44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 29, 2023 02:00PM
- Mar/29/23 2:20:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker,
In the Quebec of days gone by, English stole the words “French” and “Canadian”.Quebeckers were born.Out of a dream, anger, the street and words.Michèle Lalonde voiced the indignation of our nation in the Americas,of hard-working Quebeckers and African slaves. Speak white!Speak white!Speak the language of whites!Speak the language of the conqueror!Speak English! Speak white!An insult that Quebec neither chose,nor appropriated.An insult that the English, this House!threw in the face of Henri Bourassa when he spoke French here...to the French-speakers of the country,to the Africans of the continent.History identifies what happened,literature records it.A people that lies to itself has neither history nor literature.If censorship wins,Speak white, a poem, will become a symbol of racism.The n-word is not for me. It belongs to those who suffer from it.Poetry is the weapon of Justice.
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- Mar/29/23 2:43:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in yesterday's budget, the Liberals chose to spend heavily in areas of provincial jurisdiction to please the NDP, but that is not what Quebeckers need. That is why, this morning, the Quebec government asked to opt out with compensation from the federal dental care program because it already has one. Quebec rightly explains that, before new programs are created, existing programs should be adequately funded.
Is the government committed to giving Quebec the right to opt out with full compensation?
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- Mar/29/23 2:44:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to hear the member make the connection with the major investments announced by the Prime Minister on February 6 and confirmed in the budget tabled yesterday by the Minister of Finance. These investments will support hundreds of thousands of Canadians, patients and workers across Quebec. In addition, the dental insurance program that will be implemented in the coming years and months will also help millions of Quebeckers take better care of their oral health.
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- Mar/29/23 2:45:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Quebec is also concerned that the budget is diverting our money away from the environment to line the pockets of oil companies, with good reason. Up to $37 billion over 10 years could be used for dirty energy projects or to indirectly stimulate the production of hydrocarbons. This morning, the National Assembly was unanimous. It is asking the federal government to halt all direct or indirect subsidies to oil and gas companies with Quebeckers' money.
Will the government finally listen to the unanimous voice of Quebec and stop investing our money in dirty energy?
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- Mar/29/23 5:30:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague made it very clear that he is going to vote against accelerating the green transition, the grocery rebate and dental care for more Quebeckers, but is he really going to vote against the $50 million that we are going to invest in the Mirabel airport in his riding? That $50 million will make it possible to expand the capacity to export goods, create warehouse and storage facilities and create jobs in his riding of Mirabel.
Will my colleague from Mirabel vote against that measure in our budget?
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- Mar/29/23 5:31:59 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I enjoyed working with my hon. colleague on the health committee.
I am a bit disappointed in my friend's pessimistic view of the efficiency of government. He seems to think government is not capable of delivering programs. He was highly skeptical that the federal government could deliver insurance for a dental plan.
However, we know the federal government administers employment insurance for millions of Canadians. It administers the Canada pension plan for millions of seniors. It administers old age security for millions of citizens, and these programs include many people in the province of Quebec.
I know he is a separatist, so it seems strange that he thinks the Province of Quebec could form a nation, but does not seem to think a nation-state is competent to deliver programs for citizens.
My question is on dental care. The NDP's dental plan would mean that about two million Quebeckers at the end of this year, including seniors, children and people with disabilities, would be able to go to the dentist and have the federal government pay 100% of that cost.
Can he tell the House why he is opposed to having people who are suffering in Quebec get the dental care they need at zero cost to the Government of Quebec?
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