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Mr. Speaker, I have good news for Canadians today. The Secretary General of NATO has confirmed that Canada has met NATO's target of 2% of GDP for military spending. This historic investment confirms that we are doing our fair share, both at home on the continent and within the alliance. Today, as every day, NATO allies know they can count on Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, the good news is that Build Canada Homes is delivering results. In our first 100 days, we took action by signing major agreements with provinces and cities and moving forward with six construction projects on federal land, including one in my riding of Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne. Yes, the Longue-Rive project in Longueuil is building more than 1,000 housing units, 40% of which are off-m…
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Madam Speaker, my colleague alluded a little to the important work of committees and to how, when we are able to take an issue that is before a committee and actually come together and work together to better address the issue, this is what is good for Canadians. Can my colleague elaborate a little on why it is so important that committees function well? I understand that we have to play the game …
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Madam Speaker, as a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, I would like it if the hon. member could elaborate on how important it is that, in the budget, we are committing $81.8 billion of investment over the next five years in national defence, and on why it is so important that every colleague, every member of the House, support the budget to make sure that the men and women in uniform have the e…
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Madam Speaker, I seek the unanimous consent of the House to repeat my S. O. 31 if possible. I was right behind the member who doing the really big cheer for the Blue Jays, and unfortunately the noise was too much.
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Madam Speaker, today, I want to pay tribute to a remarkable leader, Jean Melançon, outgoing director of the Service de sécurité incendie de l'agglomération de Longueuil, or SSIAL. After 37 years of service with the Longueuil fire department, the SSIAL, including 12 years as fire chief, Jean is getting ready to share his vast experience and expertise with another fire department. As a man of courag…
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Madam Speaker, today, I want to pay tribute to a remarkable leader, Jean Melançon, outgoing director of the Service de sécurité incendie de l'agglomération de Longueuil, or SSIAL. After 37 years of service with the Longueuil fire department, the SSIAL, including 12 years as fire chief, Jean is getting ready to share his vast experience and expertise with another fire department. A man of courage a…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague across the way for his speech. We have had the great pleasure of working together over the last 10 years on multiple files, one of which he mentioned in his speech. He referenced somebody who may or may not be on the Hill and in the chamber today. While this is not about Bill C-12, I did want to flag to him, which I think he will be happy to hear, th…
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Mr. Speaker, I have worked with my colleague on the Standing Committee on National Defence. It is truly a pleasure to work with him. I just want to know whether we can count on the Bloc Québécois's support to have the Standing Committee on National Defence study this bill as quickly as possible. We expect to have acted on all of the recommendations in the Arbour report by the end of the year. I wa…
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Mr. Speaker, I was elected in 2015. I have always worked closely with veterans' communities and their families. I was parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs from 2017 to 2019, and I still have phone numbers and I still get text messages from veterans and their families to this day. I want to remain committed to those who served our country and their families.
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Mr. Speaker, I will make sure the information is provided to committee members when this bill gets to committee. I want to thank the member opposite. We have worked together on many files, and it is always a pleasure to work with him.
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Mr. Speaker, it was Jennie Carignan, the current CDS, who met with over 16,000 members of the Canadian Armed Forces. I know the Minister of National Defence is always speaking to members of the Canadian Armed Forces, veterans and their families. They asked us, based on Justice Arbour's recommendation, to move the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases to the civilian system. We are …
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Mr. Speaker, today is about victims of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces. We had the opportunity in the last Parliament to get Bill C-66 done, but unfortunately shenanigans in the House prevented us from doing that and it died on the Order Paper. We are in line to getting all the recommendations in the Arbour report completed before the end of the year. I urge my colleagues not to pla…
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Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Bay of Quinte. It is with great pride that I rise today at the second reading of Bill C‑11, which proposes a fundamental reform of the military justice system. This issue is particularly close to my heart. I have two sons and a daughter-in-law who serve in the Canadian Armed Forces. I am extremely proud of them, as I am of all CAF member…
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Mr. Speaker, last week, the Prime Minister announced a $9.3-billion investment in Canada's defence, which means we will achieve NATO's 2% target this fiscal year. This is not only an investment in our armed forces, but also an investment in good-paying jobs, in Canadian innovation and in economic growth. Our generational investment is strengthening Canada's role as a strong, reliable international…
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Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Richmond East—Steveston. I rise today to speak about the main estimates, along with the supplementary estimates, for 2025-26. I would like to speak about a topic near and dear to my heart, our Canadian Armed Forces. For too long, we have not done our part in celebrating and sharing the stories of the brave men and women of the Canadian A…
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Mr. Speaker, as a proud Quebecker, I know that Quebec is a leader on the environment. It is Quebec that proposed the carbon pricing program. I am very proud of the fact that Quebec is ahead of all the other provinces when it comes to the environment.
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Mr. Speaker, with respect to the F-35 replacement project, we have not cancelled the project; that is not correct. We are reviewing the purchase. We have committed to the first 16 we will be receiving in the next two years. We will be looking at all expenditures from top to bottom across the government in terms of making sure we have the most appropriate spend for what we need. We have not cancell…
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Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned earlier, since Quebec has never contributed to the federal carbon tax system, it is only natural that it did not receive a rebate.
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Mr. Speaker, the reality is that we need to invest more in our Canadian Armed Forces. I have had the opportunity of visiting 12 bases and wings over the course of the last couple of years, and I see what the state of some of our military bases is. We need to make sure that the men and women in uniform have the equipment they need and are able to focus on the job at hand, and to make sure their fam…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to sincerely thank the people of the Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne riding. Thanks to their renewed trust, our collective voice will continue to be heard in Ottawa. This election was not about me. It was about their hopes, priorities and commitment to building a better future for our community. For the past 10 years, their constant support has made our progres…
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Mr. Chair, it is with humility and deep respect that I am putting my name forward today as a candidate for Speaker of the House of Commons. To those members who are returning to the House, welcome back. It is wonderful to see so many familiar faces. To those newly elected, I extend a warm welcome. Each of us has earned the trust of our constituents and has a responsibility to represent the diverse…
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Mr. Speaker, the following questions will be answered today: Nos. 3090, 3091 and 3093 to 3095.
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Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to table the Order Paper questions.
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Mr. Speaker, not to take away from the current debate in front of us, but I would like to seek unanimous consent to table the OPQs today.
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Furthermore, Mr. Speaker, if the government's responses to Questions Nos. 3092 and 3096 to 3098 could be made orders for return, these returns would be tabled in an electronic format immediately.
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Mr. Speaker, I ask that all remaining questions be allowed to stand.
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Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(a), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's responses to 23 petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.
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Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded division.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his speech. I will be honest, I am going to miss him when he is not in this place. The member spoke about the importance of a team Canada approach when we have a collective issue facing Canada and the importance of people who want to hold leadership positions to actually act like leaders. I understand that the Prime Minister had a meeting with all the …
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Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise to welcome representatives of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, who are here in Ottawa to bring attention to key issues facing Canada's fire services. Today and tomorrow, a record number of Canadian fire chiefs, 46 of them from across the country, are on the Hill to meet with parliamentarians about some of the main issues facing Canada's fire services, includ…
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Madam Speaker, I was listening very intently to the member opposite. He mentioned 11 days ago, and I have a number for him. In seven days, my daughter-in-law is deploying to the Middle East for the next six months. I have two sons in the military and a daughter-in-law in the military. I agree with the Speaker's ruling that what happened needs to be looked at. I sit on the procedure and House affai…
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Mr. Speaker, as we pause this week to honour the brave men and women who have served our country, I would like to pay tribute to Private Leonard William Elliott, a Canadian infantry soldier who fought in the First World War. Private Elliott was one of the more than 650,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who courageously answered the call to defend the values of freedom and peace in the war that was…
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Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I had a problem with the app, but you did not notice when I stood up to say that my vote was not counted.
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I am voting against the amendment to the amendment.
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Mr. Speaker, the following questions will be answered today: Nos. 2950 and 2956.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(a), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's responses to six petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.
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Mr. Speaker, if the government's responses to Questions Nos. 2947 to 2949, 2951 to 2955 and 2957 to 2962 could be made orders for return, these returns would be tabled in electronic format immediately.
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Mr. Speaker, I ask that the remaining questions be allowed to stand.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague spoke a bit about the carbon tax. I want to ask her a question. She was the minister in the National Assembly when Quebec introduced its system to fight climate change. Where does she stand on that today? Quebec currently has its own system, which works very well. She talked about the carbon tax, which does not apply in Quebec.
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Mr. Speaker, I just want to remind the member opposite. I know he really likes him, but he is not allowed to use his name.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to pick up on the last comment by the member opposite. She was talking about procurement and making sure Canadian taxpayers' money is being used efficiently, yet we brought forward legislation for pharmacare that would reduce the cost of medications, especially with respect to reproductive medications and medications for diabetes. The Conservatives voted against that. This is a…
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Madam Speaker, I had a chance to work with the member on the industry committee, and we had a good opportunity to work together there. I actually sit on the procedure and House affairs committee, which is the committee that would be tasked to look into this. We have a lot of legislation before us, including Bill C-66, the military justice bill, which I think is incredibly important for getting jus…
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Madam Speaker, the hon. member knows full well he cannot reference the presence or absence of someone in the House.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The member from the opposition party knows full well that we cannot name members.
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Mr. Speaker, on October 10, An Act respecting pharmacare received royal assent. Among other things, this act will provide Canadian women with universal single-payer coverage for various contraceptives. Nine million women and gender-diverse people will benefit from that. Over the past few months, many women in my riding of Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne have told me how important this act is for them. C…
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Madam Speaker, as a member of the procedure and House affairs committee, I am very much looking forward to getting to the bottom of this. We have legislation before the House that has been stalled. I would ask the hon. member if we could come to an agreement and have this sent to PROC. I am actually looking forward to studying it.
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to pay tribute today to an exceptional citizen of Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne and someone I am proud to call a friend. Dan Lamoureux first joined Riverside School Board 26 years ago, serving as chair of its council of commissioners for the last decade. During his tenure, he was instrumental in making Riverside one of the highest-performing school boards in Quebec, with a gr…
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Madam Speaker, as we prepare to celebrate Father's Day this Sunday, I would like to take this opportunity to salute all the fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers in my riding of Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne and across the country. Father's Day is an opportunity for all of us to express our appreciation to the incredible dads and father figures in our lives, those who offer guidance, support a…
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Madam Speaker, I too was shocked to read the report, and I will be supporting this motion. Is the hon. member recommending that the leaders of the political parties be authorized to read the report before they start talking nonsense in the House? Right now, we do not want to see partisanship on a matter that has to do with our national security.
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