Maxime Blanchette-Joncas

C-39 Mr. Speaker, my colleague talked about disinformation. I would like to clarify the facts regarding Bill, the building Canada strong act. In division 1, which amends the Impact Assessment Act, clause 53 states: “The Minister may amend a decision statement issued by the Minister under section 65, including to add or remove a condition, to amend any condition or to modify the designated [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, my colleague referred to a response he received from our colleagues on the government side. They say we need the bill so we can ensure predictability. Let me just go over what happened. During the last election, thesaid that he would resolve the tariff crisis. He imposed tariffs, then removed them, arguing that he was doing it to strengthen our negotiating position, [more]

Madam Speaker, I commend my colleague for his speech in which he talked about the importance of predictability, stability and transparency. C-5 I want to focus on the word “transparency”. With Bill, the government introduced the concept of creating projects of national interest and giving a single minister the power to circumvent legislation. In this bill, the government takes things even [more]

C-39 Madam Speaker, I commend my colleague on his speech. I would like to make some historical references this evening, because what we are living through is a historic moment. Billis not anodyne. It is a bill that takes a bulldozer to environmental laws. Just a few days ago, the former minister of environment and climate change, for those in this Parliament who still believe in climate change, [more]

C‑39 Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise this evening. It is quite late, and we are debating this important bill, Bill, an act respecting certain measures to strengthen the economy. It will come as no surprise to learn that the Bloc Québécois strongly opposes this bill as introduced by the. Let me be quite clear: We are not [more]

Mr. Speaker, I have plenty of solutions. We can support the industries we have here, including lumber, aluminum and renewable energy. We already have that in place. We can invest in modernization. We can invest in innovation. These are all things that are possible. We can improve secondary and tertiary processing instead of selling our resources at a discount on international markets. These are [more]

C‑39 C‑5 Mr. Speaker, I would like to understand the Conservative Party's position on Billand compare that with its position on Bill. Let us keep in mind that Bill C‑5 was passed under a gag order with the Conservative Party's support and that its purpose was to fast-track the development of major projects of national interest. Today, we are considering a bill that makes it possible to [more]

Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleague from Trois‑Rivières. She said a lot of things in her speech, but we will try to keep it simple. How does fast-tracking projects make them better projects? She says that there is no environmental risk and that there will be assessments. Imagine that it takes a year and a half to assess a project, but the bill says that is too long and it must be done within a [more]

Madam Speaker, I want to say hello to the people of Rimouski-Neigette—Mitis—Matapédia—Les Basques, whom I represent with pride and dignity. There were some things I found interesting in my colleague's speech, particularly when it came to the privatization of ports and so on. Bill C‑39 seeks to do just that. The government even announced that it wants to privatize airports. That is certainly not [more]

Madam Speaker, I would like my colleague to talk about the slogan “build Canada strong,” which the government repeats ad nauseam. Do they think they can build Canada strong by undermining accountability and weakening assessments? There is a fixed deadline for all projects, regardless of their scope. Within one year, the project developer must submit all assessments. Previously, the deadline was a [more]

C‑39 C‑5 Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, I share my colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands' indignation. She provided an excellent summary of the bulldozer that is Bill. As she explained, Billallowed certain laws to be set aside for a period of five years. Bill C‑39 would make that change permanent. However, theis not just anyone: He is the former United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Action and [more]

Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleague from Courtenay—Alberni for his speech. It is clear that the government wants to move quickly, but it is also doing things that run counter to workers' rights. For example, the proposed amendments to section 107 of the Canada Labour Code could potentially prevent the use of strikes and job action. Quebec was an innovator. It successfully enacted anti-scab [more]

Mr. Speaker, what a great pass from my colleague from Beauport—Limoilou. I will remind him. Prime Minister One project I completely disagreed with was the Trans Mountain pipeline, which the Liberal government under Justin Trudeau bought with nearly $40 billion in taxpayer money. Are we any richer? Are we more prosperous? Are we more independent? That is what thelikes to claim when patting [more]

Mr. Speaker, I just mentioned what a nice pass I got from my colleague, but this one is a slam dunk. C-5 I believe I summarized things quite well in my speech. The situation we are facing today is historic. First there was Bill. That was the bill that allowed projects of national interest to be identified. Broadly speaking, the government, or even the minister, could bypass all laws, except the [more]

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present petition e‑7344 concerning passenger rail service in the Lower St. Lawrence and Gaspé regions. The petitioners are calling for the restoration of a daily, reliable and accessible passenger rail service, schedules that would allow trains to stop at stations in the region at reasonable hours, and measures to improve the punctuality and reliability of the [more]

Mr. Speaker, I am also presenting petition e‑7603, which concerns the democratic process. The petitioners call on the Government of Canada to recognize the Quebec people's right to self-determination and to freely choose their political status. They also call for a referendum option to be deemed successful if it receives 50% of all valid votes cast, plus one vote. Finally, they call for the [more]