Pascale St-Onge

[Carbon Pricing, May 29th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, we are barely at the start of the hot summer season and fires and forest fires are burning in several places in Canada, which will entail extraordinary costs for families, municipalities, the provinces and the federal government. It is totally irresponsible of the Conservatives to want to not only get rid of the price on pollution, but also vote against the budget that proposes meaningful measures to help families while inflation is high. It is irresponsible.

[Carbon Pricing, May 9th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, what Canadians know is that the country is currently grappling with forest fires, floods and the impact of climate change. What Canadians know is that a responsible government does several things at the same time, such as fighting the climate crisis and, with the measures in our budget, helping the people who need it most.

That is what a responsible government does. Unfortunately, the Conservatives have already said that they will vote against our budget and, therefore, against helping Canadians.

[Business of the House, May 8th, 2023]

Madam Speaker, I request that the ordinary hour of daily adjournment of the next sitting be 12:00 midnight, pursuant to order made Tuesday, November 15, 2022.

[The Economy, May 1st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we agree that more needs to be done to help Canadians, especially at times like these, when we are just recovering from the pandemic and inflation rates are quite high.

That is why our budget addresses the priorities of Canadians. It helps those who really need it. It will help improve our health and dental care across the country and create the clean economy of the future that will enable us to meet our net-zero targets.

[Sport, April 28th, 2023]

Madam Speaker, we are all on the same side. We agree that the Canadian sport system needs to improve and that self-regulation of sport federations needs to end.

We are currently working with both the victims and the organizations involved to put the best processes and mechanisms in place. We will ensure that our organizations do a better job of protecting children and athletes and that there are robust remedies and recourse when abuse or mistreatment occur.

We are committed, and we will get the job done.

[Sport, April 28th, 2023]

Madam Speaker, first, I want to salute the courage of all those who testified at the Council on the Status of Women and the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Out of respect for these individuals who told their stories, which was very difficult, we must all continue to work together in a non-partisan manner.

I have already stated that we will conduct audits and an inquiry to ensure that we make good decisions and that our children and athletes across Canada in community sports and on our national teams are protected. In a few weeks, we will be announcing good things for our sport system.

[An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages, April 26th, 2023]

moved:

Motion No. 1

That Bill C-13, in Clause 2, be amended by

(a) replacing, in the English version, line 39 on page 2 with the following:

ties, including by restoring and increasing their demo-

(b) replacing, in the English version, line 44 on page 2 with the following:

ties, including by restoring and increasing their demo-

Motion No. 2

That Bill C-13, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 3 to 8 on page 4 with the following:

taking into account the fact that French is in a minority situation in Canada and North America due to the predominant use of English and that there is a diversity of provincial and territorial language regimes that contribute to that advancement, including Quebec’s Charter of the French Language, which provides that French is the official language of Quebec;

(b.2) advance the existence of a majority-French soci-

Motion No. 3

That Bill C-13, in Clause 4, be amended by

(a) replacing line 14 on page 4 with the following:

2.1 (1) The President of the Treasury Board is responsible for exercising

(b) replacing lines 17 and 18 on page 4 with the following:

(2) The President of the Treasury Board shall, in consultation with the other ministers of the Crown, coordinate the implementa-

Motion No. 4

That Bill C-13, in Clause 6, be amended by deleting lines 23 to 28 on page 5.

Motion No. 5

That Bill C-13, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 14 on page 6 with the following:

d) ces droits doivent être interprétés en tenant compte du fait

Motion No. 6

That Bill C-13, in Clause 14, be amended by

(a) adding after line 2 on page 11 the following:

33.1 In this Part, “employee” includes an employee who represents the employer, a person who performs for an employer activities whose primary purpose is to enable the person to acquire knowledge or experience and a person who has been placed by a temporary help agency.

(b) replacing lines 7 to 13 on page 11 with the following:

(2) A person appointed by the Governor in Council to the position of deputy minister or associate deputy minister or a position of an equivalent rank in a department named in Schedule I to the Financial Administration Act shall, on their appointment, take the language training that is necessary to be able to speak and understand clearly both official languages.

Motion No. 7

That Bill C-13, in Clause 16, be amended by

(a) replacing lines 3 to 11 on page 12 with the following:

use of both official languages, managers and supervisors are able to communicate in both official languages with employees of the institution in carrying out their managerial or supervisory responsibilities; and

(b) adding after line 15 on page 12 the following:

(3.1) Paragraph 36(1)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(c) ensure that, if it is appropriate in order to create a work environment that is conducive to the effective use of both official languages,

(i) managers and supervisors are able to communicate in both official languages with employees of the institution in carrying out their managerial or supervisory responsibilities, and

(ii) employees are supervised by their managers and supervisors in the official language of their choice,

regardless of the linguistic identification of their position; and

(c) adding after line 27 on page 12 the following:

(5) Section 36 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

(3) Nothing in subparagraph (1)(c)(ii) abrogates or derogates from the right of a person to hold a position or carry out managerial or supervisory responsibilities in a federal institution if they held that position or carried out those responsibilities in the institution immediately before the coming into force of that subparagraph.

Motion No. 8

That Bill C-13, in Clause 21, be amended by

(a) replacing line 19 on page 14 with the following:

(4) The Government of Canada shall estimate periodically,

(b) replacing line 31 on page 16 with the following:

these mechanisms shall take into account the obligations set

Motion No. 9

That Bill C-13, in Clause 22, be amended by replacing line 38 on page 18 to line 2 on page 19 with the following:

43 (1) The Minister of Canadian Heritage shall advance the equality of status and use of English and French in Canadian society, and to that end may take measures to

Motion No. 10

That Bill C-13, in Clause 50, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 9 on page 44 with the following:

(2) Le ministre du Patrimoine canadien fait déposer un rapport de l’examen devant chaque

Motion No. 15

That Bill C-13, in Clause 71, be amended by adding after line 39 on page 75 the following:

(1.1) Subsections 16(3.1) and (5) come into force on the second anniversary of the day on which this Act receives royal assent.

[Sport, April 21st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, it is a priority for our government to ensure that sport is accessible for as many people as possible. That is why we created the community sport for all initiative, which has made it possible for children and youth from all communities to access organized sports. Our government will continue to help Canadians access quality infrastructure to participate in organized sports.

[Sport, April 21st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Pontiac for her question.

I want to join her in congratulating Quebec City for being chosen to host the next Canada Winter Games in 2027, 60 years after hosting the inaugural event.

It is a wonderful tribute to Quebec City for the Canada Games to return to its birthplace. The event will also generate major economic spinoffs for the region.

We will continue to work with our partners to give our young athletes unique opportunities to excel and reach their full potential in a safe, healthy and inclusive sports environment.

[Labour, April 20th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, it is not really surprising today to hear the Conservatives attacking the investments we made in the public service, because who can forget the fact that, when they were in power, they slashed the public service like never before with austerity measures and unprecedented cuts.

That is without counting the number of laws they tried to pass to limit the actions of unions and destroy unions in Canada. It is not really surprising today to hear them complaining about the public service strike.