Jean-Denis Garon

Thank you, Madam Chair. Good morning to the witnesses. I find the conversation very interesting. I'll continue with you, Ms. Higgins. Prime Minister Mark Carney We know that the American administration has significantly reduced its spending on international aid. We know that it's Donald Trump's vision to reduce the spending on international aid. We thought that other countries should have [more]

I would be very much in favour of unanimous consent to continue the meeting. I understand that we're at the beginning of the witnesses' opening remarks. This would lead us to extend the meeting by around 15 minutes. Would we then end the meeting without having a turn to speak?

You’re referring to fluctuating funding. More specifically, about 10 years ago, the Viens commission stated that housing was the underlying cause of first nations' problems. In your opinion, should this have been a priority, and why did the federal government neglect housing in this way?

Generally speaking, even though you represent print media, are you concerned about the state of all media, particularly audiovisual media and radio? Does that worry you?

You're talking about donors, very generous people for whom it's important to give to organizations on the ground, most of which, if not all, have extraordinary missions. However, in your press release, these people reacted to the economic update, and you raised the importance of modernizing the tax rules for non-governmental organizations, such as the ones you represent. In the last minute left, [more]

Madam Chair, I have a point of order.

Good morning, Chair and colleagues. I would like to thank all the witnesses for being here today. Ms. Martin-Laforge, let me start by saying that the committee is taking a close look at your proposals. You're advocating for Quebec’s historic English-speaking communities. Believe it or not, we are looking at this with great interest. You talked about groups advocating for the English-speaking [more]

Thank you. That answers my question. You believe that federal public funds can be used by Quebec’s anglophone community to challenge laws that were democratically passed by the Quebec National Assembly. I’ll move on to Chief Woodhouse Nepinak, if I may. Marilène Gill Gabriel Ste-Marie Chief Woodhouse Nepinak, recently my Bloc Québécois colleaguesandmade a joint statement alongside Sipi Flamand, [more]

We all hope so, and please know that we in the Bloc Québécois will continue to do everything we can to make your voices heard in the House of Commons. Thank you for being here. I'll give the floor back to you, Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm going to continue with Mr. Deegan, from News Media Canada. The Bloc Québécois is very concerned about the crisis in the media sector and the disappearance of independent local media outlets that provide local news. There seems to be a consensus across the country that we need to vastly expand the journalism labour tax credit so that we can have more journalists. [more]

Ms. Higgins, I understand that, sometimes, we aren't as big a player as we think we are. Canadians still think that they're a bigger country than they actually are. That may be due to the geographic reality, but there are still direct repercussions on Canadians' living conditions, public health and the protection of sexual minorities. Canadian policy has consequences. I would like us to take a [more]

I understand, Madam Chair, but I really did have a technical issue here. I don't want this to be detrimental to the witnesses either, but I won't be able to do my parliamentary work.

In response to the economic update, you talked about modernizing the tax rules for the non-governmental organizations you represent. In the remaining minute, could you please tell us about your proposals?

We hope that your requests will be read and heard by the government. With that, I'll turn it over to Madam Chair.

Unfortunately. I apologize for that.

I understand, but I asked you a more specific question than that, and I believe you understood what I was asking. Do you think public funds should be used by anglophone groups to challenge Bill 96? Should public money be used to pay for that?

Who is it up to?

Ms. Martin-Laforge, I would like you to answer the question. No one has ever said, anywhere, that we are no longer under the rule of law, or that people no longer have the right to challenge decisions. As you know, you have the right to challenge this in court, and that is as it should be. I'm asking you about public funds: do you believe that federal public funds should, in whole or in part, be [more]

If I may, I'd like to add a comment. minister We asked thesome questions during question period, and she told us that her government is a new government and that it is moving forward now. However, what you’re telling us is that the government is moving forward without a strategy.