madam Speaker, right in the middle of the election campaign, the Liberals just happened to send out cheques to reimburse Canadians for money they had not spent. It was easy to send a cheque to every Canadian; it was also very convenient. The timing was perfect for sending a cheque signed by the Liberal government. However, the reality is that the government forgot two provinces. As long as it was …
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Mr. Speaker, GC Strategies did not force the government to pay it $64 million. It paid $64 million for an app that did not work, was not secure and cost much more than expected. The ministers who authorized those expenditures are in cabinet or in the Prime Minister's inner circle. Marco Mendicino is now the Prime Minister's chief of staff. Another former minister of public safety is now the Minist…
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Mr. Speaker, today, the Liberals will have to choose between continuing to starve Canadians and voting in favour of our motion to present a budget this spring. Groceries cost a fortune, and food banks are swamped and declaring a social emergency. This is all because of the inflationary policies of the Prime Minister's Liberal government. I am not the one saying this; it is Sylvain Charlebois from …
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister himself said that the Prime Minister should be held responsible for what Canadians pay at the grocery store. I take him at his word. He and his government are responsible for the second-worst food inflation in the G7. Since he became the Liberal Prime Minister, the cost of groceries has skyrocketed, increasing by nearly $800 per family. It is worse than under Justin…
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Mr. Speaker, tomorrow, President Trump will jeopardize thousands of aluminum jobs in Quebec with tariffs potentially reaching 50%, and meanwhile, the minority Liberal banker is refusing to hear the majority of the House calling for a budget this spring. He has no plan. He is spending half a trillion dollars without a budget. He is quietly abandoning the $20 billion in retaliatory tariffs while Pre…
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Mr. Speaker, on July 6, 2013, the town of Lac-Mégantic experienced the worst rail disaster in Canadian history, and 47 people lost their lives. Four thousand, three hundred and forty-four days later, despite political commitments and several motions adopted unanimously in the House, the people of Lac-Mégantic are still waiting for the work to begin on the rail bypass to get trains out of the downt…
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Mr. Speaker, I listened closely to the Liberal Prime Minister's speech. It seems that the Prime Minister has not yet made the transition from candidate to Prime Minister. He kept repeating his slogans, including the one about having a plan for Canadians. Household debt has reached record highs. The number of people who cannot pay their mortgage is on the rise. Lineups at food banks are getting lon…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by commending the excellent work of my colleague from Richmond—Arthabaska, who is also one of my neighbours. I can say that his list of fun things to do in the beautiful region of central Quebec and Victoriaville could have been much longer if he had been given more time. There are so many great things to do in central Quebec that my colleague would have had to filibus…
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour for me to rise today for the traditional Thursday question. It is the most anticipated time of the week for Canadians who follow the House proceedings closely. First, I would like to begin by thanking the people of Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière for allowing me to continue serving as their representative.
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Mr. Speaker, I would not want my new colleagues to miss out on the unique opportunity to hear the Thursday question. It is a very important moment this week. As I was saying, during the election, I promised to be the voice of the people of Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière, to speak for those in my riding who are struggling to make ends meet and for the young families who cannot pay their mortgage. I w…
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Mr. Speaker, how can we be sure the Prime Minister is not busy creating opportunity for himself? Why is the Liberal Prime Minister so loath to reveal the full extent of his personal fortune to Canadians? Why is so much being kept under wraps? We know that, just before becoming Prime Minister, he set up two multi-billion dollar funds for his company, Brookfield, in well-known tax havens to avoid pa…
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Mr. Speaker, it did not take the Liberal government long to slip into the previous government's old habits. The reality is that the Liberal Prime Minister seems to be taking his sweet time covering up his conflicts of interest before he opens his books to Canadians. One of his first decisions was to move his assets into a blind trust. He claims that, overnight, we will magically forget everything …
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has totally lost control. He has lost control of immigration, the borders and the public purse. We also know that he has lost the confidence of 20% of his caucus, or perhaps even up to 30% or 40% at this point. He has lost the confidence of his right-hand woman, the former deputy prime minister and minister of finance. After losing the confidence of pretty much ever…
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Mr. Speaker, I cannot believe what I just heard from the finance minister. Oh, sorry, he turned the job down. The Prime Minister is out of control. The resignation letter from his former right-hand woman and finance minister is scathing in its review of Mark Carney's economic statement. She said, “[We need to keep] our fiscal powder dry today, so we have the reserves we may need for a coming tarif…
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Mr. Speaker, “deficit” is a short word with only three syllables. It is easy to pronounce. Not only do the Liberals seem incapable of saying it, but they are afraid to even talk about it, because they have lost control. The Minister of Finance said she put in a guardrail to ensure that the deficit did not exceed $40 billion. Why did the Prime Minister choose to listen to the advice of his old chum…
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Mr. Speaker, I did not hear the word “deficit”. My question is about the deficit. That should not be too hard to grasp. Why did the Prime Minister force Canada's first female Minister of Finance to go over her $40-billion guardrail, dragging all Canadians down with her, while he and his friend Mark Carney stood by and watched her fall? What hypocrisy from a Prime Minister who said, just this week,…
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Mr. Speaker, I am saying no to this amendment.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of this Bloc Québécois-backed Prime Minister, the Liberal government is a shambles. The Prime Minister and his Minister of Finance are at loggerheads. Both of them have lost control of the country's public spending. The Minister of Finance promised that the Liberal government's massive deficit would not exceed $40 billion. The Prime Minister could not care less about …
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister does not even want to hear the finance minister's explanations any more. There is some bickering going on across the way. Some unhappy Liberals have been talking to The Globe and Mail. It reported that five senior Liberal Party veterans and three political staffers confirmed that tensions have risen between the Minister of Finance's office and the Prime Minister's O…
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Mr. Speaker, I just want to point out to the House that the member had all day yesterday to stand up and make her comments. Her colleague, the NDP House leader and member for New Westminster—Burnaby, has even stated that comments should be made after you read out your ruling on the question of privilege. I therefore invite my colleague to—
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Madam Speaker, we always hear a lot of words from that member. Unfortunately, Canadians have been suffering for nine years. They are suffering terribly because, as we know, the cost of living and food prices are up, while inflation is at an all-time high. Two million Canadians visit food banks every month. All of the government's initiatives centre on one thing only, and that is satisfying the Pri…
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Madam Speaker, I would like to quote Marc Bellemare, who has represented victims of crime in Quebec since 1979. He was Quebec's justice minister from 2003 to 2004. Here is what he had to say about Bill C‑5: “It is repugnant that this law applies to violent criminals. Last year, 112 of the 569 offenders convicted of sex assault in Quebec were sentenced to house arrest, a generous gift made possible…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of this Prime Minister, supported by the Bloc Québécois, this Liberal government is so bad that it is ashamed of its own results. In the last budget, the Minister of Finance forecast a $40-billion deficit. We now know that this government added $6 billion in inflationary spending to that forecast. However, the Prime Minister is refusing to disclose the state of the pu…
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Mr. Speaker, this member should be ashamed of himself. While the Prime Minister, with the help of the Bloc Québécois, spends without a thought for being accountable to Canadians, families are the ones paying the high price. According to Sylvain Charlebois's food price report, families will be paying up to $800 more for groceries in 2025. The Prime Minister believes that budgets balance themselves.…
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Mr. Speaker, they do not want to hear talk about the Auditor General, who was quite harsh about Liberal corruption this morning. She disclosed that $3.5 billion from the Canada Emergency Business Account was paid to businesses that were not eligible for it. Worse yet, as in the ArriveCAN scandal, a private company, Accenture, was the party that defined the criteria and the cost for a contract it w…
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