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Madam Speaker, we are here today to talk about an issue that is fundamental for the future of Canada and Quebec, and that is economic development in indigenous communities. The report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs reminds us of the barriers that these communities face and that make it so that the desired outcomes are not always achieved as originally planned. This is…
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Madam Speaker, the Indian Act is a blot on Canada's history. I agree that it needs to be repealed. However, I think that we need to be aware that the Indian Act provides a certain security for many first nations people. We will need to sit down with indigenous communities to give them the means, powers and economic tools for self-determination so that they can do even more than is possible under t…
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Madam Speaker, my colleague from Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie is absolutely right. In matters of truth and reconciliation, the concept of truth is fundamental. In a way, history needs to be rewritten, but it must be written by indigenous peoples. That way, we will be able to understand the mechanisms that landed us with non-indigenous people claiming to be indigenous, having access to government cont…
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Madam Speaker, we are talking about the lessons to be learned from climate change. I think the main lesson is that oil is very cost-effective and profitable for oil companies. At some point, should the government stop subsidizing these oil companies and giving them tax credits? Tens of billions of dollars are being pumped into this industry. I think that is the most important lesson to learn. I wo…
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague delivered an excellent speech. To begin, I would like to read him a passage from the report stating that the country's greenhouse gas emissions “have increased since the Paris Agreement was signed, making it the worst performing of all G7 nations since the 2015 Conference”. I think that there is an interesting precedent that a standing committee of the House of Commons ca…
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Mr. Speaker, if there is one thing that makes me proud to be a Quebecker, it is the fact that we have turned our backs on nuclear power. We chose the safety of the people, both present and future generations, for centuries to come, even millennia. It was a responsible choice. That said, Quebec and its border do not have to become the nuclear garbage dump for the rest of Canada. We know that small …
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Louis‑Saint‑Laurent for his intervention, which represented his values well, all in all. I would like to appeal to him as a Quebecker. We know that the federal government has announced major investments in Volkswagen, Stellantis and Honda, all of which are located in Ontario. Why? It is because Ontario has no reservations about its energy needs. That will cos…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Pontiac for her interesting comment. I would like to add that 140 municipalities in Quebec and Ontario oppose this project, including the Pontiac RCM. My colleague's question deserves an answer. Yes, nuclear activities were conducted at the Chalk River site a long time ago. Yes, a safe way and a safe location to store the waste must be found. I am especially …
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Mr. Speaker, first nations have taken it upon themselves to respect and protect Mother Earth. In that regard, I commend their leadership, especially the leadership shown by the Kebaowek First Nation, which is being forced to challenge this in court. We are anxiously awaiting the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling on this. Let me share a personal anecdote that explains my fear of nuclear energy. I we…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Winnipeg North for agreeing to share his time with me. I especially thank my colleague from Repentigny for her leadership, her vision of a more pristine Quebec and Canada, and her commitment to bringing this debate forward today. I rise to speak to the issue of nuclear waste and the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Develo…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Drummond for his excellent presentation. He is a peerless communicator and a big fan of Quebec culture. I thank him for the work he has done these past five years. As part of the current debate, an amendment that was just introduced by the government has me asking a lot of questions. I think it is interesting. As a regional MP, I can say that the impact of …
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Madam Speaker, I am hoping to appeal to my Conservative colleague's cultural sensibilities. We know that there are huge dichotomies within CBC/Radio-Canada, particularly when it comes to the French side of the corporation. Radio-Canada is very profitable thanks to its advertising, while CBC has huge revenue problems. However, when it came to cutting jobs, francophones and anglophones were targeted…
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Madam Speaker, I have a question. What is today's date? Today is October 29. That is the deadline for the Bloc Québécois ultimatum. I am telling you, we are ready to bring down the government. Of course, I would prefer it if our seniors had more income, since they have suffered the effects of inflation. I would also prefer to see that our farmers have a secure income stream by passing a bill to pr…
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Madam Speaker, the parliamentary secretary referenced the government's response several times today. I would like to read an excerpt from the second paragraph on page 3 of the English version. Obviously, it is an opinion. “The Commission is better suited than a public inquiry for what we are trying to achieve,” the government's objectives, that is, “as it allows for a broader scope and can be adju…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for the strong convictions on human rights that she has displayed so remarkably today. I thank her for her commitment. I have a question for her. We know that she referred to the alleged facts of 2018: the gang rape in London. Today, we know that criminal charges have been laid against five of the players. She mentioned that in her speech. I moved the motion in …
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Mr. Speaker, obviously, I did do my homework and read the response. The problem is that the minister is talking about a voluntary commission. Those are fine words, but, when we are talking about meaningful measures, we should be putting the success of the future of sport in Canada into the hands of independent people. This cannot be handled by the individuals within this dying government. Meaningf…
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Mr. Speaker, I move that the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented on Wednesday, June 19, be concurred in. I am rising today to speak to a subject that is at the very heart of our society, and that is safe sport in Canada. Unfortunately, what we are seeing is a broken system that has been allowed to deteriorate over the past three decades. This debate was launched b…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Milton for his speech on behalf of his government and for sharing his personal experience. Today's debate comes after more than two and a half years of parliamentary work. This issue was examined by two standing committees, namely the status of women committee and the Canadian heritage committee. More than 100 witnesses came to testify and answe…
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Mr. Speaker, I really want to thank my colleague. I think there is something that Scott Smith and all the executives at Hockey Canada did not see coming in their great Calgary tower—which was probably one of the most inaccessible places, and where Hockey Canada people were above it all. What they did not see coming was a little guy from Abitibi—Témiscamingue, a big fan of hockey and social justice…
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Mr. Speaker, I would just like to know whether being on camera in a lobby counts as being virtually present. I would like the Chair to look into this.
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Mr. Speaker, I am hoping my colleague, who would have made a good minister of sport and physical activity, can tell us about the current Minister of Sport and Physical Activity, who has been a key player for the past 30 years. What impact has she had on safeguarding the Canadian Olympic movement from foreign interests in Canada? As an insider and the mastermind behind the sport system, the Ministe…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her commitment to social justice in sports and elsewhere. I think her sensitivity has moved a lot of causes forward in this Parliament. As for her question concerning the motion, I completely agree with the substance of her remarks and the things she mentioned. I also want to say, as the member pointed out, that despite the penalty handed down to the Canadian …
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague, the member from Drummond, for his patience. Why is the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage in charge of sport? It has a lot of other issues to deal with. Maybe the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage is too big, and we should consider creating a standing committee on sport to investigate these issues that affect our own and other countries' …
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Mr. Speaker, yes, we have had many debates in the House and elsewhere. I have asked him questions whenever I had the opportunity, perhaps every two months or so, to get to the bottom of this. We know all about the things he mentioned. However, the federal government's real strategy is to hide behind a voluntary investigation, a voluntary commission. The reality is that the government refused to in…
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Mr. Speaker, that was what I was implying. I would like the government to respect quorum in the House for the victims' sake.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to point out that there are no government representatives in the House right now, which shows how little the government respects victims in sport.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my Conservative colleague for being so sensitive toward victims of abuse. Her sensitivity came through very clearly in her speech. I think that our parliamentary privilege also comes with institutions that protect these victims and that compels organizations to produce documents. Take, for example, motions in the House of Commons, like the one on SDTC or the one on Sport Canad…
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Perth—Wellington was an ally on the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage when we studied the Hockey Canada case. I remember how hard he worked, so I am appealing to him today. If there is a change of government, which could happen sooner rather than later, I hope that he will take on the responsibility, on behalf of his political party, of making sure that there i…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Battle River—Crowfoot for his question and his compassion on such an important issue. He talks about concrete action. I would be curious to know what concrete action he thinks a future Conservative government would take. It is highly likely that some of the very concrete recommendations will be implemented not by the Liberals, but by the Conservatives. Does m…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my incredible colleague for the depth of her convictions on this issue. I would like to encourage her to elaborate on the answer she just gave about governance. Often, when there is a problem, the government will pass the buck and ask an independent third party to conduct an investigation. What is the point of that? It is to cover up what is happening, to buy time. The gover…
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Madam Speaker, I particularly appreciate the member for Durham's contribution to this debate that leads us to reflect on the recommendations. I will direct him to the ones pertaining to the Auditor General of Canada. Just like an independent public inquiry, it is a means to ask independent people to change things. Recommendation 3 proposes that “the House of Commons ask the Office of the Auditor G…
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Madam Speaker, I request a recorded division.
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Madam Speaker, I have a quick question for my colleague. Which issue does he think is more serious? Is it the contents of the SDTC documents, because we want to know what is in them, and we want them sent to the RCMP so charges can be laid, or is it the fact that the government is not respecting the will of Parliament? I think that is very serious. It is a major affront to democracy. I do not know…
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Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to my hon. colleague's answer to the question from my colleague from Terrebonne. I was not particularly satisfied with the answer, so I will ask the question another way. Let us say that, instead of talking about a green fund, we were talking about a fund that invests in oil companies, which generate billions of dollars in profits and receive tax credits. The gove…
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Mr. Speaker, my Conservative colleague referred to the member for Winnipeg North's quasi-monopoly as the only one speaking for the Liberal government. If elections were based on the ability to defend the indefensible, and if current trends continue, would my Conservative colleague expect the member for Winnipeg North to be the only Liberal left in Parliament after the next election?
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Madam Speaker, this whole issue leads me to reflect on the very foundations of our democracy and on responsible government, the principle of the people delegating power to their elected officials, who can demand documents. This is how we keep society free from corruption and how the government keeps the public's trust. We have here a striking example of a situation where that is not happening. How…
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Mr. Speaker, from October 23 to 31, 45 athletes aged 15 to 17 from across Quebec and 22 coaches and staff will participate in the Olympic School Games sponsored by the International School Sport Federation in Bahrain. About 60 athletes and their parents are here on Parliament Hill. Many of them got here after countless hours of training and many sacrifices, all with the goal of enjoying an experie…
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Madam Speaker, I agree with most of what my colleague from British Columbia said, including about the current Liberal government's obligation to be accountable. I am looking ahead a bit, and I would like to know what commitments the Conservatives will make, because I think that once these documents are made public, there will be some scores to settle. I wonder about some of SDTC's results. SDTC pr…
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Madam Speaker, I share many of my colleague's concerns, including about the government's accountability in a case like this. There are actions that need to be taken and changes that need to be made. However, there is something that worries me about the Conservatives' attitude in this debate. I wonder what will happen afterward. If the Conservatives form the next government, will they commit to rei…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her brilliant speech. It is good to hear the chronology of events, and especially how this Parliament should focus on its priorities. There is still something about SDTC that bothers me. Just think of the age-old question, “Who benefits from this crime?” I am not implying that there was a crime because, obviously, we did not get the documents. It would be ni…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his lessons in political science, history and how to be a good MP. I think they were all quite relevant. There was one part of his speech that caught my attention. It was when he said that 70% of the erosion is impacting an area near Montreal and Lake Saint-Pierre. My colleague referenced a 1,600-kilometre study between Cornwall and Quebec City. In his…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a very special ribbon that has been created in my region, namely, Nathan's Ribbon. At the end of August, Nathan Macameau, a young teenager, was hit by a car while crossing the road after getting off a school bus. As the father of two teenagers, my heart goes out to his family at this tragic time. That is why I am wearing this ribbon today. Its black and yello…
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Madam Speaker, I am not sure that the word hypocrisy is parliamentary. I do not mean in the way the question was asked, but during question period I as a bit shocked to hear it coming from the minister. I digress. What is deeply hypocritical is the federal government reducing the GIS, while the Government of Quebec is being a bit more generous to its seniors and increasing transfers. I am sick of …
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Lévis—Lotbinière for his question and outstretched hand. I think the Bloc Québécois has been very clear with its ultimatum. This is going to be a big win for Quebec seniors and for our agricultural producers. In the current context, let us face it, I am ready to trigger an election if need be. I have done what needs to be done. If this is what…
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Madam Speaker, we are here today to address a crucial matter that affects both the dignity and well-being of our seniors. I invite all my colleagues to consider the importance of a royal recommendation for Bill C-319, which seeks to amend current legislation to increase the full pension amount. By asking the government to act quickly, we are affirming our commitment to our seniors by ensuring they…
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Madam Speaker, the member asked for something reasonable. Eliminating discrimination is reasonable. Allowing seniors aged 65 to 74 to live in dignity is reasonable. Poverty can strike at any age, but it always strikes those who do not have the means to earn extra income. I want to bring a fundamental element into this debate. Seniors have a right to live with dignity. As things stand, the governme…
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Madam Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague opposite a question about today's opposition day. Does she think that this is a good use of taxpayer dollars and House resources? I will read the motion as presented: That the House has no confidence in the Prime Minister and the government. I think that everyone can agree with that. The problem that I have with this motion is that it is too simple. …
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Madam Speaker, many women helped create Bill S‑205 by joining forces and working hard. I want to pay tribute to these women and their resilience. Their insights and hard work have led to the tabling of this legislation before us which seeks to strengthen the Criminal Code and to put in place preventive safety measures called interim release at the beginning of the legal process, when a woman decid…
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Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to the speech given by the member for Rosemont—La Petite‑Patrie. I want to do a little analysis. After three years of the agreement with the NDP, there have been no gains for Quebec. We have to give the NDP a little credit for the anti-scab legislation, which is a necessary measure. However, the gains for Quebec that they are claiming to have achieved are related …
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Mr. Speaker, as I listened to the speech given by my colleague from Cariboo—Prince George, I was surprised that I did not hear him talk about the Conservatives' priorities. Members will recall that today's motion is very simple. It talks about confidence. Personally, one of the reasons I do not trust this government is because of its action, and especially its lack of action, on the current climat…
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