Eric Lefebvre

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank all of my colleagues on both sides of the House for their messages over the past few weeks. I would urge them to take care of themselves and their loved ones. The situation facing our farmers is unsustainable. Nick Majeau, a farmer in Quebec, told us that his diesel bill has doubled this year, and he is not alone. In a country with the world's fourth-largest [more]

I see that I have only a few seconds left. Ms. Barrett, if you had a few seconds to make one recommendation on what to do next, what would it be?

Thank you very much. Ms. Higgins, you talked about the importance of international co-operation, of having strong partners and of diversifying economic partners. You know that the United States is our main partner. How do you currently view the fact that negotiations with the United States are practically at a standstill? Is that something you're concerned about?

You're telling us that we've gone from 100 communities to 36. How many years did it take to reduce the number of communities affected?

You mentioned a premium to get into the distribution market. Who did Mr. Richard have to pay that premium to?

You also said that the funds aren't reaching first nations. How can you say that the funds aren't reaching first nations, and why aren't they reaching them?

Thank you. Mr. Stephenson, you talked about various challenges. The first was productivity. I agree with you: Canada is more than a decade behind when it comes to productivity. This is a major issue. You talked about the implementation of artificial intelligence. This issue is very close to my heart. I always say there's a positive side and a negative side to AI. We're going to try to focus on [more]

Thank you very much, National Chief. I still have a few questions, and I only have two minutes left. Mr. Deegan, you mentioned artificial intelligence appropriating copyrighted content. I think you can see that we can't avoid this, that it's going to become more and more widespread and that we need to work together. How can we ensure that we protect content and copyright in relation to [more]

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Thank you to all the witnesses who are here. First of all, Mr. Kharas, you mentioned that there is no copyright protection in your work, which is widely disseminated. How could we protect people like you when it comes to the examples you're giving us?

Thank you, Madam Chair. Good morning to all my colleagues, and thank you to the witnesses for being with us today. I will follow the order in which the witnesses were introduced and begin with the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. National Chief, you talked about the need for $360 billion in infrastructure. What particularly matters to me is access to safe drinking water. How [more]

You're telling us that the government hasn't kept its promises. Can you tell us about the promises and commitments the government has made but not kept?

Thank you very much. Mr. Vansintjan, your example of Samuel Richard, from Quebec, strikes a chord with me. You're saying that there isn't enough competition in the food supply chain. How can we help? You talked about a 30% target for schools, hospitals and prisons. I think there's a potential solution there. I know that Quebec has already been doing this for some years. Can you give us a little [more]

Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to deviate slightly from protocol, as I would like to speak about a colleague who is held in high regard by all. His zest for life is unmatched. I am, of course, referring to our colleague from, who suffered a serious medical emergency last week. I would like to commend his assistant, Lauriane, who acted [more]

Mr. Speaker, I do not need any lectures from my colleague across the aisle. This is the same member who said that nobody in his riding was calling him about Cúram, even though 48,000 seniors have been waiting for their money for eight or nine months. He was corrected by the government whip. I will take no lessons from him.

Mr. Speaker, environmental issues are important issues. I can say that, at this point, Canadians do not have confidence in the current government's handling of many different files.