Marilène Gill

Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by acknowledging a few people from my riding, Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan. We are talking about the economic statement and, of course, its implementation. A budget will be presented on Thursday, and many members across the way have told us that Thursday's budget contains some real gems. In the meantime, there are people in my riding who are struggling [more]

Mr. Speaker, if my colleague across the way wants to talk about immigration, then I would like to make a request on behalf of my constituents. Right now, in my riding of Côte‑Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan, the whole labour market impact assessment process is very problematic. The government is not putting enough resources into processing these applications, so it is jeopardizing certain [more]

Madam Speaker, my colleague just said he is concerned about affordability and the cost of living for people. The Bloc Québécois has been talking about employment insurance reform for years, and we asked that this measure be included in the budget update. When will the government propose a reform? Some people in my riding will still have to deal with the spring gap. Nothing has changed since the [more]

Mr. Speaker, my colleague's question gives me an opportunity to dispel a stereotype about workers in seasonal industries. Words matter. Workers are not the ones who are seasonal; it is the work. Earlier, I gave fisheries and tourism as examples. We might like to have more snowmobiles on the north shore, but that does not always happen. Sometimes there are winters with no work in tourism. The [more]

Mr. Speaker, this may come as a surprise, but I completely agree with what my colleague just said. I would add, for the first part, the whole issue of the bill. The government is introducing another Crown corporation. This feels like lack of planning to me. It amazes me how the government introduces something and, at the same time, introduces a new bill because it may not have fully thought [more]

Mr. Speaker, the government said earlier, through some of its members, that it would be willing to resume the discussion at some point. If we are to resume the discussion, it should immediately ask the Supreme Court for an opinion on whether this is constitutional or not. That will ensure that we can continue the discussion very quickly.

Mr. Speaker, I was just talking about empathy. Some issues are painful and resonate differently with each and every one of us. We need to be open to others and to the many different stories we encounter. I have often heard the issue framed in terms of access to health care. I would not want that expression to be reduced to a caricature. We see it in our society: There is a hierarchy of [more]

Mr. Speaker, since we are talking about things that the members opposite consider to be vague and uncertain, I will let the Quebec National Assembly have that discussion. I think the Bloc Québécois has been quite clear. The first thing that we are calling for is not to exclude people with mental health issues. We are asking to debate that issue. We are also asking that the federal framework not [more]

Mr. Speaker, the Association québécoise pour le droit de mourir dans la dignité has raised a number of concerns about the bill, including the permanent exclusion from eligibility on the basis of a mental illness alone. I would like to know how the minister would respond to this organization's concerns.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I will of course continue in a similar vein. Montcalm I also want to thank my colleague, the member for, for all the thoughtful and empathetic work he has put into this, because that is what is needed on this kind of bill. We are talking about human suffering. He has done comprehensive and rigorous work on MAID over the past seven years. I know [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, the job cuts at Parks Canada will transform our protected areas. Imagine no longer having park wardens in the Mingan Archipelago. The closest ones will be 650 kilometres away. No one will be there to protect nature or stop poaching. Our hearts go out to the workers who are devastated by this news. They deserve transparency and time, not the's bulldozer. The government [more]