Steeve Lavoie

Mr. Speaker, last June, municipalities, schools and organizations from across the country came together to take part in the ParticipACTION community challenge to encourage Canadians to be more physically active and to make sport more accessible and inclusive. This year, Quebec City stood out and won the title of Canada's most active community. This recognition speaks to the incredible commitment [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to set the record straight on two counts before I ask my question. My colleague said that there have been some grand announcements, but nothing concrete. I was actually in Lévis on March 29 for the steel cutting ceremony for the Polar Max icebreaker, so that is one project that is happening. Our government announced an $11‑billion contract to build six icebreakers that [more]

C-39 Madam Speaker, I quite liked my colleague's anecdote about his messy bedroom. I think there was a bit of disorder going on in his thoughts this evening, because he talked about everything but Bill. He even talked about another bill that had nothing to do with Bill C-39 when he was talking about streamlining and results. Those things are found in Bill C-39. My question for my colleague is, [more]

Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her excellent speech. I am very happy to know that there are so many manufacturers in Guelph. I come from a region that has many as well. For example, Quebec City is home to 27 industrial parks, and Beauce also has a large manufacturing sector. My colleague spoke at length about predictability. Having worked in banks and lent money to businesses, I know [more]

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his passionate speech. I have a question for him, but I also want to add to what he said at the end of his speech. He mentioned Norway, which I had the opportunity to visit this year. As we know, Norway is one of six countries in the world that has no debt and that is developing its resources in order to shift toward electrification, for example. In fact, [more]

Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of his speech, my colleague said that we were using a temporary crisis as an excuse to take action. I worked in the business world for over 25 years. I was involved in corporate financing, and I can say that the lack of predictability is hindering investment and growth. I challenge him to name any major projects that have been carried out in Canada in the past 20, 30 [more]

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her fine speech. I know that she spent a lot of time this summer visiting businesses. I know that she heard from many people about the lack of predictability and the current uncertainty. They need more predictability from the government. C‑39 Can she share with us what these businesses had to say after she met with their executives this summer, and [more]

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, whom I respect and with whom I work in committee. C‑39 I have two things to say. First, what I have been hearing from him and his colleagues since the beginning of the debate on Billcan be summed up by the words “status quo”. They want to maintain the status quo in many areas. They want to know why we would do this or that and why we would make changes. As we [more]

C‑39 Mr. Speaker, I found my colleague's speech very interesting and encouraging when it comes to Bill. I think he agrees with the spirit of Bill C‑39, which is to fast-track projects. He also wondered about the time limits. The bill is long—over 250 pages—but the information on time limits and analyses is there. From his speech, I understand that he wants to fast-track things and make them [more]

Madam Speaker, I come from a dairy farm. It seems my colleague is a farmer as well, so I understand the realities he faces. C‑39 He spoke about the port of Vancouver. We also have a port in Quebec City, and I understand the important role it plays in our trade strategy. At the Standing Committee on International Trade, we often heard about the port of Vancouver and the difficulties pork [more]

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague. I really enjoy working with him at the Standing Committee on International Trade. I would like to understand something. He talked a lot about major projects, projects of national interest. I think he is aware that projects of this scale take longer than 12 months to complete. I think it is important to keep that in mind. He sits with me at the Standing [more]

Minister of Industry Mr. Speaker, my colleague works with the. He started his speech by talking about the situation with our neighbour to the south, but businesses have long been calling for projects to move faster. Often, they want to invest, but the process takes too long, and there is no predictability. I would like my colleague to briefly explain what kind of predictability Bill C‑39 will [more]

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very inspiring speech. I truly enjoyed it. It reminds me of the speech I gave two weeks ago. I particularly liked the part of her speech when she said that the status quo is not an option anymore. I often hear the other parties say that we favour the status quo on all decisions. However, since our new government has been in power, there have been a lot of [more]

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. He said that no projects have gotten under way since the government came to power. In my region alone, however, Davie Canada started construction on the Polar Max icebreaker last spring. I was there when the first bolt was fastened. An $11-billion contract for six icebreakers was also just announced. In my riding, a container ship project was [more]

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. I know that it can take a long time to prepare a speech for the House. C-39 I thought her speech was extremely interesting, because it really reflected the spirit of Bill. This bill will make it possible to build Canada strong quickly. I think it responds to the wants and needs of her constituents. In light of what I heard in my colleague's [more]

C-39 Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very important speech on Bill. She talked a lot about market diversification. As we know, the government has signed more than 20 agreements over the past year. She also talked about grain, which is actually shipped through my riding. We also heard about the importance of speeding up projects, and she mentioned a company in her riding that does [more]