Eric Lefebvre

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, our position is that temporary foreign workers must have decent workplaces that provide the quality of life every human being deserves. That is paramount in Canada.

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, Liberal government members should make the most of the summer by going into communities and meeting with Canadians, who will tell them exactly what my colleague just said: People are struggling and cannot afford the cost of either groceries or rent. Just yesterday evening, a 53-year-old man wrote to me about how he recently moved back in with his mother. He has a job, but he cannot [more]

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.

Mr. Speaker, we will soon be adjourning for the summer and going home to our communities. Prime Minister Thesays that the cost of living is the best it has been in decades. The reality is that the country is in a recession, and Canadians know it. Canadians know that grocery prices have gone up. Canadians know that food banks are overwhelmed. Canadians know that rents are unaffordable, on the eve [more]

Mr. Speaker, I truly appreciate my colleague. Could he explain how the Liberal government led Canada into the only recession in the G20? This was due to a multitude of bad decisions and poor management. There are two issues I am still waiting for answers on: the $5-billion cost overruns for Cúram and the $200-million lease on a parcel of land. minister Prime Minister My questions are simple. [more]

Mr. Hallward, you talked about a purchasing co-operative. Could co-operatives be established within your organizations themselves to achieve greater efficiency in purchasing?

Do you think we could create this type of co-operative on a provincial basis, if we could do it on a slightly smaller scale? I think that doing it by province would already be a significant improvement.

Thank you, Madam Chair. This is about transparency, and that's what the public wants right now. That's what Canadians are concerned about right now. They feel there isn't any transparency. The government is just throwing things at us, like the issue I raised in recent weeks. As far as the data are concerned, the government is saying that the information isn't currently collected, but that is [more]