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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague very much. I appreciate having deep discussions with him about what Quebec is and why we want independence. It is always interesting to talk to him. His question will allow me to expand on something. It is a profound injustice. Do members know what is behind this scheme? I think the government decided that it was going to increase old age security to 75, that it w…
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague said a lot of things in her speech. She kept saying that not everyone is in need. We have a progressive tax system to deal with that. Earlier I talked about my father, who had a good pension. At the end of the year, he paid back in taxes what he received. The matter is already resolved. How will my colleague go about identifying a person who cannot work because they have …
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by saying that I will be sharing my time with the charismatic and charming member for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, who is going to captivate us with his vast knowledge and legendary enthusiasm. Are we saving the best for last? We shall see. I have so much to say. So many questions have been raised. First of all, the Liberals asked a number of times whether seeking roya…
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Madam Speaker, I think it is unfortunate when people say things like that. We are less popular in certain regions. That is normal. However, we work for everyone and we always aim to convince everyone. We are very pleased with the progress we made in Montreal. Our member is already hard at work, and the people in his riding will see the difference between a Bloc Québécois member who is on the groun…
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Mr. Speaker, it is an ultimatum. Bill C‑282 on supply management has to pass before October 29. That should be simple. The House voted in favour of the bill, but it has been stuck in the Senate for more than a year. Yesterday, in committee, a senator asked an excellent question. He said, and I quote, “Can you explain why this bill is being held up in the Senate? It is a bill that was supported by …
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question and for his usual collaboration. Indeed, this is something I find deeply disturbing. We are asked to refrain from making personal attacks and stick to debating content, so I will address the grain farmers of Canada. They should call Conservative members and ask them to move forward with a vote on Bill C‑234 before the government is defeated, pos…
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Madam Speaker, that question does not really have anything to do with the subject we are debating, but the Bloc Québécois will always defend the French language. Obviously, we defend Quebec's interests first and foremost, but if it helps the rest of Canada as well, all the better.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. It is a very interesting one, and I have a lot to say about it. When the Bloc Québécois says that we speak on behalf of Quebec, that means we champion the National Assembly's unanimous motions here in the House. We are waiting. If a unanimous motion is adopted to that effect, we will evaluate it. There is no such motion now, however. Since we a…
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Madam Speaker, we are indeed a party of and for the regions, but if my colleague wants to ask questions, he can do so after my speech. I will be pleased to answer. I have been speaking for five minutes already. It is crazy how fast it goes. We are here to make gains for Quebec. We have two conditions. We want our seniors to have a decent standard of living. There has been enough dilly-dallying. Se…
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Madam Speaker, I think I was a bit hasty in phrasing my question to the leader of the government. We misunderstood one another, but I will come back to this in my speech. I would like her to listen to what I am going to say, and I would like to receive information on Bill C‑234. I would just add that I will be sharing my time with my colleague from Saint-Jean. Getting back to the motion before the…
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Madam Speaker, as government leader, my colleague must be in the know. I would like her to apprise me of the status of Bill C‑234, because our Conservative colleagues have been yelling non-stop against the carbon tax. Quite reasonably, an exemption was created in Bill C‑234. I would like my colleague to tell me whether what I heard is true. It seems to me that so many speakers are being added that…
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Mr. Speaker, let us have a debate on the content. I know this subject quite well. The member talked a lot about the carbon tax in his introduction. I would like to talk to him about Bill C‑234. We have had a lot of discussions about it in the House. There has also been a lot of tension around this bill. Yesterday, in my speech, I explained that we had chosen to accept the Senate amendments and tha…
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the clarifications my colleague just made. He talked a lot about rural areas. I know that his riding is rural and that supply-managed production is important there. He knows as well as I do that Bill C‑282 was passed in the House in June 2023, as hon. members will recall. It is now September 2024. It has been languishing in the Senate for over a year, gathering dust. I wo…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I appreciated the thoroughness of most of his comments. Obviously, we all share the same concerns about public protection, the removal of non-consensual images, the protection of children and privacy. I understand all that quite well. If I am not mistaken, he referred a few times in his speech to Bill C‑412. I have a question for my colleague, who …
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Madam Speaker, I would have liked to have the opportunity to ask my colleague one last question. Since he is still here, I will ask him anyway. Perhaps he can answer me by me asking a question. He spoke about supply management in response to a question from my NDP colleague. He said that his government has always supported supply management. That is reasonably accurate. Bill C-282, which is import…
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Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Beauce for his question. There were 18 reports, yes, and here is a little tip for those who want to run a successful campaign: They should read the committee reports. I think that, if they do, they are going to have a pretty good platform with smart, well-structured solutions. That is the end of my aside. The 44% reflected producers who have to work outside, b…
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Madam Speaker, I will circle back to the recommendation I had just started talking about, the code of conduct, because it is an important aspect of controlling food prices. We have come to realize that a lot of money is being taken from the middleman. I want to talk about the worst example I have seen recently. A lettuce salesman delivering lettuce to a large grocer was called back a few days late…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question and especially for having worked so hard to deliver an introduction in French. This is the first time I have heard him speak French in such a long time. It is rather interesting. To answer his specific question, the Bloc Québécois does not support a government. The Bloc Québécois imparts its decisions one division at a time. If it is good for Qu…
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Madam Speaker, I thank the parliamentary secretary for his question. I am certainly interested. I will go and check out that program. We can always draw inspiration. What I would not want is for the federal government to tell Quebec what to do in a skills training program. The parliamentary secretary will not be surprised to hear that I have the usual reservations. Some of my colleagues who sit on…
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Madam Speaker, to answer his question, what we want are intelligent measures. We do not want a populist announcement that says that we are going to reduce this by a certain percentage. That is what matters. The Bloc Québécois speaks out a lot about refugee claims. We want to welcome people, but our major concern is the proportion of temporary people that Quebec has to take care of. We are not just…
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Madam Speaker, in his speech, my colleague raised a number of very important points about accountability and how the government seems to think this is no big deal and not its responsibility. That is what happens when government responsibilities are delegated to the private sector. That is essentially what happened with GC Strategies. For some time now, I have noticed everything going down a slippe…
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Madam Speaker, that is a bit ironic. First of all, let me offer a correction. The French word for “support” is “soutenir”, not “supporter”. It is obvious that my colleague works a lot in English. I will reassure him right away that that is not what we are doing. Our job is not to support the Liberals or to replace them with Conservatives. Our job is to work for Quebeckers and defend their interest…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech, his intelligent and constructive attitude and his open-mindedness. Of course, he talked about the prospect of Quebec citizenship. We are currently talking about Bill C‑71, which solves some of the problems. Does the member not think that the entire immigration and citizenship process needs a solid overhaul and that we could commit to contributing…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by greeting everyone and wishing everyone a happy and pleasant return. I encourage my colleagues to work for the common good and in the collective interest rather than their personal interest. It is a subtle message. Some will hear it; others, not so much. That is where I wanted to start. We are talking about Bill C‑379, which seeks to amend the Criminal Code to …
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Mr. Speaker, some folks from the Maison des Cageux in Lanoraie are on Parliament Hill today. Isabelle Regout and Alexandre Pampalon are walking encyclopaedias who know everything there is to know about raftsmen, expertly immersing their visitors in the impressive universe of these brave, adventurous men. Listening to the stories of Jules Verne, Charles Dickens, Joseph-Charles Taché and many others…
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Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois agrees to apply the vote and will be voting yea.
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Madam Speaker, my colleague talked about many things, obviously, including international trade. He talked about the importance of improving our performance in international trade and increasing our markets. That is good. There is Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy. I think it is important to make every effort to diversify our markets. My question has more to do with respecting existing international t…
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Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois agrees to apply the vote and will be voting yea.
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Mr. Speaker, I have a very simple question for my colleague. How does he explain the fact that the minister made the documents public today after this motion was tabled? Can my colleague encourage the members of his government to learn from their mistakes and to be more transparent? Now, the Liberals are going to try to appear virtuous. They are going to say that, yes, they provided the study. Tha…
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Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois agrees to apply the vote and will be voting in favour.
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Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois agrees to apply the vote and will be voting in favour.
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Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois agrees to apply the vote, and we will be voting yes.
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Mr. Speaker, I commend my hon. colleague from Pierre‑Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, who set the bar high, as usual. When we, the members of the Bloc Québécois, share our speaking time with each other, we always want to go first because we are all good and that puts pressure on the next person. I will try to make sure my speech is as good as my colleague's. Today's motion is indeed repetitive, as…
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Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois agrees to apply the vote, and we will be voting yes.
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Madam Speaker, I am going to repeat my colleague's last sentence. He said that if we do not measure, there is no result. He is right. We have to measure. If there is one thing the Conservatives are right about today, it is that we need information. We voiced our agreement right from the start. Parliamentarians need information to make sound decisions. Does my colleague agree with me that just know…
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Madam Speaker, I would like to ask the minister a question on a topic she is quite familiar with because of her former role. What does she think about the budget being allocated to defence across the country? As a member of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Canada should theoretically be investing 2% of its GDP in defence, but that is not happening. It is not clear that the plan that h…
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Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague for making an effort to speak French. I would say that every elected member could make the effort to properly read the documents they are given. The Bloc Québécois is the third-largest political party, and we have a whole research department. Our researchers are brilliant and work very hard. They carry out analyses and give us a really detailed background…
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Mr. Speaker, I regularly see in the House and at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food that my colleague is very interested in the cost of the carbon tax and its secondary impact. Is he also interested in the cost of climate change and its secondary impact? We, of course, have to take into account the effects of any policy that we put in place. Does he, in good conscience, believe th…
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Mr. Speaker, it is funny that he should mention that, because I raised it earlier in the day. I do not know if he heard my speech. What I would like to say is that we have two choices. We have a bill that has been amended by the Senate. We can choose to accept the amendments and immediately give our grain producers a win, since they would be able to get the exemption this fall, and then do somethi…
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Mr. Speaker, I was impatient because I was so excited to answer. What a great question. I am certainly getting spoiled this evening. We are not against pharmacare. Let us ask these union representatives the question and give them the choice. Let us tell them this: The federal government is increasing health transfers and we can put more money into our Quebec pharmacare program, which has been arou…
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Mr. Speaker, in his speech, the member talked a lot about housing, massive investments and connections with the municipalities. Is he aware that, in Quebec at least, the money for municipalities has to go through Quebec? It is a law that exists in Quebec. Is he aware that Ottawa imposing conditions, trying to set requirements and starting to get involved in municipal zoning, when it is so far from…
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Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my distinguished colleague from Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques. That is unfortunate, though, because I have so much to say. I am going to break free from the populist, accusatory cycle where each person accuses another of having done this or that. I am going to offer some actual substance. In the last few minutes, people have been talking abou…
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Madam Speaker, I am going to try to show restraint. This is astounding. I hope my colleague has put his earpiece in to understand what I am about to say. The Bank of Canada has analyzed the impact of the carbon tax, and it is 0.02%. The carbon tax has a very minimal impact on Quebec. It is very minor. I would like to inform my colleague that Quebec has its own system, known as the carbon exchange,…
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Mr. Speaker, farmers suffered disastrous harvests last year, due in part to natural disasters. Last week, they finally reached an agreement with the Quebec government on compensation and have said loud and clear that now it is Ottawa's turn. Representatives of produce growers are in Ottawa today. They met with the minister this morning to remind him that they exist and that they deserve support. T…
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Mr. Speaker, while the Weather Network is predicting another high-risk summer for natural disasters, the federal government has yet to provide any compensation for last year's disasters. We are not off to a good start. What is the result? One in five farms is unable to pay its debts. One in 10 farms wants to shut down within a year. Emergency assistance is urgently needed. Farmers have been callin…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like the parliamentary secretary to explain his vision. In his opinion, why are trust and truth so important in a democratic system like ours? I would also like him to explain why his government does not act unless it is pushed into a corner. I do not think it is right that the Bloc Québécois was the one that had to move a motion on this matter. If there were effective governa…
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Madam Speaker, it is always a privilege to speak in the House. I want to begin by saying that I will be sharing my time with my respected colleague from Saint‑Hyacinthe—Bagot. I say that it is always a privilege to speak because it is a great privilege just to be in the House. Out of more than 40 million people, there are 338 members. It is a prestigious position, and the people have put their tru…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech and for his effort to speak in the language of Molière. I would like him to explain something to me. If foreign interference and trust in democratic institutions are so important to his government, how come it took months for his government to take action? How come it is the Bloc Québécois that is moving a motion today to move things forward, so t…
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Madam Speaker, I do not have a rational explanation. That is what I said for half my speech. The only explanation I have is that we are the adults in the room, we are the trustworthy ones. I am glad we are doing this. I am glad that the other parties support us. When we have a Prime Minister who openly says that he does not read the CSIS reports, it makes us wonder. Does the Prime Minister know ho…
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Madam Speaker, I am glad to know that at least one member listened to my speech from start to finish. We get along well and agree on most things. That is why the commission's terms of reference need to be expanded, so that these individuals can be identified and each party leader can do their job and kick these people out of Parliament. I completely agree with my colleague that these members shoul…
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