Xavier Barsalou-Duval
Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, Quebec · Bloc Québécois · Canada
“Mr. Speaker, I would love to have the opportunity to live in la-la land like my colleague opposite, but I think the reality is somewhat different from what he described in his speech. Let us get back to the matter at hand.”
“Mr. Speaker, let us look back on the last couple of weeks. The chair of the transport committee was the guest of honour of the Canada Truck Operators Association, or CTOA, which is a Driver Inc. lobby group. The Liberals forced the committee to go in camera to prevent any discussion about Driver Inc.”
“Mr. Speaker, for the first time in recent history, more than 100 people died on our roads last year in accidents involving heavy-duty trucks. There were 102 fatalities. That is nearly 20% higher than the average for the previous five years. What has changed recently that could explain this? The answer is, of course, Driver Inc.”
“Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague from Montmorency—Charlevoix on his speech today. This week, I had the opportunity to sit with him briefly on the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, of which I assume he is a full member.”
“Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on his speech. We might say that he tirelessly defends his party with all the enthusiasm he is known for. That said, although we may not agree on much, I am going to take the liberty of asking him a question.”
“Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my colleague on his speech. Today's debate on Build Canada Homes has led me to reflect on why the government created this agency. The fact is that it did so because of the current housing crisis. What caused the housing crisis?”
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“Mr. Speaker, before I officially begin my speech, I want to thank the voters of Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères for putting their trust in me for a fourth time in this election. It is a great privilege that I do not take lightly. I will do my best to do right by the people of Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères. Since today's debate is on the Speech from the Throne and since my leader gave me the monarchy file, that is what I will be focusing on today. In the most recent election, many Quebeckers chose to hold their noses and vote Liberal. What was the first thing that this government did the day after the election to thank Quebeckers? The government had a great surprise for us. It invited the King to come.”
“Mr. Speaker, I have a question for my Conservative colleague about his speech. He was talking about economic and fiscal issues. We know that one of the first things this government did when it came to the House was to say that it would lower taxes. Then the government increased spending and asked for more money to run its operations. No budget has been tabled. We do not know when it will happen, but it seems that it will not be before the summer. What does my colleague think about the government requesting more spending money when it is proposing tax cuts without presenting a budget and without knowing where we are going?”
“Mr. Speaker, I find it fascinating to watch the Liberals and Conservatives duke it out over which of the two is more pro-oil and which of the two wants pipelines built the most. My question for my Conservative colleague following her speech is the following. In light of this sort of transformation of the Liberal Party into the Conservative Party 2.0, does she get the impression that she is losing her purpose given that the Liberals are doing the work that the Conservatives want to do themselves?”
“Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on his speech and on his election as a member of Parliament. I listened to the Speech from the Throne last week, and it concerned me. I do not know if my colleague is as concerned as I am, but I am concerned about the government not presenting a budget. I am also concerned that the government seems keen to go full speed ahead on fossil fuels. When the government talks about conventional energy, we know that means fossil fuels. The federal government is talking about bypassing the provinces and their environmental assessments so that it can make all the decisions itself. Is my colleague not concerned that the government has decided to give up the fight against climate change altogether and go all in on fossil fuels?”
“Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers did not vote for that. Quebeckers were hoping for a serious government that would table a budget to help Quebec's economy face up to Donald Trump. Today they are seeing that the Liberals' priority was not the budget, because there is no budget. It was not support for the economy, because there is no support. Their priority was pomp and circumstance with the King of England. How strange it is that when the Bloc Québécois brings up the monarchy, it is always accused of avoiding serious matters. However, the Liberals are the ones not prioritizing serious matters, like the budget. They decided to waste millions of dollars on a royal parade instead. Can they explain that to us?”
“Mr. Speaker, a Léger poll shows that 87% of Quebeckers feel zero attachment to the monarchy. That is why Quebec's National Assembly unanimously passed a motion demanding that all ties between Quebec and the monarchy be severed. Quebeckers are democrats, not monarchists. However, the Liberals' first act after the election was invite the King of England to parade around at Quebeckers' expense, which will cost millions of dollars. Do they realize that their very first act proves that they are completely out of touch with Quebeckers?”