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683 speeches by Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe — Page 2 of 14
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Mr. Speaker, in his speech, my colleague often used the phrase “build a stronger Canada”. This summer, the U.S. President posted a tweet demanding that the Prime Minister abolish the GAFAM law, which allowed us to impose a 3% tax on the web giants and would have generated a total of $7.3 billion in public funds over five years. Those funds could then have been redistributed to the media sector wit…
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Mr. Speaker, we share the Conservative Party's views on the budget tabled by the Liberal Party, particularly the fact that there is a lot of waste, as we are now facing a generational deficit of $78 billion. I want to thank my colleague for her speech, and I would like to ask her whether she agrees with me on the following point. Among other things, this budget extends tax credits for the oil and …
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his passionate speech. I strongly agree with one thing in particular that he mentioned. What the government is doing with public money is irresponsible. It is creating record deficits. It is increasing the debt even further, a debt that will have to be paid off by future generations. What is happening is irresponsible. My colleague put it well. One specific ex…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask a rather pointed question about something that is not in the budget or in Bill C‑15, and that is the government's intention to legislate on forced labour and child labour. In the two previous budgets, the government stated its intention to legislate on this issue, but, at a time when the Prime Minister is trying to thaw relations with China, there is no mention of …
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague raised an extremely important point. I am surprised to see that members from all parties do not agree with us that a carbon tax rebate was issued even though the tax was never paid. Just before the election campaign, suddenly everyone across Canada received a cheque, except the people in Quebec and British Columbia, because those two provinces do not pay the carbon tax. T…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to draw the House's attention to the invaluable presence of Richard Gere on Parliament Hill today. He is a staunch defender of rights and freedoms, and his fight for the Tibetan people deserves to be applauded in this House. The year 2025 marks a historic moment: the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, a man whose entire life epitomizes compassion, peace an…
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Mr. Speaker, there is a question I like to ask the Conservatives. Oddly enough, I never get an answer from them, and that always surprises me. I will try my luck with a new colleague. Maybe I stand a better chance of getting an answer from her this time. I asked my colleague from Richmond—Arthabaska the same question earlier. It was related to government waste and the deficits that the Liberals li…
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciated the speech by my colleague from Kings—Hants. However, what the people on the other side of the House are saying about the forestry sector is totally outrageous. In his speech, the member boasted about measures for the forestry sector. The government is going to give $100 billion in tax credits to the oil and gas industry until 2040, but there is absolutely nothing for fo…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his first speech on the budget. He talked about recklessness and waste. I agree with him on that and on several other points. I would like to know whether he shares my opinion on one thing in particular. We already knew that oil companies were getting tax credits to the tune of $83 billion until 2035. This budget extends those credits until 2040. Now, oil comp…
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Drummond asked a former finance minister a very simple question, and I expect a very simple answer from that former finance minister. How does he explain the fact that security spending for hosting FIFA is listed in the federal government's investment column of this budget, rather than in the expenditure column? I am going to focus on that specific example. Can my co…
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Madam Speaker, I really appreciated my colleague's speech. In committee, he and I worked hard, responsibly and collaboratively on amending the bill. The party in power tells us every day how important committee work is. It tells us that we have to work together to conduct thorough studies or to examine bills. That is exactly what we did at the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. We …
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Mr. Speaker, I cannot believe my ears. If my grandmother had wheels, she would have been a tractor. “If” can be used to preface any statement. The member opposite has just told me that if there had been New Democratic members on the committee, things might have been different. Yes, but if there had been 78 Bloc Québécois members from Quebec, things might also have been different. If Maxime Bernier…
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Mr. Speaker, the Chinese regime is guilty of genocide against the Uyghurs and Turkic peoples in Xinjiang. This genocide includes forced labour and child labour to make products such as cotton. Their blood is on our hands. This House has formally recognized the genocide, but that has not stopped the Prime Minister from courting China. The Bloc Québécois bill is simple: It follows in the footsteps o…
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Mr. Speaker, I understand that the speech I am giving today is probably the most anticipated one of the day. As I was saying, I must have spoken to this bill or another version of it at least 45 times. For that reason, I really have no need of notes. There was Bill S-245 in the previous Parliament and Bill C-71, which was almost identical to Bill C-3. That said, when we invited experts to appear b…
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That is an excellent question, Mr. Speaker I would remind members that that same colleague just told us that had there been more members, it would have been in the committee. He has a fascinating way of looking at politics. I would also remind members that that same colleague told us to bring amendments at second reading, that the committee would work on the bill, and that we would reach consensus…
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Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with one of my colleagues. It is unbelievable that I am here before the House, just before question period and before the budget is tabled, to once again talk about Bill C‑3. I would remind members that we also discussed Bill S‑245 and Bill C‑71 in a previous Parliament. I have probably given 25 speeches on exactly this issue, which is discussed in Bill C‑3…
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Mr. Speaker, I will continue with my speech. I do not even need my notes to talk about this bill anymore. As I was saying, we worked hard in committee. We did our job as parliamentarians. Our work was thorough and amendments were adopted by the majority of committee members. Those amendments made this bill better than it was when it was referred to the committee. The party currently in power has f…
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Mr. Speaker, that is a great question from the member for La Pointe‑de‑l'Île. First, the bill only calls for three years, not five. It was our idea to put that over a five-year period. One part of the member's question is very relevant and very important. One of the amendments that was passed in committee was that the government report annually to Parliament on the number of people who become citi…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her work. We have been hearing a lot about the work done in committee and how important that work is when legislation like Bill C‑14 makes its way there. Unfortunately, something happened recently with Bill C‑3, which the committee worked on and amended. The bill that came back here was not the same as the original version because we had amended it with Conser…
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Madam Speaker, I have a very simple question. In my colleague's opinion, what kind of risk could the new bail rules pose in terms of regional or systemic disparities?
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Madam Speaker, the Bloc Québécois has concerns about this bill, but we want to study it in committee so we can propose amendments. The Conservatives will probably want to propose amendments too. However, an additional concern has emerged. During the committee's study of Bill C‑3, members of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration voted in favour of a number of amendments. When the bi…
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Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers are a people like any other, neither better nor worse. We might be a little cooler though. Like all peoples of the world, Quebec deserves to be sovereign at home, it deserves to have its voice heard in the world, and most importantly, it deserves to make all of its own democratic choices. The Clarity Act undermines this principle. English Canada retains the right to oversee…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Etobicoke—Lakeshore for his speech. I work with that member on various issues, including those related to Tibet, but we are dealing with something else today. As my colleague knows, the Bloc Québécois is in favour of Bill C‑14 and wants to refer it to committee. However, we are apprehensive. We will propose amendments in committee. There will be discussions a…
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Mr. Speaker, a few months ago, I spoke to Bill C‑3, a reiteration of Bill C‑71, and Senate Bill S‑245, intended to correct a historic injustice by granting citizenship to Canadians whose files had fallen through the cracks. I talked about children, born abroad to Canadian parents, who had lost their citizenship because of changes in federal rules or based on other conditions that seemed to me diff…
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Mr. Speaker, I would say that, true to form, the member for Winnipeg North is not acting in good faith, and that is putting it politely. The amendments introduced by the government are a direct attack on the amendments that were voted on in committee. They simply undo the amendments that were voted on in committee. However, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer's remarks in committee, we a…
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Mr. Speaker, this amendment is very important. Obviously, we want to demonstrate that a person who obtains citizenship has a special connection to Canada. That is the first thing. I also think that, when someone of legal age is seeking to acquire citizenship, requiring them to speak one of the two official languages should not even be a question. There are countries where knowing the language is m…
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Mr. Speaker, I participated in the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration meetings on Bill C‑3. We heard from expert witnesses, and we carefully analyzed their testimony. Amendments to Bill C‑3 were proposed, debated and supported by the majority of committee members. Now all of a sudden the Liberals are using some sort of procedural tactic to try to undo, in the House, the amendments t…
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Mr. Speaker, it is ridiculous that the government will not tell us how many people are currently affected by this law and will obtain citizenship. Worse still, after this bill passes, the government does not want to tell us how many people will be affected year after year. The government is allergic to accountability, no matter what the issue is. It is the opposite of Midas, who turns everything h…
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Mr. Speaker, in 2023, the Auditor General noted that Global Affairs Canada had failed to demonstrate whether its $3.5 billion in annual development assistance, allocated under the government's feminist policy, had improved the lives of women and girls. Furthermore, only half of the projects funded were included in the annual reports to Parliament. It was therefore impossible for the department to …
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Mr. Speaker, as I was saying, my colleague's motion assumes that international assistance can have a positive impact on our domestic economy. The motion does not say that the government should stop funding international organizations or put a stop to more traditional assistance, but rather that it should encourage projects that are mutually beneficial. On this point, we agree. Of course, there is …
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I waited for the conversations to end but there was chatter on both sides while my colleague was asking his question. No consideration was shown for the question asked. The noise was very loud. If people want to talk, I urge them to go outside. One member is shaking his head at me as if to say no, yet he was shouting his head off while my friend was asking …
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Mr. Speaker, we are talking about expenditures and revenues. Obviously, the public coffers need to be managed responsibly, but those who manage them must also take into account the people hardest hit by the economic crisis, which seems to be having an impact on a considerable segment of the population. Does my colleague agree with the position of his own party, which supported the member for Sheff…
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Mr. Speaker, there has been some verbal sparring between the various parties since the beginning of this debate. However, there is one thing that has not been mentioned, and that is the fact that this is a minority government. The government received a minority mandate from the people. Normally, in that sort of context, the government must ask an opposition party for help in passing the budget. I …
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Mr. Speaker, I was ready to faint just then. It is a good thing I was sitting down. I have been here for six years, and I have lost track of the number of times that that member has worked himself into a frenzy telling the Conservatives how important the carbon tax was, how fundamental it was, and how this government policy was one of the greenest in the world. However, he just stood up and told m…
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Mr. Speaker, yes indeed, the same thing is happening in Lac‑Saint‑Jean. I think this problem exists everywhere, in every region of Quebec and probably in the rest of Canada too. Once again, I want to commend the member for Shefford for all the work she is doing to protect seniors, retirees and the most vulnerable among us. She is so caring and dedicated to helping others. I mentioned caring and de…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always fun to sit here and listen to my Conservative and Liberal colleagues argue about who ran the smallest deficit or the largest surplus. The fact is, every time there has been a surplus in Canada, particularly under Paul Martin, the savings came from cutting transfers to the provinces, nowhere else. That is my first point. My second point involves my Conservative friend, who…
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Mr. Speaker, I would be happy to elaborate. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau also used to work himself into a frenzy over the carbon tax. I remember how worked up he would get and how passionate his speeches were when he talked about how important it was. The Liberals are criticizing us today for voting in favour of a Conservative motion. However, looking at the Liberal platform, roughly half …
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Mr. Speaker, we are having some great discussions today. I have a rather fundamental question for my colleague. The Liberal Party is saying that it is there for the middle class, that it wants to defend the most vulnerable, that it wants to help the poorest members of our society increase their purchasing power and that it wants to put money back in their pockets. What does my colleague think abou…
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Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my colleague from Marc-Aurèle-Fortin. First, I would like to go back to the discussions we just had. Quebec receives equalization payments. We always forget that when a Quebecker buys gas that comes from Alberta, Alberta receives royalties from the oil companies. At some point, we need to set aside the myth surrounding equalization payments and acknowled…
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Mr. Speaker, two years ago, the unthinkable happened. On October 7, 2023, Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,219 people, including women and children, with unspeakable violence. It took 251 people hostage, 48 of whom still remain in captivity and approximately 20 of whom are still missing but presumed to be alive. On October 7, the Middle East was plunged into war. On behalf of the Bloc québécois, I…
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Mr. Speaker, I wonder if my colleague could talk more about the fact that the Conservatives want to pass this bill quickly, under a gag order, without giving it reasonable and normal consideration, as we usually do. What implications might such an approach have?
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Mr. Speaker, I think that everyone here is saddened by what happened again this week, namely, the murder of Gabie Renaud. My colleague from Rivière-du-Nord spoke about it. It happened in his riding. Everyone is saddened by that. It is because everyone is saddened that only one question comes to mind regarding today's Conservative motion. When dealing with issues of such magnitude, why is it absolu…
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague says she is open to suggestions relating to crime. I would like to know whether she supports the Bloc Québécois's suggestion to create a list of criminal organizations and to make it a crime to wear or display the colours of those organizations. I am thinking about the Hells Angels in particular.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague gave a very impassioned speech. It is clear that the current situation inspires strong emotions in him, as it does for all of us. I thought that he gave a very good speech and I appreciated it. In terms of the motion, I think that Parliament is important. I think that parliamentarians have a job to do in the House. When it comes to such a sensitive, significant and fundam…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a good idea but the motion, as written, is misguided, unfortunately. We cannot vote for it. A tax is a charge levied by a government to fund public services. However, according to the Conservatives, anything they do not like is a tax. A deficit is not a tax, particularly if it is the result of, among other things, reducing taxes. Phasing out and replacing single-use plastics is …
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Mr. Speaker, earlier today, during his speech on his own bill, the Minister of Justice indicated, in response to one of our questions, that he would be open to an amendment on the religious exemption. Let us not forget that, in the last Parliament, the Bloc Québécois introduced a bill to abolish that exemption in section 319 of the Criminal Code. That provision currently allows individuals to enga…
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Madam Speaker, while we are on the topic of making suggestions in good faith, I am not sure whether this was an accidental or deliberate oversight by the minister and his team, but unfortunately this bill does not remove the religious exemption for hate speech. It is currently possible to publicly engage in hate speech in the name of religion, and we think that is completely absurd. We introduced …
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Mr. Speaker, the real question in today's debate is this, and I want to put it to my colleague: Will my colleague be happy if Bill 21 is struck down as a result of the federal government's intervention, its factum, before the Supreme Court?
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Mr. Speaker, I would like someone to explain to me how Bill 21 is not at stake, because if the federal government is successful, this legislation could be struck down. I would like my colleague to realize how important the issue we are debating today is. If the result of the federal government's action is that Bill 21 is struck down, will my colleague be able to explain to his constituents that hi…
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Mr. Speaker, Radio-Canada has made a shocking revelation. Members of organized crime are entering Canada on student visas and getting rich off fraud, car theft, identity theft and so on. Once again, instead of taking responsibility, the Department of Citizenship and Immigration is burying its head in the sand. In its response to the report, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, or IRCC, bl…
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