Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply and I will be voting in favour of the motion.
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Supplementary Estimates (C), 2022-23 March 22nd, 2023
Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply and I will be voting in favour of the motion.
Official Languages March 6th, 2023
Mr. Speaker, we have reached the final analysis of Bill C‑13 on modernizing both official languages.
Tomorrow, in committee, members will address the amendments on the issue of language clauses to ensure that francophone minority communities will indeed receive the money invested by the federal government when an agreement is reached between the provinces and the federal government or between the territories and the federal government. Such clauses would ensure equity for all francophones in the country. Every francophone advocacy group agrees on that.
I would like the minister to clearly indicate whether she agrees with these language clauses, please.
Taxation February 15th, 2023
Mr. Speaker, on December 2, I asked the government a question concerning a 30-year-old tax law whereby Canadian companies, like Zenit Nutrition in my riding, are penalized by our tax system despite the fact that they use only local and healthy ingredients in producing their food products.
These men and women entrepreneurs are fighting multinationals, and they are only asking to be able to compete on an equal footing.
The Liberal government says that it wants to help our Canadian economy. Will it take the necessary steps to listen to entrepreneurs before the next budget?
Official Languages February 10th, 2023
Madam Speaker, after denying the decline of French in Canada, the Liberal member for Saint-Laurent doubled down by making misleading and unacceptable comments about Bill C-13 at the Standing Committee on Official Languages.
She is going against her own minister for the sole purpose of derailing this long-awaited bill that will better protect the French language across the country. Out of respect for all francophones, will the Prime Minister or the minister show some leadership and ask the member for Saint-Laurent to withdraw her remarks and provide an official apology in the House?
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship February 2nd, 2023
Mr. Speaker, there are organizations in my riding that host international artists, athletes and students year after year. Naturally, they need visas. The problem is that the processing time is now over a year and a half. That is 14 months longer than in July 2022, despite the fact that the standard is 14 days in these types of cases.
Last August, the minister claimed that demand would peak by the end of September and that delays would return to normal after that. It is now February, and it is getting worse.
Can the minister explain this total failure for people trying to get a visa to come to our country?
Supplementary Estimates (B), 2022-23 December 8th, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply the results of the previous vote, and I will be voting in favour of the motion.
Supplementary Estimates (B), 2022-23 December 8th, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply the results of the previous vote and I will be voting in favour of the motion.
Supplementary Estimates (B), 2022-23 December 8th, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I agree to apply the results of the previous vote and I will be voting in favour of the motion.
Justice December 5th, 2022
Mr. Speaker, last Thursday, Pastor Claude Guillot was convicted of 18 charges involving serious offences committed against children. In his defence, the pastor cited section 43 of the Criminal Code, which states that any schoolteacher or parent is justified in using force to correct a child, provided that the force does not exceed reasonable limits.
Sixty-four countries have already banned corporal punishment, and 27 more are in the process of doing so.
Can the Prime Minister or the Minister of Justice tell us whether Canada intends to repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code to protect our children?
50th Anniversary of Haitian Support Group December 5th, 2022
Madam Speaker, today I would like to take a moment to mark the 50th anniversary of the Association québécoise pour l'avancement des Nations unies, also known as AQANU. This non-governmental organization, run by volunteers, was created to promote the values of the United Nations and human rights; to organize activities that increase awareness, spread information and advocate for sustainable development; and to support the implementation of sustainable development projects and support activities in Haiti.
AQANU works with rural groups to support projects that improve the lives of Haitians. Project themes include food security, agriculture, education and humanitarian aid.
Some $7 million has been invested in more than 270 projects, and that is in addition to research and observation trips to Haiti and work sessions at the United Nations. The organization also maintains close relationships between the people there and here in Canada and Quebec.
I would like to sincerely congratulate and thank all those dedicated people involved in AQANU who have been making a real difference in the lives of thousands of Haitians for 50 years now.