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625 speeches by Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay — Page 3 of 13
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Mr. Speaker, I have a simple question for my colleague. In his opinion, why did it take the government so long to even lift a finger? As my colleague from Lac-Saint-Jean said earlier, this could have been done through an order or a decision by the government, rather than through the long process of passing a bill. All it needed to do was take immediate action at the border. Why did it take Preside…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the same question that I asked another member earlier. Why did it take Donald Trump pulling out the big guns for the government to finally start doing something? People had been sounding the alarm in the House and elsewhere. Why is the government taking action now, especially when it could be done much faster than with this bill, as my colleague from Lac-Saint-Jean…
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Mr. Speaker, I do not know whether my colleague, who is much more legally-minded than I am, will appreciate the parallel I am about to draw. He will have to let me know. I find this bill strangely reminiscent of the use of the Emergencies Act, which we voted on here. After letting a situation deteriorate, after doing nothing, the government is going to the other extreme. The government's reaction …
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Mr. Speaker, I do not know if my colleague was here earlier when my colleague from Rivière-du-Nord made his speech. We are glad that something is finally happening, because it has been a long time coming. It took Donald Trump bringing out the big guns to get things moving. However, we are also concerned about the presumably disproportionate and freedom‑killing response contained in this bill. I as…
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Madam Speaker, yes, what is happening right now is scandalous. The official opposition, whose role is to oppose, the very same opposition that criticized all forms of real or imagined coalition with the government in the last Parliament, now finds itself in a what is effectively a Liberal-Conservative coalition. We will not have the opportunity to examine this bill properly, because this coalition…
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Madam Speaker, I have already talked about the Liberals' fearmongering. They campaigned on it, claiming they were the best at standing up to Trump. Now they are aping him by attempting to govern by order and to enshrine the practice in our institutions. They also campaigned on the claim that their sole qualification and sole value lay in the fact that they were not Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives…
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Madam Speaker, it may still be too early to judge what will happen. The content of the agreement remains to be seen. I am very much looking forward to seeing what conditions were discussed, though. I am very much looking forward to seeing if they were discount conditions. I am very curious about that. However, I would like to reassure my colleague that we will be there to keep an eye on things. We…
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Madam Speaker, if you permit, let us talk about fear. I will quote from the Refus global manifesto, published in 1948: “The reign of fear in all its forms is over.” However, to be quite clear, made-in-Canada fear has always been the only tool of the Ottawa bigwigs and the regime. Today, the bogeyman has a new name: Donald Trump. I am not trying to downplay the genuine tariff threat, but there is a…
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Madam Speaker, the first thing to clarify is that, from the outset, we do not belong to the same nation, so our national interest and national values will not be the same. There are obviously a lot of projects that are in the national interest of Quebec, and we have never been afraid of doing them. With Hydro-Québec, we built the big dams, and we were able to do it responsibly. In Quebec, there ar…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by thanking the Liberals and the Conservatives, who have so eloquently demonstrated, through Bill C-5, why Quebec needs to become its own country, even though even though we already had plenty of arguments to support that. We are witnessing another blatant multi-party attempt at nation-building and using crises to further centralize power, which is second nature to Ott…
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Madam Speaker, I tend to agree with my colleague in that, although we may have a new Prime Minister, we are still dealing with the same old government. Make no mistake about it. Once the honeymoon is over and reality kicks in, we will see how true it is that we are still dealing with the same old worn-out government. That being said, there is one thing that I do not understand. In his remarks, my …
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Madam Speaker, the provisions of the bill on access to home ownership are not that bad. We more or less agree with them. However, one of the biggest challenges for most households and families is to come up with a down payment. There is nothing about that in the bill. Would my colleague be in favour of the idea of introducing a measure to provide an interest-free loan to allow first-time homebuyer…
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Mr. Speaker, we hear the government announcing even more spending. Earlier this week, it announced a whopping $9 billion in spending. Now we are looking at a bill that includes incentives, tax cuts and some fairly significant tax measures. I would like to ask my colleague if she is as eager as I am to see a budget or, at the very least, an economic statement. Presenting a budget would be the least…
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Mr. Speaker, we are really looking forward to that. I am going to ask a question about international trade. The person who is now the Minister of International Trade was once a fellow member of the Standing Committee on International Trade. Trade agreements include safeguard measures that are defined as emergency actions. These measures are taken when there are increased imports of particular prod…
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Mr. Speaker, that option is therefore not off the table. Can we safely assume that?
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Mr. Speaker, we were expecting $20 billion. How is the government planning to get the remaining $18.3 billion?
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Mr. Speaker, did the main sticking points come up in the discussions that he confirmed took place? We know that for them, it is our supply management system. Hormone-treated beef was also a very difficult subject and was one of the reasons negotiations were suspended. Were these things discussed, or was there just a commitment to raise them again when the negotiations resume?
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Mr. Speaker, I heard the minister's press conference too. He was disputing the 97.5% figure from Oxford Economics. On social media, he said that 70% of the retaliatory tariffs that Canada has imposed on the United States since the beginning are still in place. Can we get the most official figures available this evening?
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Mr. Speaker, given that Quebec has kept its own carbon trading system intact, will products from Quebec be exempt from customs duties if the European Union decides to follow through on its threats?
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Mr. Speaker, let us get back to the retaliatory measures we have been talking about. We know that the Minister of Finance challenged the study conducted by Oxford Economics. If I am not mistaken, he mentioned that earlier. How many billions of dollars were we at? Can he just remind me of the figure that was given a little earlier—
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Mr. Speaker, I will clarify once again what I would like to know. Did he get a guarantee from the European Union that the changes made to Canada's carbon pricing system would not have an impact on exports?
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Mr. Speaker, I believe I am already following his account, but I do not think he is following mine. I would like to return the invitation. Let us move on to another topic. We know that starting next January, the European Union will begin imposing tariffs on imports from countries that do not have carbon pricing. It has even stated that it will start with high-emission sectors, including steel and …
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Mr. Speaker, they are working on it, but I imagine that my colleague is in close contact with the Minister of International Trade, because this has a direct impact on importers and therefore a direct impact on trade. In a situation like the current one, where trade is very difficult and challenging, we do not need to shoot ourselves in the foot with a system that is riddled with problems. Does the…
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Mr. Speaker, I think that everyone agrees that the old system needed to be replaced. That is not the issue. The concerns that were raised were about the system as it was going to be implemented, along with the lack of preparation. Is the minister in discussions with importers and exporters about their concerns and the irritants and problems that this is causing? Are there any assessments, with fig…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to move on to another topic, namely the negotiations for a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom. Negotiations seem to have been stalled for quite some time. It turns out they have been officially suspended for a year and a half. Can we get an update on the discussions?
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Mr. Speaker, I will address one last subject. My colleague and I studied the CARM system, the CBSA assessment and revenue management system, twice at the Standing Committee on International Trade. Fears were expressed. The system was criticized by some people, including importers and exporters. Today, according to a survey of their members, things are not going well at all. Apparently, the situati…
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Mr. Speaker, we know that this initiative is a major source of dissatisfaction. I have the data right here: There are calculation errors in duties and taxes, trouble obtaining technical support, serious system performance issues, and 22 service interruptions. Everything I just mentioned happened in the first month of the program's existence. Is that what the minister calls a system that was ready …
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Mr. Speaker, we know that importers have recently been required to deposit a financial guarantee themselves in order to participate in the Release Prior to Payment Program, since they can no longer use the financial guarantee deposited by their customs brokers. The transition period ended on May 20. It is a terrible situation. What is being done about it?
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Mr. Speaker, if Ottawa reinvests in defence, that money must serve Quebec's economy. It needs to be used for our aerospace sector, our shipbuilding industry and our artificial intelligence, among other things. Ottawa needs to hire Quebec suppliers instead of giving our money to the Americans, as it did with the F‑35s. That is why the Bloc Québécois is proposing a bill to implement a local procurem…
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Mr. Speaker, the jig is up. Ottawa's mask has fallen to reveal the true face of injustice. While Quebec has been faithfully keeping its commitments and fighting the scourge of climate change for years, Canadian power, blinded by its political interests, has betrayed the most basic principles of fairness. On April 22, in a move unworthy of a just country, the Canadian government issued a colossal $…
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Mr. Speaker, over 60% of Canada's aerospace manufacturing takes place in Quebec. That needs be reflected in the contracts. Quebec's shipbuilding industry has the expertise to build icebreakers. That needs be reflected in the contracts, all the more so since, I remind members, Quebec got ripped off under the shipbuilding strategy. Another one of Quebec's strengths is artificial intelligence. That t…
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Mr. Speaker, has a date been set for negotiations to resume, or are we not there yet?
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Mr. Speaker, what I have missed over the past six months is my hon. colleague being all over the map. He always gives very long speeches that go every which way in the preamble. He wants to answer everything, but at the end, he asks a question that is a bit out in left field. Do we need to support a bunch of industries? The answer is yes. Are there also industries that are part of the past and do …
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Mr. Speaker, when it comes to relations with the Americans, I would say that Quebec has led the way because our system is tied to California's system. Here is the funny part. Next week we are going to move on to the business of supply. We know that the government intends to get strengthen ties with Europe. However, the government announced that it was abolishing carbon pricing, even though it know…
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Mr. Speaker, I think we are entitled to it because we contributed to it. That is precisely the problem: We contributed to it. Of course, what we gave, we need to get back. The same goes for British Columbia. That said, it is ironic because my colleague remembers very well how the Liberals swore for a long time, hand on heart, that the carbon tax was good for everyone. We had the numbers, we had th…
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Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the ministers on their appointments to cabinet. I will start with a simple question. Does the minister not find it a little strange that we are here in this committee of the whole, but we still do not have the departmental plans?
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Mr. Speaker, the fact remains that the supply vote will take place next week, if I am not mistaken. We still do not have the departmental plans. It says on the website that we will get them sometime in June. Can the minister tell us when we will get them?
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Mr. Speaker, I can ask my question again. When will we see the departmental plans?
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Mr. Speaker, Ottawa just announced $9 billion in new defence spending starting this year. In the current global context, the Bloc Québécois agrees that we must invest in defence, but that is another $9 billion that the Liberals are asking us to blindly support without a budget or even an economic update. No one will know how that spending will be financed or how big the deficit is at the time of v…
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Mr. Speaker, the layoffs in the forestry industry are an indication of what is going to happen with steel and aluminum if Ottawa does not change its current approach, which is to do nothing at all. We know that it is not what they are known for, but maybe the Liberals could be proactive for once. They need to proactively offer cash to the industry and create a wage subsidy to prevent a wave of lay…
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Mr. Speaker, we are not interested in who the minister had supper with yesterday. We want to know what she is doing today. The aluminum and steel industry has been dealing with tariffs for three months now. For three months, Ottawa has offered nothing to help them. The Prime Minister's negotiations did not produce results. The tariffs even doubled. Today, cash flow and wage subsidies are needed to…
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Madam Speaker, I listened carefully to my colleague's speech. He suggested that the pipeline is an element of nation-building. The new Canadian identity is taking shape. We neglected this concept for decades, but now the American giant is forcing us to define Canadian identity. Some believe this new identity should be shaped by a pipeline. If I understand correctly, Alberta's gambit was to convinc…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Mirabel for his presentation. I thought that his focus on the Trojan horse that is one economy out of 13 was interesting. The Liberals claim that they have changed, that they have turned over a new leaf. However, if we look back over the history of governments in the House, whether following the events involving the Patriotes, the world wars, the 1980 refer…
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Mr. Speaker, congratulations on your new title and your new seat. I hope you are enjoying your time in the chair. My colleague talked about the government's intentions with regard to reducing greenhouse gases. First, I would like to know if she believes it. I would also like to hear her thoughts on how these objectives square with all the talk about building this pipeline. Does my colleague believ…
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Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers were told during the election to vote Liberal because their leader would have superpowers that could neutralize Donald Trump. We are seeing the outcome of that today: Donald Trump doubled the tariffs on steel and aluminum. Well done. The Bloc Québécois has said it before: These industries need to be offered liquidity and the money from the retaliatory measures need to be re…
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Mr. Speaker, when Ontario's auto industry was threatened with tariffs, Ottawa rushed in with $2 billion. Quebec aluminum has been subject to tariffs for three months now. Still, not a single cent has been released. Ottawa should have already offered direct assistance to the industry and shared some of the proceeds from the retaliatory tariffs. In the next 24 hours, Donald Trump could double his ta…
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Mr. Speaker, this is the first time that I have asked my leader a question, but since we did not confer together earlier, I do not expect any kudos for the quality of my question or my hard work. In fact, what I have to say is quite simple. We heard this question and we know that Ottawa has a long history of using crises to further centralize power. We have also heard multiple times about differen…
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Mr. Speaker, today, the third day since our return to Parliament, I am rising for the first time this session. I want to sincerely thank the voters of Saint‑Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton for giving me a third mandate. The riding's name has changed, but it still has the same borders and the same extraordinary constituents. I love them from the bottom of my heart. I will live up to the mandate they have giv…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to come back to the matter of creating one economy out of 13. The House has recognized on two occasions that Quebec is a distinct nation. The first was when the symbolic motion was adopted in 2006. The second was during the 2019-21 Parliament. The government officially and constitutionally recognized that we are a distinct nation. It voted for that. However, the government seem…
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Madam Speaker, it is a very simple principle. The less we depend on one country, the better off we are. There may be ups and downs. At the moment, we are talking about the United States, but, no matter which partner we are talking about, when we put all our eggs in one basket, we make ourselves vulnerable to this kind of situation, as we saw in 2019 when China decided to halt all imports of Canadi…
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