Marie-Hélène Gaudreau

Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to say one thing. We often hear about the desire to build Canada strong, about development and about the need to work together. I find it hard to understand why, when all the provincial and territorial premiers spoke out so loudly, forcefully and unanimously to say that they needed health transfers, it all came to nothing. It would have been [more]

Madam Speaker, the people who turned on their televisions last night saw us debating. If they tuned in this morning, they would see that we are still here. I say that for those who think we do not do a lot of work. Extended hours, when we finish in the early hours of the morning, means that we need to use our notes to ensure that we stay on topic. S‑5 With respect to Bill, I must remind the [more]

Madam Speaker, setting aside any knee-jerk reaction I might have as a Quebec sovereignist to Ottawa's centralizing tendencies, there remains the broader issue of administering care and, above all, administering health care. I fully recognize that the sharing of information is critically important in health care. We need to be able to prevent epidemics, understand population movements and [more]

Madam Speaker, my colleague is right to a large extent. Indeed, without data, how can we act? Scientists say that they want to do more, but that we have decades of data to compile before we can make changes. That said, it matters who has the control. Consider, for example, a father who tells all his kids that he is going to manage everything and keep all the information to himself. We prefer [more]

Madam Speaker, my colleague has such a way with words. He must have slept longer than I did yesterday, even though we were together. Some hon. members : Oh, oh!

Madam Speaker, we were together in the House. We did not sleep together. I want to make this crystal clear: If the necessary firewalls are in place, if our responsibility for delivering services is clearly protected and if data is shared, we will obviously say yes. Otherwise, there is too much margin for manoeuvre, and the autonomy of Quebec's health care sector could be negatively affected by [more]

Mr. Speaker, I am so proud of that. Canada should take inspiration from the approach taken by the Quebec National Assembly. If that is too complicated, Canada should either let us be or let us leave, in which case we will take care of our own affairs.

Madam Speaker, the first thing I want to say is that there is no rush. We have been talking about this for five years, and Quebec has spent years working on it. Let us look at the models in place. They should not be dismissed just because they come from Quebec. I want to make an analogy. I know someone who has been in politics his entire life. Image matters. Let us imagine that he unfortunately [more]

Mr. Speaker, I did not have time to expand on prevention and the potential to save lives. Many of my colleagues have said that, when it comes to mental health in particular, we should start by putting all our efforts and energy into the service delivery networks. Yes, there are shortcomings. Imagine a loved one saying that they are going through an unbearable situation and they are going to [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to clear something up. If I am diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, I will not directly receive MAID. If I do not want it and never will, I will never receive it. I am under no obligation. If I decide today that I want MAID, but I change my mind tomorrow, my most recent decision takes precedence. What is there to be afraid of? Does my colleague agree that this bill could [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is late, but it is never too late to talk about what life is all about. In fact, death is a fact of life. That is what we are discussing tonight. Let me begin with my conclusion. We have heard our colleagues repeatedly point out that Quebec was ahead of the curve, that it conducted multiparty consultations and that it even took the time to examine each step of the process. Today, [more]

Madam Speaker, I was in the House five years ago, but I was not involved in the entire process. My father was ill for many years. Experiencing something like that first‑hand makes someone see things differently. I am not telling this story just so I can say that this is what I went through, so here is how it should be. However, why has there been such a big shift in five years? What does my [more]

Mr. Speaker, I am outraged this evening. We have the right to have different opinions. We have the right to hold certain beliefs and to disregard general statements or science. However, what we do not have the right to do is to disregard human dignity. I am hearing so much oversimplification right now. I am not saying that what I went through with my father, who had ALS, is right for everyone. [more]

Madam Speaker, let us be honest. As a member of the opposition, my question is, how do we hold a Crown corporation accountable? When we speak with the procurement ombud, he tells us that the more Crown corporations there are, the harder it is for him to do his job. If my colleague tells me that he supports Crown corporations and that they are more effective in meeting economic needs, and if he [more]

moved: Motion No. 2 That Bill C-31 be amended by deleting Clause 282. Motion No. 3 That Bill C-31 be amended by deleting Clause 283. Motion No. 4 That Bill C-31 be amended by deleting Clause 284. Motion No. 5 That Bill C-31 be amended by deleting Clause 285.

Minister of Finance Madam Speaker, this week, in fact the day after tomorrow, thewill table the 2026-27 federal budget. I sincerely hope that the minister will heed Quebec's requests regarding important sectors like aluminum and forestry. In Laurentides—Labelle, particularly in the northern part of the riding, the forestry sector is a major part of the economy. It is one of the three economic [more]

Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 C-39 Madam Speaker, I have wondered many times whether this is wilful blindness or some form of hypnosis. In all seriousness, my job is to look at all of the potential impacts. However, every person we talk to, including the procurement ombud, tells us that the current omnibus bills, particularly Bill, but also Bill, represent a serious departure from [more]