Xavier Barsalou-Duval

Madam Speaker, there is unanimity in Quebec. All members of the Quebec National Assembly voted to abolish the oath to the British Crown. In Quebec, the general public and politicians alike agree that a foreign country's monarchy, an undemocratic symbol, must be removed from our institutions. The only thing Quebeckers will miss less than the monarchy in the Red Hall is the Governor General's [more]

Madam Speaker, with all due respect, Louise Arbour, the Governor General, has no business interfering in Quebec's political debate over the monarchy. Her role does not extend to offering legal opinions, much less meddling in Quebec politics. Furthermore, she is in a clear conflict of interest, considering that she represents the monarchy in Canada. Despite her internationally recognized skills, [more]

Mr. Speaker, in his speech, the Leader of the Opposition implied that a Conservative government in Ottawa would dampen Quebec's drive for independence. This raises several questions for me. Let us look at the facts rather than his speech: Yesterday, Quebeckers elected a Parti Québécois government, which obviously advocates for Quebec's independence. Under Conservative leadership, from 2012 to [more]

Mr. Speaker, my colleague's speech, specifically the Conservative motion under debate today, is no different from the debates we have come to expect from them. I think almost all of the opposition days in the House have been Conservative opposition days seeking to benefit the oil companies. However, if we look at the reactions to international tensions in recent months, there has been pressure [more]

C-39 Mr. Speaker, in the case of Bill, the Prime Minister is using the crisis with Donald Trump to adopt permanent changes that would otherwise be unacceptable. He is circumventing laws with his new pipeline, which he will personally select based on his own criteria. C-5 The proof that Donald Trump is an excuse is that the Prime Minister is repealing a provision of Billthat limited its emergency [more]

Mr. Speaker, I want to start by making a brief comment on the speech given by the member who spoke before me, as I tried to listen to it. I sometimes like to practise my English, so I listen to speeches in the original language. I must say that I really sympathize with the interpreters, because I had a lot of trouble understanding everything that was said. However, I did understand a few things, [more]

Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on his speech. C‑5 The fact is that the federal government has been using Donald Trump to justify imposing its legislative agenda, particularly Bill, which fast-tracks major projects and sidesteps environmental laws and other laws that they do not like and that get in the way. C‑39 During the study in committee, we agreed that it looked like a national [more]

C-39 Mr. Speaker, what the Liberals are doing through Billis nothing new. It is rooted in the concept of a permanent state of emergency. That is when a government exploits a crisis, a temporary situation, to impose changes that are actually permanent and that would never be acceptable under normal circumstances. The Liberals are using the trade war and Donald Trump to introduce permanent [more]

C-39 Mr. Speaker, with Bill, the Liberals are exploiting the public's fear of Donald Trump. Let us not forget that, under the pretext of fighting tariffs, they gave themselves the power to circumvent all environmental laws in order to build pipelines. That is irresponsible, but at least the Bloc Québécois managed to get a sunset clause added so that it would expire after five years, because [more]

C-5 Mr. Speaker, as part of Bill, the building Canada act, the Bloc Québécois was able to secure the co-operation and support of the Conservatives for an amendment that I myself introduced, which sought to include a sunset clause in Bill C-5. The goal was to at least provide a framework for and limit the extraordinary and exceptional powers that the bill was creating in response to the [more]

C-5 C-39 Mr. Speaker, during question period, I had an opportunity to ask my colleague opposite about a provision in Billthat the government wants to remove using Bill. This provision states that, after five years, the exceptional powers conferred by Bill C‑5 cease to apply. In answer to my question, she said that her government was not using Bill C‑39 to backtrack on environmental progress. I [more]

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the members of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics for having me here today. I usually sit on the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, but for exceptional reasons, I'm here with you today. It must be said that the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities has been at a [more]

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like—

The motion has been sent to the clerk, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Actually, I'm going to let my colleague Rhéal Fortin ask the witnesses questions.