Gabriel Ste-Marie

Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague and friend on his excellent speech. In his speech, he said that there was zero economic growth in Quebec. We are being hit hard by the U.S. government's tariffs. Even though it has just lost its majority in both chambers, the tariffs remain in place. I would have expected this budget to include strong measures to support our struggling sectors in order [more]

Mr. Speaker, Quebec asked Ottawa to increase its share of health care funding, but Ottawa reduced it. Quebec asked that the $700-million debt related to asylum seekers be repaid, but there is not a single word on the subject. We have a centralizing government that is meddling in this budget, with the electricity grid for example. Furthermore, there is an announcement regarding immigration targets [more]

Mr. Speaker, this budget does not reimburse Quebec for the costs it has incurred in taking in asylum seekers, which represents approximately $700 million. Ottawa has been dragging its feet on this issue since 2024. Ottawa is also staying the course with its plan to reduce the annual escalator on health transfers from 5% to 3% starting in 2028, even though Quebec is calling for an increase in [more]

C-39 Mr. Speaker, Billis so bad that even the National Women's Liberal Commission is against it. These courageous women are speaking out against the way the current crisis is being exploited to give the Prime Minister excessive powers. They want accelerated authorities to be reported to Parliament and subject to independent review, as well as being time-limited. These women are being sorely let [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague about people living with mental health issues. Montcalm It is all well and good if certain psychedelic drugs, taken in low doses, may eventually cure these individuals. Under no circumstances should medical assistance in dying become a way out for those who are unable to access care. When I talk to my colleague from, who is an expert on this issue, [more]

Mr. Speaker, my colleague's speech addressed this government's debt load. For 10 years, we denounced the policies of Justin Trudeau's government, which relied on massive borrowing. Prime Minister Minister of Finance In light of last year's budget and what will be announced tomorrow, the currentand his, after incurring twice the debt and spending twice as much as their predecessors, make the [more]

Mr. Speaker, they are not doing a very good job. C-39 Speaking of strong women who oppose Bill, on Monday, Magali Picard, of the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec, criticized the restrictions on the right to strike. She announced that she would challenge Bill C-39 all the way to the Supreme Court, arguing that it is unconstitutional and would impose the most restrictive [more]

Mr. Speaker, the Liberal women also denounce the temptation to create “manufactured urgency”. Any claims of urgency should be independently verified before they justify an exemption. Prime Minister The National Women's Liberal Commission is right on the money. It clearly sees that theis exploiting the tariff crisis, which is temporary, to give himself excessive permanent powers, powers that [more]

C-39 Mr. Speaker, we have been asking the Liberals for weeks to condemn Bill. It was the National Women's Liberal Commission that had the courage to take the lead. These Liberal women submitted a brief condemning the Prime Minister's overreach. They are demanding that all powers to exempt or abbreviate environmental assessments be reported to Parliament, be subject to independent review and be [more]

Mr. Speaker, when the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage considered the issue, it adopted the following recommendation: That the Government of Canada, in addressing the effects of influencers and social media on children and adolescents—and while recognizing the jurisdiction and primacy of the provinces in matters relating to social services and youth protection—adopt an asymmetrical and [more]

Mr. Speaker, I congratulate and thank my colleague and friend, the member for Laurentides—Labelle, for her great speech. The topic is important, and she addressed it with heartfelt conviction. The issue covered by this bill touches on many areas of jurisdiction that belong to Quebec and the provinces, including social services, youth protection and other related sectors. In my colleague's view, [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my hon. colleague two quick questions. Would it have been appropriate to extend the bill's scope to cover things like online gaming? How can we ensure that people under the age of 16 comply with the bill's provisions?

Mr. Speaker, first off, I want to offer my condolences to the family and friends of the individual mentioned by my hon. colleague. I would like to know if he looked at comparable provisions enacted in other countries, like European nations and Australia. C‑34 If so, are there any aspects that we should keep in mind during our study of Bill, based on what is being done elsewhere?

Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on his highly informative speech. One of my concerns is that the digital platforms, social media, are multinational corporations that often seem prepared to flout the laws and regulations of the countries where they operate. The Standing Committee on Industry and Technology conducted a study on fraud. We found that the platforms are slow to act on [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague for her speech on this important bill. When the committee considered this matter, it adopted the following recommendation That the Government of Canada, in addressing the effects of influencers and social media on children and adolescents—and while recognizing the jurisdiction and primacy of the provinces in matters relating to social [more]

Mr. Speaker, I want congratulate my hon. colleague on her speech. It was very substantive. Of course, I am sorry that she had to endure so much harassment on social media. That is truly unacceptable. At the end of her speech, she touched on several of the concerns that have been raised during this debate, including respect for areas of provincial jurisdiction, respect for Quebec and the [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague on his speech. C-34 I would like to hear his views on whether Billis flexible enough to allow the provinces to apply their own rules, based on their own interests. I would draw a parallel with the drinking age. We know that Quebec forms a nation, but there are differences even between the provinces, as in the example I gave, where laws and [more]