Mario Beaulieu

Mr. Speaker, as drafted, clause 7 of the bill puts Quebec and the provinces under federal control, although such responsibility is by no means within the federal government's purview. Health is the exclusive jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces. Does my colleague support amending clause 7 to recognize Quebec's jurisdictions?

C‑31 Mr. Speaker, Billcontains several measures that open the door to more government power and less transparency, such as limiting who can file complaints with the procurement ombud and which complaints the ombud can review. What are my colleague's thoughts on that?

Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on his excellent speech. C-31 As we have seen, Billfails to address most of the needs of Quebeckers, such as locking in a 6% health transfer escalator and enhancing old age security for seniors aged 65 to 74. What does my colleague think about that?

C-31 Mr. Speaker, I would like to hear my colleague's thoughts on an important measure that is missing from Bill: health transfers. Let us recall that the federal government once covered 50% of health care costs. Today, its share has fallen to 22%. With Bill C-31, we had asked to lock in a 6% health transfer escalator, but nothing has been done. Consequently, next year, that figure could fall [more]

Mr. Speaker, what does my colleague think of the fact that the Liberals have created two classes of seniors: those aged 65 to 74 and those aged 75 and over? The older group's OAS went up, but the younger group's did not.

C‑31 Mr. Speaker, we know that Billfails to address many of the most urgent needs identified by the Bloc Québécois. One really important measure would be to lock in a 6% health transfer escalator, which would amount to $14 billion over five years. We will see if that is in the next budget. At present, the government has set the escalator at 5%, but if the annual increase is not prescribed, it [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government has adopted a buy Canadian policy. Thehas told Canadians that he wants to make Canada its own best customer. Despite this, the government's actions tell a very different story. Since the Prime Minister took office, six of the 10 largest contracts have been awarded to federal suppliers headquartered in the United States. The Toronto Star reported [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, since thetook office, six of the top 10 federal suppliers are headquartered in the United States. It has been reported that billions of dollars in contracts are still going to American companies, contracts worth a total of $7.8 billion, according to the Toronto Star. It has been reported that the percentage of contracts awarded to American companies is increasing. IBM [more]

Mr. Speaker, we in the Bloc Québécois agree with the part of the motion that deals with the buy Canadian policy. However, there is another part that runs counter to secularism or that supports the use of religious language by chaplains. There is also a part that mentions steel, aluminum and lumber in the preamble, but the motion does not address them further. What exactly is the overall message [more]

Mr. Speaker, I find it somewhat disheartening to see the Liberals justify hiring Allied Universal instead of the Commissionaires, formerly known as the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires. Why is that? The government is shirking its responsibilities by saying that the decision was made by the CRA rather than by the Liberals themselves. Given the proliferation of agencies we are seeing these days, [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is clear that there is a rather blurred line between buying Canadian and buying from American subsidiaries. Earlier, a member gave IBM as an example of buying Canadian because IBM has had a subsidiary in her riding for a long time. What criteria does my colleague think should be used to determine whether a business is Canadian, as opposed to an American business with subsidiaries [more]

Madam Speaker, the bill would establish the digital safety commission of Canada, a new federal bureaucracy that would be entrusted with deciding a number of important and contentious matters. The bill is something of a framework legislation, but it delegates a great deal of authority to that commission. Does my colleague agree that we will need to examine all of these contentious details very [more]

Madam Speaker, because it has jurisdiction in the area of telecommunications, the federal government may make regulations on social media and digital safety, but this also affects areas under the jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces in terms of social matters, youth protection and education. C‑34 Would my colleague agree that Billshould have an asymmetrical and flexible approach and that [more]

Madam Speaker, the bill would defer many important details by delegating responsibility for these matters to the commission it seeks to create, the digital safety commission of Canada, a new federal bureaucracy. A number of contentious issues remain unaddressed in the bill, which seems to set out broad principles, delegating the details to the commission for later consideration. Does my [more]