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Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to pay tribute to a man who had a profound impact on the riding of Thérèse-De Blainville: Roland Dagenais, the founder of La Popote à Roland. Mr. Dagenais was ordained as a priest in 1954, and he soon became a fixture in his community of Blainville. In 1977, he was very concerned to see that too many seniors were living in isolation, and so he and members of the pa…
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Mr. Speaker, my riding of Thérèse-De Blainville was honoured to host the 60th Quebec Games from February 27 to March 7. For 10 days, our region was abuzz with excitement over sports, youth and personal achievement. Close to 3,000 athletes from across Quebec gathered together to push their limits and experience something unforgettable. Behind every competition and every medal, the solid support of …
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Mr. Speaker, we agree that it is important to have affordable homes and housing. We are at 100 days of Build Canada Homes and it is producing results: We have an agreement with the provinces, including Quebec, to take action; six construction projects on federal property; and thousands of new housing units, 7,500 to be precise, including in Longueuil, Quebec, in Nova Scotia and in Ontario. The bud…
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Mr. Speaker, some people in Thérèse‑De Blainville really know how to go above and beyond. Today, I would like to pay tribute to Serge Paquette, who has devoted more than a quarter of a century to serving the Town of Blainville. Throughout all those years, Serge has been much more than an elected official. He has been a supportive neighbour, a beacon in the community and a source of support for eve…
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Madam Speaker, I am a bit shocked by my colleague's comments. My constituents, like his I am sure, say that online predation, manipulation, cyberstalking, the distribution of intimate images and even the use of AI, including deepfakes, are very real threats and that our laws need to reflect today's realities. Why are the Conservatives dragging their feet when it is time to support this bill? I wou…
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Madam Speaker, I just want to thank our colleague who has just summarized so well the challenge posed by this terrible situation in our ridings. These are exactly the same realities we are experiencing throughout Quebec, and the concerns she raised are also the same in my own riding. I also thank her for her collaboration in committee, because we need to work together to advance legislation like B…
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Mr. Speaker, budget 2025 is a concrete, ambitious budget that is deeply focused on the needs of families on the north shore. In an unstable international context where our supply chains and businesses are facing strong pressures, our government is choosing to make significant investments to reduce the cost of living, modernize our infrastructure and strengthen our economy. In Thérèse‑De Blainville…
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Mr. Speaker, infrastructure is critically important. Members of Parliament and our cabinet have demonstrated the importance of investing in this infrastructure. We listen to our constituents, our mayors, and our city councilors. They told us that we need to address the infrastructure issue. Infrastructure supports the quality of life of our constituents and creates jobs in the regions, which are s…
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Mr. Speaker, I can look my constituents and my children and grandchildren in the eye. This is not a credit card budget, as the Conservatives like to call it. It is a budget that offers ways to find money to improve the quality of life of Canadians, while making investments in the future. When I put money in my children's TFSA and in programs, I know I am investing in their future. That is exactly …
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her many questions. My colleague may be right about using the words “our seniors”, but I am so fond of the seniors in my riding, and I care about them as though they were part of our extended family. Seniors have my utmost respect. I have had some very good discussions with seniors, who ask me loads of questions. They understand very well that our budget …
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Mr. Speaker, Canada and Quebec have lost a visionary and a pioneer. The late René Dallaire was a man of courage, energy and optimism. An elite skier at 19, he became a quadriplegic after a brutal fall. With remarkable perseverance, he went on to earn his MBA, worked for 20 years as a chief financial officer and became the first Quebecker to use a head-controlled wheelchair. He was also active in s…
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2) and consistent with the policy on the tabling of reports in Parliament, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, Canada's combined second and third reports on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities dated November 7, 2022, including the 2025 concluding observations of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Person…
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Mr. Speaker, obviously, it is important to maintain the industrial carbon tax to protect our climate and so forth. That said, the cost of living is the number one priority for our constituents, and we are working on that. This is a responsible budget that enables us to do so. When will the official opposition understand that we need to look at the factors that contribute to Canadians' success? We …
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the House that our debt-to-GDP ratio is the lowest in the G7, which gives us room for sound management and for investment. Is my colleague in favour of the “productivity superdeduction,” a set of enhanced tax incentives covering all new capital investment that allows businesses to write off a larger share of the cost of these investments right away so they can c…
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Mr. Speaker, I am a little surprised that my colleague failed to understand, from the budget, that we did everything right to lower the cost of living: We cut taxes for 22 million middle-class Canadians, cancelled the consumer carbon tax, made the national school food program permanent, made federal benefits automatic, increased competition and reduced telecommunications costs. There are many othe…
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Madam Speaker, as Women's History Month draws to a close, I want to honour an outstanding Canadian trailblazer: Elizabeth Muriel Gregory MacGill, commonly known as Elsie. In 1927, Elsie became the first woman in Canada to earn an electrical engineering degree from the University of Toronto. Two years later she became the first woman in North America to receive a master's degree in aeronautical eng…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to Bill C‑245, which seeks to exempt Quebec from the application of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act. I want to begin by saying that I have the deepest respect for my Bloc Québécois colleagues and that I personally share our profound attachment, as Quebeckers, to our language, our culture and our identity. That being said, I consider this bill a mistake, bo…
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Mr. Speaker, we know that sport can transform lives, build confidence, create bonds and bring joy. Everyone deserves to experience that. Across Canada, thousands of athletes benefit from programs supported by passionate Special Olympics Canada volunteers and coaches who promote strength, pride, honour, courage and friendship, values that inspire us all. Today, let us join in celebrating the vibran…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to reassure Canadians that they are absolutely right to trust our Liberal government to protect their rights. Bill C‑11 modernized the Broadcasting Act to ensure that digital platforms, which play such an important role in how Canadians get their music and stories online, contribute fairly to supporting Canadian content. This bill in no way gave the government control over YouT…
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Mr. Speaker, censoring Canadians is obviously a non-starter since our government is in the business of upholding their rights. Bill C‑11 and Bill C‑18 were designed to restore a level playing field between the dominant digital platforms and Canadian producers and distributors of cultural and news content, respectively. These legislative measures do not tell Canadians what cultural products to cons…
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Mr. Speaker, I will be brief. Considering the sense of urgency, considering its importance to the future and to the victims and considering the need to find solutions, is my colleague truly willing to work with us to find solutions quickly and get this bill passed?
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his presentation, which summed up the geopolitical issues and all the challenges posed by certain governments that are more autocratic than democratic. This bill contains all the necessary parameters to protect people and data. I would also like my colleague to tell us what he thinks are the strengths of the institutions protecting us in Canada. There is …
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for her speech. I would like some reassurance. You said that this cybersecurity bill is important. You focused a lot on Sarah's story, and we certainly agree that it is important to protect people's privacy. To reassure the public, could you tell us what benefits you see in passing this bill? Will you work with us at committee to get it passed?
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Mr. Speaker, in a world where Canadians, such as the people of Thérèse-De Blainville, believe that our Canadian institutions are robust and that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is protected, the question is whether we need to do more to protect ourselves against cyberthreats. Is my colleague willing to work with the government to find the best solution to protect Canadians from cyberth…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to tell my constituents in Thérèse-De Blainville and the people in communities across our country that the life of each and every citizen is important and must be protected. With that in mind, it goes without saying that we are all working to enact legislation that will keep them safe. The government is working on it. I would like to know what consultations the Conservatives ca…
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Madam Speaker, this week, we are celebrating gender equality, and I would like to highlight the key role women play in leadership, specifically in Thérèse-De Blainville. I have two examples to share. First, I want to mention Julie Desrosiers, the leader of Enertec Rail Equipment, who is living proof that women can excel in technical fields. Then there is Véronique Desmarais, executive director of …
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Madam Speaker, I am delighted to hear my colleague from Rivière-du-Nord speak with such nuance. I must admit that there is a great deal of diversity of opinion when it comes to values in my riding of Thérèse-De Blainville, but there is a lot of harmony as well. We need to be careful about what we say. We must not give the impression that all immigrants bring problems. In a context where we have to…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk. In Quebec, we are keenly aware of this climate reality. However, I really want to highlight that our government is focused on making Canada an energy superpower, in both clean and conventional energy, and on improving our climate competitiveness, which reduces emissions while strengthening our economy. Discussions about cappi…
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Mr. Speaker, when I hear that message, I realize that working and being a leader in clean and conventional energy is extremely important. Why waste time talking about emissions caps when we can talk about how to innovate? We need to step up and show leadership in conventional and clean energy to improve the lives of our citizens, and that needs to happen across Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, the Governor General does important work by representing Canada at home and abroad. The Governor General's annual budget was approved by Parliament and the spending related to this position is made public. We know that Canadians expect all public funds to be spent responsibly, and this is something that our government takes seriously. We hope that a woman can decide what she needs to …
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Mr. Speaker, the Governor General's annual budget has been approved by Parliament, and the expenses related to this office are made public. We know that Canadians expect all public funds to be spent responsibly, and this is an issue that our government takes very seriously.
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Mr. Speaker, it is with great emotion that I rise today to pay tribute to René Homier‑Roy, a cultural icon in Quebec, who has passed away at the age of 85. For over six decades, he shaped our collective imagination. René Homier‑Roy talked about our culture, our literature, our films, our theatre and our artists on the radio, on television, and in his columns with a rare intellect, insatiable curio…
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Madam Speaker, I would like to welcome everyone back to the House. I must admit that I am really pleased to hear our Bloc Québécois colleagues talking about Canadian identity and citizenship and to hear our Conservative colleagues talking about the importance of our Canadian values. With that in mind, I would like to say that, yes, in Canada, we need to work hard, we need to ensure a safe environm…
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Mr. Speaker, indeed, prevention is very important for our constituents. We will always work in collaboration with the health care sector to find what it takes to truly improve our health through sport. We can be proud of all of our sport-related accomplishments. On average, I walk 8.2 kilometres a day. I am an example of health through movement.
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Madam Speaker, on March 30, the Thérèse‑De Blainville chamber of commerce and industry held the Gala Stellar, a major must-see event, where a prominent member of our community with an exceptional history of service was honoured. Serge Dion was given the prestigious Jean-Marc Boisvert award. As president of Jardin Dion, he built a flourishing business that employs over 250 people today. He has inno…
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Mr. Speaker, before I was elected, I had the privilege of serving as Canada's ambassador to the OECD, where I saw how a global rules-based order helps to create opportunities for workers, improve affordability for consumers and support business innovation and growth. The rest of the world wants and needs what Canada has to offer, but the free trade system we rely on is now at risk. Last weekend, P…
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Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to welcome my colleague and neighbour from Mirabel. I am also glad to hear him say that it can be a privilege and a source of pride to be part of the G7. Then again, I was a little hurt to be described as “repackaged”. I stand here as a proud new member of the Liberal Party and the Liberal government. I do not really think of myself as repackaged. This is who I am,…
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Madam Speaker, I want to add my voice to those offering moral support and calling on the government to support efforts to address this very unfortunate crisis in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In response to my hon. colleague's comments, it is clear that the climate situation is very worrisome. I would point out that Canada and our Canadian government are very involved in discussing all these elements…
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Mr. Speaker, I listened to my hon. colleague's speech, and there is clearly an issue when it comes to energy and some of our regions. Our Prime Minister has been very clear about the goal of making Canada an energy superpower in both conventional and clean energy and of reducing our emissions. From that perspective, yesterday's meeting in Saskatoon was clearly a huge success. Can we count on the C…
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague raised several points in connection with the Speech from the Throne. I want to assure her that the speech does lay out a clear vision and establish clear priorities. I heard my colleague saying that the details of this action plan need to be clarified. I want to assure her that we are already getting to work. Our commitments on the issue of affordability are important for…
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Mr. Speaker, hon. colleagues, before I begin, I would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe nation. I am both humbled and excited to rise as the member for Thérèse-De Blainville. It is an honour to be here today, on behalf of my constituents, to deliver this speech. As I often tell my friends and family, I do not take my good fortune for gran…
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Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague did a good job summarizing the issues and concerns of Canadians and business owners. I would like to add that the current context is not necessarily like a boxing match or hockey game. It is more like tai chi, which I have been practising for 30 years now. In tai chi, we use each other's energy to move forward. I would say that, yes, the economy will be the priority.…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my esteemed colleague for that question. I will simply say that we have an economic framework for managing quality of life in Canada that will help build our economy. That framework encompasses housing, transportation and the environment. I am not going to go into detail, since it is all written down. In doing so, we will all work together to ensure that this eco…
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Mr. Speaker, yes, I worked at the OECD and at the International Energy Agency. I will say that Dr. Fatih Birol, the IEA's executive director, has repeatedly stated in international forums that Canada has everything it needs to succeed by combining all of its energy sources. He has also repeatedly stated that the energy transition is important. I have heard him say that a number of times, and the P…
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Mr. Speaker, for starters, members need to stop scaring our fellow Quebeckers and French Canadians with respect to our ability to maintain our language. I have said it before and I will say it again: Our leaders are taking action. Our government has plenty of francophone leaders and leaders who share their pride in our French language. We are going to speak it. I want to reiterate that we are all …
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