Claude DeBellefeuille

Madam Speaker, I understand my colleague's frustration because, at the end of the day, she has just as much right to be here in the House as I do. Her voice carries just as much weight as mine and those of all our colleagues in the House. However, it is true that the rules in committee are such that unrecognized parties are not represented around the table during committee deliberations. My [more]

C-8 Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise at third reading of Bill, a very important bill. We agree with the government and with all members of the House that we needed a bill on cybersecurity. We took the necessary time to debate this bill over a number of sittings. We heard from a number of witnesses and experts, and there was no filibustering by the Conservatives, the Bloc or the Liberals. No one [more]

Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her kind words and her question. As a mother and grandmother, I welcome any measure that can really rein in attacks on individuals and their integrity in the digital realm. C‑22 I wish she had asked me a question about Bill, which is another bill that was introduced before the break. In my opinion, it will require the same rigorous study and the same [more]

Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for being a paragon of collaboration. He is one of my colleagues on the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, and when I tabled my amendment, he came to see me and said that if we added what he just mentioned to the amendment, the government would be subject to more oversight and would have less time to present the analysis and [more]

C‑8 Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague, who always asks very relevant questions. Indeed, that is what motivated us throughout our work in committee. In other words, when we analyzed Bill, we wondered how we could both ensure security and protect privacy and personal information. I think we achieved that. It is not perfect, but I think we achieved that by incorporating the amendments proposed by [more]

Madam Speaker, that is indeed a problem, considering the work and analysis that goes into amendments. These amendments had been thoroughly debated by the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, and though they were deemed inadmissible by the committee chair, we had strong arguments to show that the chair was mistaken. Democracy prevailed, and we overturned the chair's decision. [more]

C‑12 Mr. Speaker, as the critic for public safety and emergency preparedness, I debated Billin committee, and I can say that we put in a lot of hours. We worked until midnight to get through the clause-by-clause consideration of this important bill, which makes rather significant amendments in the realm of refugees and immigration. C‑12 Even after such an eloquent speech, does my colleague have [more]

C‑8 Mr. Speaker, I would like to start by congratulating my colleague. I enjoyed debating Billwith her at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. I really appreciated the questions she asked the witnesses and experts with a view to improving Bill C‑8 based on their testimony. Can she honestly state that all members debated Bill C‑8 rigorously and professionally and that [more]

Mr. Speaker, in a split second, tragedy struck. Two pilots lost their lives on Sunday in a collision involving their aircraft on a runway at LaGuardia airport in New York. On behalf of the Bloc Québécois, I wish to offer my condolences to the loved ones of Mackenzie Gunther. I also extend my condolences and full support to all the members of Antoine Forest's family. Antoine was barely 30 years [more]

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you for being with us, Minister. We'll quickly try to understand the cuts. I've read your departmental plans for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the RCMP, which include 173 full-time job cuts, representing $130 million over three years. Given what the Auditor General noted in her report about the RCMP's difficulty in recruiting, I don't see how you'll be [more]

Excuse me for interrupting again. Don't you find it strange that, on one hand, you're going to cut $130 million and 173 full-time positions at the RCMP and, on the other hand, the RCMP is still going to recruit 1,000 officers and assign them to the border? The RCMP is having a hard time recruiting. It's documented. How can you assure us of this recruitment, Minister? I'm concerned; I'm an MP [more]

Excuse me, Minister. You said “will include”. When you drew up your border security plan in response to the demands of the President of the United States, you stated that the 1,000 RCMP officers would be assigned solely to border security. Today, you said “will include”. That's not quite the same thing. I ask you again: Will the 1,000 new officers be assigned to border management, to the [more]