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Mr. Speaker, I think the member was not listening to our leader when he mentioned the need to proceed with the adoption of this bill so it could obtain royal assent before Canada Day. My esteemed colleague will have a second reason to celebrate this Canada Day. We will open up investment opportunities in our country, while lowering barriers between Quebec and the other provinces. This will create …
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Mr. Speaker, we are a minority government, and that makes the members on the other side of the House uncomfortable. It means that they have to make choices, necessary choices, choices that Quebeckers are asking us to make, choices that the other provinces are asking us to make. The unions, the business community and virtually every section of civil society are asking for this. They are urging us t…
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Mr. Speaker, I welcome the member to the House. Hopefully, she can convey the same urgency she just conveyed in her question to her own caucus colleagues. Canada is at an economic crossroads. Canada requires measures that would provoke investment and create opportunity for working men and women right across the country. That is precisely what this bill does. I suspect the member knows it all too w…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians did not give the Bloc Québécois the right to introduce government bills. It is our job to introduce government bills in the House. Yes, we are in a minority situation. That means that they, too, must make choices, necessary choices in our opinion, choices that we will have to make to ensure the future of Quebec and Canada. The Bloc Québécois has an opportunity to ensure Queb…
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Mr. Speaker, by definition, everything that takes place here is democratic. The member across the aisle is denouncing our bill. I suggest that he speak to the Quebec government and stakeholders in the matter, including economic stakeholders, the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, the FTQ and the rest of the union movement. These people are united. They stand behind the opportunity to la…
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Mr. Speaker, section 35 rights are constitutionally protected in Canada, and UNDRIP, as we know, has the principle of free, prior and informed consent. It is about working together in an atmosphere of partnership and respect. We are, of course, seeking meaningful participation and partnership from indigenous peoples, and I would remind the member that this includes indigenous peoples who are advoc…
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Mr. Speaker, that is an extraordinary question that goes to the heart of this issue. We hear about democracy in the chamber. We just had the ultimate democratic test. Do members know what we heard? All of us, everyone in this chamber, heard this: Get moving. Get this country moving. We need a response to the threats coming from down south. We have a plan, a Liberal plan, to put before the people a…
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Mr. Speaker, the hon. member well knows that the way we get things done in this country is by working together with indigenous peoples, with provinces, with cities, with unions and with private sector investment. That is the way we are going to move forward. We are going to move forward with consensus, getting investment decisions made while having good, strong, well-paying jobs involved in the co…
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Mr. Speaker, I recommend that my esteemed colleague read the first page. He will not have to read much of the document. The first page explains the need to act. The Prime Minister spoke at length of the need for the House to act. He said that, when we got here, we would introduce a bill that would receive royal assent before July 1, to give a Canada Day gift to all Canadians. This is a gift that w…
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Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois does not like learning lessons from history. Would the member not agree that, when faced with challenges, Quebeckers are capable of—
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Mr. Speaker, the message we received from Quebeckers is reflected in the confidence they placed in 44 of our Liberal colleagues here in the House who speak up on behalf of Quebec every single day. They understand the urgency of the situation with regard to our economy and the importance of prioritizing job-creating projects across Quebec and Canada in order to build one economy, not 13. Long live …
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Mr. Speaker, I give notice that, with respect to consideration of Government Business No. 1, at the next sitting of the House, a minister of the Crown shall move, pursuant to Standing Order 57, that debate be not further adjourned.
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Mr. Speaker, with all due respect, I think that the leader of the Bloc Québécois is misreading the situation. There was an election campaign, and we debated at length. We even wrote on the first page of our platform that we would pass such a bill before Canada Day. That is what we are doing. Quebec and Quebeckers are facing an economic crisis of unexpected magnitude. The signs are there. The provi…
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Mr. Speaker, with all due respect, I believe once again that the Bloc Québécois does not fully grasp the current situation. We are facing an economic crisis, caused in part by our neighbours to the south, and the symptoms are obvious: Quebec's credit rating has been downgraded, and the aluminum sector is anxious. What has happened in the past when Quebeckers have faced crises? We rolled up our sle…
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Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers elected 44 Liberal MPs, the largest number of Liberal MPs from Quebec since 1980. These members all ran on a Liberal platform that talked about the need to act quickly to accelerate our country's growth, remove barriers between provinces and create one Canadian economy starting on page one. We are acting democratically.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to reassure my hon. colleague that there will be a government budget in the fall, which is something that all Canadians except the Conservatives seem to know. It will be an excellent budget that will invest in the Canadian economy and create opportunities from coast to coast to coast. This afternoon, we will continue the debate on the Conservative Party's opposition day motion.…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians, including Quebeckers, have spoken loud and clear about the need to transform our economy. This is partly because of the tariff war illegally triggered by our friends and neighbours to the south, but it is also because we are here to pivot to a modern economy, to help our country grow, and to provide good jobs for Quebeckers and Canadians across the country. This bill is nec…
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Mr. Speaker, there have been consultations among the parties, and you will find that there is unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That, notwithstanding Standing Order 28 or any other usual practice of the House, the following proposed calendar for the year 2026, referred to as Option G, be tabled and that the House adopt this calendar.
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Mr. Speaker, Bill C‑5 is a response to an economic and trade crisis caused by our neighbours to the south. We sought a mandate during the election campaign, and this is how our government is responding to the tariff war, creating opportunities here at home and doing what we can to help our economy and protect jobs in Quebec, including jobs in the forestry, aluminum and steel sectors. This is our r…
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Madam Speaker, the member asks about budgets. She should ask her colleagues in her own caucus about past budgets, budgets that have helped the very people of whom she speaks: the people who are looking for school nutrition programs, who benefit monthly from the indexed Canada child benefit or who take their kids and drop them off at federally subsidized child care—
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Madam Speaker, the member should ask her colleagues, and maybe plead with them. The next time we bring in a measure to help Canadians get ahead, maybe they should support it.
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Madam Speaker, the hon. member, whom I welcome to the House, was obviously not here, but perhaps she should talk to her colleagues, who systematically opposed every affordability measure proposed by the government: child care, the Canada child benefit, school nutrition programs, dental care and pharmacare. The party she ran under has systematically resisted and voted against every single affordabi…
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Madam Speaker, the good news is that this member will get not just one but two chances to support the creation of new opportunities and jobs for all Canadians. Today, we are going to debate the affordability bill, which lowers taxes for 22 million Canadians. Later on, we are going to introduce a bill backed by stakeholders in Quebec and the Government of Quebec to create opportunities and launch m…
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Madam Speaker, indeed this government has a plan. This plan will be tabled later today in the form of legislation, which the member and his colleagues will have a chance to support. It is a plan to build this country; a plan to collaborate with every premier in this country, who have endorsed this plan; a plan to build major projects; a plan to get our economy on track; and a plan to create opport…
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Madam Speaker, sometimes the member talks about concrete actions. For one rare occasion, she gets to not just simply criticise, but gets to stand up for workers, stand up for the Government of Alberta, stand up for all the premiers and all the territories in this country and stand up for workers, unions, businesses and people who want to build this country and want to create opportunity in this co…
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Madam Speaker, that member, just like all of his colleagues, is going to have a golden opportunity. Presented later today, there will be a bill with a plan, a plan to build this country with wood, steel and aluminum; with companies; with unions; with workers, men and women from right across this country, to build the economy of tomorrow. That member will have a golden opportunity to support this g…
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Madam Speaker, like the Conservative Party caucus, the Bloc Québécois will have a golden opportunity to support the Government of Quebec and all the provincial and territorial governments in Canada, industry stakeholders, the business community, unions and, most importantly, people who are looking for good opportunities, because we intend to build the country through projects of national significa…
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Madam Speaker, we welcome our new colleague to the House. He is lucky because today he will have the opportunity to support a bill that will lower taxes for the woman in Victoriaville he is talking about. He will also have the opportunity to support a bill, supported by his former boss, Mr. Legault, that will create and build major projects, create opportunities, create economic activity and even …
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moved: Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House: (a) for the duration of the 45th Parliament, (i) Standing Order 104(2) be amended by adding, after the words “10 members,” the following: “which shall be composed of five me…
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Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague is obviously committed to fostering a healthy work environment for everyone in the workplace, characterized by collegiality and mutual respect, and that is what we have to say on the matter.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague is a person of integrity who has been involved in public service on many levels and who has opted to serve her constituents and the public in this way. She is committed to healthy workplaces, she is committed to respect, she is committed to compassion and she will be working hard to deliver results for her constituents, the people of Manitoba and indeed all Canadians.
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Mr. Speaker, it must be said that rarely is the sequel better than the original, but the member will have an opportunity to prove the opposite. We are particularly grateful to the opposition and, through my hon. colleague, his caucus. I thank them for adopting a great throne speech that sketches out a very clear and bold agenda for fixing the Canadian economy and taking on the tariffs. It must be …
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Mr. Speaker, today in the House and across the country, we are mourning the loss of a great Canadian and honouring his memory. This man dedicated his life to serving his country, and his legacy will echo far beyond these walls. Canada has lost one of its most accomplished citizens. From his early days as an officer in the navy and his pioneering journey as the first Canadian in space to his many y…
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday was an incredible day for the country. Yesterday was the day 13 provinces and territories, plus the Prime Minister, got together to talk about significant national projects so that we can build this country, so that we can build it with the great men and women in our skilled trades, so that we can build it with great Canadian steel and so that we can build it with great Cana…
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Mr. Speaker, Elections Canada is an independent agency that securely and effectively protects our democracy. In fact, it is one of the best such agencies in the world. If there are problems with an election or the way it is carried out in Canada, then obviously the questions should be addressed to Elections Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, as the Prime Minister often says, no one can be against the good things that Canadians can do for themselves. The Prime Minister and ministers are in Saskatoon today doing the hard work of removing red tape in the form of internal trade barriers so we can have one Canadian economy and not 13 Canadian economies. This could lower prices up to 15%, increase productivity up to 7% and add …
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Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member is well aware, if there are problems, he can obviously share his concerns with Elections Canada, as can all Canadians. I am sure that this independent agency, which is the envy of the world, will try to answer these questions. It goes without saying that Canadians have an absolute right to vote. We fight for that every day in the House. Elections Canada is responsib…
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Mr. Speaker, let us be clear. The Prime Minister fully complied with the Conflict of Interest Act and even went above and beyond what was required. From the outset, he proactively disclosed all relevant information to the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, demonstrating his commitment to the transparency and accountability that this role demands. Canada has some of the strictest ethics …
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Mr. Speaker, there seems to be a very odd fixation on the personnel decisions in the Prime Minister's Office. The obvious accountability is done in the House, as the member well knows, and he can ask any question he wants of any minister of the House without impugning people who are not here. Mr. Lametti, for his part, is a great former parliamentarian, a great Italian Canadian and a distinguished…
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Mr. Speaker, I do not understand this odd fixation with personnel decisions. What we have in this House are a number of public servants who are quite willing to answer questions about the public policies of this government and to be held accountable for those. We, obviously, celebrate when distinguished, capable and talented people join the Government of Canada. That is certainly the case, as we h…
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, we welcome the appointment of a new chief of staff in the Office of the Prime Minister. Mr. Blanchard is a great public servant and a great Canadian who has had a stellar career in the private and public sectors. We welcome him back to the public service. As for the Prime Minister, he follows, as all members must, the most stringent code of ethics for elected members in …
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Mr. Speaker, I have taken careful note. Of course, standing committees will be constituted in this House, as they always are. I wonder where that member was last fall, when his party spent three straight months refusing to hear one single government proposal with respect to improving the lives of Canadians, with respect to improving our environment and with respect to moving forward on projects. W…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is indeed meeting the 13 provincial and territorial leaders today with one clear goal: to support nation-building projects that bring Canadians together by ensuring that they are expedited but also efficiently reviewed. As the Prime Minister said, any project will need to get consensus from the provinces, indigenous communities and private partners and will be subje…
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Mr. Speaker, we were served another reminder just this weekend of the threats we face in terms of trade around the world. This government will fight, protect and build. The Prime Minister is in Saskatoon today with 13 provincial and territorial leaders to build one Canadian economy, not 13. We intend to build this country. We intend to build major national projects in this country, and we intend t…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has been very clear, and I do not know if my friends across the aisle have heard it clearly. Certainly Canadians heard it in the last federal election, as they returned a Liberal government with a very clear mandate to fight for this country, fight against trade threats from other places, protect the citizens of this country, protect our natural resources, protect o…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the House that compliance with the ethics rules is not optional in Canada. It is an obligation that all elected members of the House must comply with, regardless of their position. These rules are designed to guarantee the integrity of our institutions and to maintain the trust that Canadians place in us. The Prime Minister must obey the same rules as every othe…
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Mr. Speaker, once again, I do not know how we can be much more clear. The Prime Minister convened the 13 provincial and territorial leaders today with the express purpose of discussing with them the kinds of major national nation-building projects that this country can consider undertaking. That is what is going on in Saskatoon. I do not know if the members across actually follow the news or follo…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is indeed in Saskatoon today. What is he talking about there? He is talking about energy. He is talking about projects of national significance. He is talking about removing barriers between Canada's 13 provinces and territories to create one economy, which some economists estimate could increase our gross domestic product by 4%. We are obviously going to work to pr…
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