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512 speeches by Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay — Page 11 of 11
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Madam Chair, several factors are playing into this. One is definitely the diplomatic fiasco I talked about earlier, and another is a kind of bad faith on the Americans' part. That is undeniable. Generally speaking, Quebec did its part to implement a system that complies with the free trade rules. Unfortunately, the system is undermined by other provinces' stumpage fees. That is the conclusion we c…
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Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for his question and the opportunity to provide some details. With respect to the benefits of forestry, we have seen some extremely innovative businesses. They are developing derivatives, wood-based bioproducts, rather than relying on yesterday's energy sources. I think that is one way forward along with other energy sources of the future. We are a nationalist party…
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Mr. Chair, I commend my colleague and former peer from the Standing Committee on International Trade. We had a lot of fun working together. We had a very good rapport. Usually a visit from the Minister of Trade is spent with her eating up the time for questions. When we ask a solid question that calls for a short and solid answer, we get a response that begins with a long preamble involving thank …
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Mr. Chair, my heart goes out to the workers in my colleague’s region who have been affected by these various shocks and who may still be affected in 2022, if this continues. My colleague mentioned the 2006 agreement. When it expired in 2015, there was some lofty rhetoric, but there was no new agreement afterwards. Nothing concrete was announced. To answer his question about how to prevent this fro…
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Mr. Chair, first I would like to know what to think. I have not heard any intentions. What I mean is that I have heard the intention, but I have not seen anything of substance. I would really like to be the first to say that I have seen the proposed policy and that it makes sense, or that this or that element should be improved. However, right now, there is nothing. There is absolutely nothing, ju…
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Mr. Chair, we are hearing a lot of empty words like “priority” and “vigour” while workers and industries are struggling. We have had enough of these empty words. They are like buzzwords. They need to be tweaked to say that it is important to the rest of us. Enough buzzwords. People are waiting. This should indeed be a key priority. However, I am curious, and I have to wonder. President Biden holds…
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Mr. Speaker, since I just returned yesterday from an observation mission in Colombia, this is my first speech in the House since the last election—not counting the small point of order that I made earlier, of course. I would like to take this opportunity to warmly thank the electors of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot for their renewed trust. I will do everything in my power to live up to this second term th…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The interpreter just indicated that the sound quality is very poor. That needs to be corrected to allow the interpreters to do their job properly.
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Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for his question, but I have no answer for him. My colleague asked where the plan is. Had I seen it, I could have definitely answered him. Unfortunately, I am very saddened to come to the conclusion that it does not exist.
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Madam Chair, my colleague mentioned that he ran for the position of Speaker of the House. I thank him for taking the time to call me about that. I do, however, sense a bit of relief on his part that he is not in the Speaker's chair, so he can continue to defend his constituents. I get the impression that he wants us to show some backbone. Now how do we do that? What actions should we take? My coll…
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Madam Chair, again, I have a question for my colleague across the way. Would the government, the Liberal Party, be prepared to consider an amendment to CUSMA? She gave some examples from CUSMA regarding recourse, potential dispute settlement mechanisms, but would the government be prepared to improve the issue of disputes so as not to unduly drag out these disputes when time is against us, and als…
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Madam Chair, I wonder if my colleague shares my reading of the situation. I find one thing fascinating. We are in a take-note debate, and yet the government has very few solutions to offer. We have an industry and workers who are suffering, and all we are getting is a mishmash of empty rhetoric. No concrete action is being taken. In concrete terms, what measures, what policies does my colleague ha…
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