Joël Godin

Madam Speaker, I listened to the speech by my colleague from Beauce, and I found it interesting when he talked about responsibility. He explained how the provincial government is leasing the site to the company in question for $13,500, while that company is billing the Canadian government $20 million. It is absurd. Does my colleague believe this government is acting responsibly? I heard the [more]

Mr. Speaker, what they have done is not working. The Liberals keep telling us that they have introduced a whole suite of measures but, as I was saying, they are not working. It is time for them to come back down to earth. This morning, the Food Banks Canada report shows that food insecurity is getting worse across the country. In Quebec, more than one-third of those seeking help actually work [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is so strange to hear this Liberal government boast that everything is just fine and life is good thanks to them. Today, Food Banks of Quebec reported that its network receives over 3.2 million requests a month from families, seniors and children. The food insecurity crisis is for real. Let us put partisanship aside. Can the government use our Conservative plan to lower the cost [more]

Madam Speaker, the riding of Saint-Augustin—Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier comprises four constituencies in the National Assembly. On Monday, Quebeckers exercised their right to vote. I would like to congratulate the new member for La Peltrie, Maïté Blanchette Vézina, as well as new members Karim Elayoubi, for Chauveau; Marcos Archambault, for Louis‑Hébert; and Marcel Bouchard, for Portneuf. [more]

Madam Speaker, simply put, the hundreds of announcements that were made this summer are not working. We saw the unemployment rate this morning. The Liberal government has been in office for 11 years and it has to accept responsibility for the current situation. Will the government acknowledge that Canada is in a difficult economic situation and that Canadians are experiencing an affordability [more]

Maybe that was the question.

Thank you.

I see. You understood that I was making the connection with grants. You spoke about Quebec, which wants to maintain its capacity. I would rather hear you say that the goal is to increase Quebec's capacity. However, that's up to you. I heard this during your remarks. I must come clean. I'm part of the leadership of the network headed by Mr. Ouimet. I wanted to bring this up to avoid accusations [more]

You're basically saying that it's a realistic amount. However, in terms of improving the scientific research situation for francophone minority communities, can you say that $40 million isn't much?

Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to thank the witnesses for participating in this study. My first question is for Mr. Larivière from the Université de Montréal, who served as co‑chair of the panel. I'll ask the same question that I put to your colleague who was here during the first hour. You're suggesting an additional $40 million. Why $40 million? How was this figure calculated? Where [more]