Claude Guay

Mr. Speaker, our colleagues have short memories, and I am not convinced they read the news. They seem to have forgotten that we announced the Contrecoeur expansion of the port of Montreal, which will create 8,000 direct and indirect jobs and attract $1.2 billion in investment. The Nouveau Monde Graphite mine in Matawinie will create 1,000 new jobs and attract $1.2 billion in investment. Did they [more]

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for raising that point. It is unacceptable that these documents were not provided in French. We agree that Quebeckers must be able to understand and participate in discussions on projects that could affect their communities. We have made it clear to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories that it must support engagement, discussion and consultation in both official [more]

I think it was the right choice to appoint a representative from Quebec and a representative from British Columbia as co-chairs. You have published the report, and the government has already drafted an action plan to transform the forestry sector. There have been recent announcements of additional funding. Do these announcements directly respond to the report's recommendations? What can be done? [more]

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Kalesnikoff and Mr. Verreault, I will take this opportunity to address you in French. I'd like to thank you and all the members of your committee for the work you have done for Canada and the Canadian forestry industry. We're very grateful to you. The report you produced contains a lot of good material. That said, it raises a few questions that I'd like some [more]