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House Hansard - 5

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 26, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 5 - Nov/26/21
Mr. Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, BQ)
  • Nov/26/21 11:39:20 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, higher softwood lumber duties are bad enough for Canada, but they are even worse for Quebec. Our very own Resolute seems to be the Americans' primary target. It is senseless. Quebec's forestry industry adheres to the highest standards in Canada. We set our stumpage fees based on an auction just like the Americans, and that is precisely in response to their concerns. Is it possible that nobody in Washington is aware of that? How is this possible? Why is nobody in the federal government willing to stand up for Quebec against the Americans?
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Context: House Hansard - 5 - Nov/26/21
Mr. Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, BQ)
  • Nov/26/21 11:40:32 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the worst part is that the Prime Minister met with President Biden just last week. Apparently they talked about softwood lumber. Even worse than the Prime Minister's failure to convince Mr. Biden to eliminate the duty is the fact that Biden doubled it, and his first target is Quebec's forestry industry. Not only is the duty hike a threat to Quebec jobs, it will also increase the cost of lumber at a time when demand is still very high in North America. We saw the consequences of that last year. What is the government going to do? What will it take for the Prime Minister to stand up for Quebec?
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Context: House Hansard - 5 - Nov/26/21
Mr. Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, BQ)
  • Nov/26/21 1:52:15 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Mr. Speaker, congratulations on your appointment. I would also like to take a moment to thank the people of the riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue for putting their trust in me once again. I am very honoured. I would also like to thank my wife, Émilie, and my children, Léon and Jules, for all the sacrifices they make so that I can represent the people of my riding. I also want to thank my team and the volunteers who helped out during the election campaign. I am grateful for their contribution. That being said, we could all have done without this election, especially considering the results. The government's goal was obviously to get a clear mandate to better manage the pandemic. In the end, the response from Canadians showed that what we were doing was good. One of the first measures announced by the new government was to abolish the CRB. However, the Liberals did not talk about that during their election campaign, even though the campaign should have been used to promote pandemic management measures. In the context of Bill C‑2, there are also self-employed workers in the cultural sector who have been left out. The member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell seems prepared to talk about it in order to improve the situation. What can we do to help people, the self-employed workers in the cultural sector?
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