Gaétan Malette

Mr. Speaker, I hear a lot about freight, transportation, seaports and a strong Canada, but the spine of Canada is the Trans-Canada Highway. If we cannot move all these products, we are in trouble. How do you feel about Trans-Canada Highway 11 being part of the projects of national interest to build all this?

Mr. Speaker, I rise again today to present more signatures on a petition calling for the federal government to recognize Trans-Canada Highway 11 as a project of national interest. These signatures were collected at the White Birch General Store, one of many local businesses helping people across northern Ontario add their voices to this important cause. Every signature matters. It shows the [plus]

Mr. Speaker, on September 25, we proudly celebrate Franco-Ontarian Day. In northern Ontario, our francophone heritage is deeply rooted in our communities and our schools. From Timmins to Kapuskasing, from Hearst to Cochrane, from Chapleau to Kirkland Lake, our francophone schools have played a vital role in preserving our language and culture. In Timmins, the Catholic secondary school has, in [plus]

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present more signatures on a petition calling on the federal government to designate Trans-Canada Highway 11 as a project of national interest. These signatures were collected at the White Birch General Store, one of many local businesses helping people across northern Ontario add their voices to this important cause. Every signature matters. It shows the continued [plus]

Mr. Speaker, the region I represent in northern Ontario is an economic engine for all of Canada with mining, forestry and agriculture. Removing all fuel taxes until Canada Day would improve productivity and reduce the costs that are passed on to Canadians. This would also go a long way for individual families in Hearst, Kapuskasing, Smooth Rock Falls, Cochrane, Matheson, Kirkland Lake, Timmins, [plus]

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise to present petitions on behalf of the residents of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, who have added their voices to this growing call for action. Across northern Ontario, communities are asking the federal government to recognize the need to improve the Trans-Canada Highway 11 by designating it as a project of national interest. The people of Kirkland Lake are making it [plus]

Saguenay mayor Boivin, the Saguenay region has many similarities to northern Ontario, where I live, including its significant energy potential. Can you explain to us the importance of having access to affordable energy? What economic benefits can that generate in a region like yours, for example?

Thank you. Madame Patterson, what role could hydro power play in attracting investment in the development of AI data, such as in centres in northern Ontario?

You touched on this, but I'd like you to come back to it. Hydroelectric projects can take many years to approve and construct. What can the federal government do to shorten approval timelines while maintaining proper environmental oversight?

Mr. Speaker, today I am bringing forward a petition from northern Ontario about designating Trans-Canada Highway 11 as a project of national interest. People in my riding often ask me, “Why should we sign the petition? What is the purpose of signing the petition?” I tell them that they are reminding the government of how important highway safety is and how important their lives are. Prime [plus]