Yves Perron

Mr. Speaker, I rise as the whip. When a member is giving an S. O. 31 statement, particularly a member of a political party that has a lot of members here, the member may have to start over if there is a technical issue. It is customary to allow that. I was surprised to hear noes. I would ask if it is possible to reconsider the matter, because, next time, it might be one of my members, and their [more]

Mr. Speaker, people seem to have a lot to say this morning, but you will not have to interrupt me. In his introduction, the member said that Canada has what the world wants. That is what worries me the most, because what they are trying to do with the 6% under the superdeduction is offer a massive discount to foreign investors who want to come here to extract our natural resources and very [more]

C-268 Mr. Speaker, I am pleased speak to Bill. That said, I am going to take the liberty of making a brief aside right at the outset. I am sure my colleagues will not mind. I was a high school teacher for 25 years. Yesterday, I found out that a former colleague of mine, a teacher at L'Érablière high school who inspired me greatly and whom I hold in high regard, has won a science teaching award [more]

Mr. Speaker, Quebec had two demands with respect to this budget: health care and the reimbursement of nearly $700 million owed to Quebec for welcoming asylum seekers, because we are the ones looking after them. The federal government has been dragging its feet on this debt to Quebec since 2024, when Quebec was taking in a disproportionate share of asylum seekers, without the federal government [more]

Mr. Speaker, on September 7, 1926, the Brandon business community chose collaboration and mutual support over competition. They understood that they could achieve more together, so they created the Chambre de commerce de Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, which expanded its catchment area in 1987 and became the Chambre de commerce Brandon. Leveraging everyone's expertise and experience for the benefit of [more]

Mr. Speaker, this budget got a very poor reception in Quebec. The president of Quebec's Treasury Board gave it a failing grade, and for good reason. Quebec simply asked that Ottawa not make cuts to health care. However, the budget confirms the federal government's intent to lower the health transfer escalator from 5% to 3% as of 2028. That means care that will not be provided and hospitals that [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to hear my colleague's thoughts on something. How is it possible that a government can find a way to spend more money, much more than before, while cutting funding to the provinces and Quebec, particularly with regard to health transfers? It makes no sense. Our residents need care and our hospitals need renovations. We did not ask for transfers to be increased. We [more]

Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt that medical assistance in dying must be properly regulated. Everyone agrees on that. It must not be administered haphazardly, regardless of the circumstances. However, most of the conditions that this federal legislation seeks to establish are related to health care, and health care falls under the jurisdiction of the provinces and Quebec. Does my colleague agree [more]

Mr. Speaker, we in the Bloc Québécois have a major concern. We fear that the Canadian law will become more restrictive than the existing law in Quebec. As members know, Quebec is a leader in this area. I would like to draw the minister's attention to the fact that, under the Quebec law, an assessment is made to determine whether a person's suffering is intolerable before MAID is permitted. The [more]

Mr. Speaker, today, I want to acknowledge the election of Charline Plante, mayor of Saint‑Élie‑de‑Caxton, as reeve of Maskinongé regional county municipality, or RCM. Her wealth of experience and profound dedication to public service will make her a top-notch regional leader, sure to have a major impact on the Maskinongé RCM's growth and prosperity. Mr. Steeve Boulanger, mayor of Yamachiche, will [more]

Mr. Speaker, yes, obviously, we need to be very careful. That is why I am saying that we need to take our time and not rush to vote on this bill. We need to make sure that it does not infringe on the provincial and Quebec laws. That is important. I think it is a matter of fundamental respect. Perhaps we need the courts to clarify some of the substantive issues. Is it right to exclude everyone who [more]

Mr. Speaker, as I was saying, this is a serious and important issue, so we have to discuss it with care. That is why I would like my colleagues to quiet down in the House. I will pick up where I left off. We are certain that disqualifying people for MAID on the grounds of mental illness from the outset will be ruled unconstitutional. These individuals will be forced to personally take legal [more]

Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I would like to seek the unanimous consent of the House to share my time with my highly esteemed colleague from.

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, many were wondering why the federal government was favouring Alberta for the development of artificial intelligence and energy-intensive data centres. Radio-Canada confirmed it this morning: It is to sell gas. Internal documents, including some from the's immediate entourage, confirm that it is Ottawa's intention for these highly polluting data centres to be powered by [more]

Mr. Speaker, I could not disagree more. It would be reckless to not take care of these vulnerable people. We do agree on one thing, and that is on this very point. I will quote a paragraph from one of the reports of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying: While most of the details relating to advance requests fall to the provinces and territories since they are primarily [more]

C-41 Mr. Speaker, I will come back to what I was saying earlier, when things were a bit chaotic in the House. Bill, on medical assistance in dying, is extremely important. This is a subject that must be handled with care and seriousness. It must be addressed conscientiously. The bill addresses two aspects: mental illness and advance requests. I will begin by talking about mental illness. To [more]

Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have never informed Canadians that they intend to use the development of artificial intelligence data centres as a means of selling more fossil fuels. They have secretly decided to favour polluting fossil fuels to power these energy-guzzling data centres. This undermines efforts to meet our climate targets and turns pollution into a business model. Like Greenpeace, the [more]