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Gabriel Ste-Marie

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Joliette
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 68%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $132,165.46

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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie
  • May/28/24 12:52:39 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, let us be clear. I am not giving a speech here to slow down or block the pharmacare program. Personally, I would like every individual and every citizen to have access to the medication that they need. That is very important, and we want that to go forward. That being said, we have serious concerns about the way that is being done, and rightly so. For example, Quebec is not being consulted, and the program is not being aligned with the existing program. The work keeps being done in layers of silos. I am not rising today to delay the passage of the bill, quite the contrary. We are debating a fundamental issue: the partiality of the Speaker. Can he be trusted to do his job in the House? Even though I get along really well with him, we see that he is unable to be neutral and use good judgment when deciding on his activities. That is serious. Members can use sophistry and say that another Speaker before him was even worse, but that is not the issue. Today, we are looking at the actions of the current Speaker.
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Context: House Hansard - 308 - May/3/24
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie)
  • May/3/24 12:34:38 p.m.
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I thank the hon. member for Calgary Centre for his intervention. However, that is a matter for debate. I invite the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby to continue his speech.
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Context: House Hansard - 308 - May/3/24
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie)
  • May/3/24 12:31:20 p.m.
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I would ask for a bit of decorum in the House. I thank the hon. member for his point of order. Obviously, there is a difference between using that unflattering term to characterize a policy or a decision and using it to describe a person. That is how the Chair has interpreted the Standing Orders. I therefore invite the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby to continue his speech. The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.
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Context: House Hansard - 302 - Apr/18/24
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie
  • Apr/18/24 11:55:47 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleagues for actively listening to my speech—
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Context: House Hansard - 284 - Feb/16/24
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie)
  • Feb/16/24 12:22:48 p.m.
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We will count the members. And the count having been taken: The Acting Speaker (Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie): We now have quorum. Resuming debate. The hon. member can continue his speech. He has 15 minutes remaining in his time.
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Context: House Hansard - 240 - Oct/26/23
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie)
  • Oct/26/23 5:02:47 p.m.
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Before giving the floor to the hon. member, I would remind all colleagues to try to be more careful and respectful in their comments. The hon. member for Kingston and the Islands may continue his speech.
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Context: House Hansard - 236 - Oct/20/23
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Oct/20/23 10:40:19 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-38 
Mr. Speaker, it is nice to see you sitting in the House on a Friday. I thank my hon. colleague for his very interesting speech. One thing about this bill that really stood out for me is the part that replaces the term “mentally incompetent Indian” with the term “dependent person”. Does the member agree with me that, in this example, the language used by the government is demeaning? Does he agree that it is time to stop discriminating against people with disabilities and be much more inclusive?
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Context: House Hansard - 227 - Sep/29/23
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Sep/29/23 1:00:12 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-50 
Madam Speaker, I would first like to thank and congratulate my hon. colleague, the member for Repentigny, for the quality of her substantive speech, as well as for the quality of her answers. When the Conservative member did not like my colleague's answer, she heckled her throughout. However, my colleague maintained her focus and answered frankly. I take my hat off to her. An hon. member: Oh, oh! Mr. Gabriel Ste‑Marie: Madam Speaker, there she goes again. The part of my colleague's speech that really stood out to me was when she said how little Ottawa understands the ecosystem of Quebec's labour market and workforce and how they operate. Can she share some more examples of that?
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Context: House Hansard - 214 - Jun/15/23
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Jun/15/23 10:52:16 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to begin by commending my colleague from Saint-Jean on her great speech. I want to come back again to the amendment that removes the expression “as far as possible”. In her question to the minister and in her speech, my colleague reminded the House that, by now adopting an obligation of result, we risk ignoring the other criteria that should be considered. Could she remind the House of those other criteria and the harmful consequences that such an amendment could have?
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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Mar/31/23 12:54:21 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech, which was very interesting. During his speech, he reminded the House that similar bills have been debated in this place, but they never made it through the legislative process and never passed, because an election was called and a new Parliament began. Can the hon. member tell us if his government intends to call an election before this bill receives royal assent?
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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Mar/31/23 10:45:18 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-42 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I want to point out that his French is very good, and tell him that I really appreciate the fact that he gave part of his speech in French. I was also impressed with the quality of his speech and the research and thought that went into it. Like him, I recognize that Bill C‑42 is a step in the right direction, but that there is still much to do to tackle money laundering, crime and the use of tax havens. My colleague raised certain concerns. He spoke about possible amendments to be made to Bill C‑42 to improve it. I would like him to present them again and provide a brief explanation.
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Context: House Hansard - 162 - Feb/16/23
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Feb/16/23 4:25:09 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. I am sorry, Madam Speaker, but I can hear the NDP heckling. This is their day—
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Context: House Hansard - 140 - Dec/2/22
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie)
  • Dec/2/22 12:36:04 p.m.
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I thank the hon. member for Saint-Jean for this important point of order. I believe they got the message because the noise seems to have stopped. The hon. member for Repentigny may continue her speech.
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Context: House Hansard - 130 - Nov/18/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Nov/18/22 1:30:14 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. I am shocked and outraged. As soon as the member finished her speech, the President of the Privy Council and Minister of Emergency Preparedness rose to announce that he was going to limit debate on Bill C-32. That is really shameful and offensive. Why does the government always want to limit debate in the House, particularly when we know that this bill will be referred to the Standing Committee on Finance, when we are beginning a pre-study on it right now with a sunset clause, and when we are going to do the clause-by-clause study in a few days—
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Context: House Hansard - 130 - Nov/18/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Nov/18/22 1:13:43 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on his speech. I would like to talk to him about the rhetoric coming from the party in power. In the spring budget, the government said that the supply chain issue needed to be addressed, but no measure was proposed. In the fall economic statement, it is the same thing. It talks about supply chains, but no concrete measure is proposed to deal with the issue. The government is doing the same thing again with the issue of inflation. The word “inflation” comes up 108 times in the economic statement, but there is no new measure other than the ones that we already voted on in the House this fall or that were announced in the spring budget. Would the hon. member agree that there is a disparity between the rhetoric and the actions that are actually taken?
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Context: House Hansard - 125 - Nov/4/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Nov/4/22 1:29:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Trois-Rivières for his interesting speech. The French magazine L'Express ran a story this week in connection with what the member was referring to. It said that it can take five, six or nearly seven hours to read the terms of service on Internet sites. That is what we are asked to do before clicking “I agree”. Does the member believe we should set limits for this type of practice?
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie)
  • Oct/21/22 12:32:52 p.m.
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Resuming debate. There were five minutes left for questions and comments on the speech by the hon. member for Battle River—Crowfoot. The hon. member for Langley—Aldergrove.
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Context: House Hansard - 114 - Oct/20/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Oct/20/22 6:52:29 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I want to thank and congratulate my colleague for his very moving speech. I think that everyone in the House felt my colleague's emotion and commitment, which we certainly share. I thank him. We have been talking about the opioid crisis and what needs to be done. The member told us that we need a host of measures that depend in particular on the context and the place. I would like him to talk about specific cases. What can be done to better combat the opioid crisis and its deadly consequences?
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Context: House Hansard - 110 - Oct/7/22
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie)
  • Oct/7/22 2:27:05 p.m.
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Resuming debate. I wish to inform the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence that he has four minutes to begin his speech. The hon. parliamentary secretary.
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Context: House Hansard - 100 - Sep/22/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
Madam Speaker, I want to commend my colleague on his speech. I am fortunate to serve with him on the Standing Committee on Finance. The government has announced three measures to fight inflation: the payment of GST refunds under Bill C-30, and dental benefits and rental assistance under Bill C-31. My colleague was with me for the briefing on Bill C-30, and it went well. However, members of the House were not briefed on Bill C-31 until well after journalists were. I would like to my colleague to share his thoughts on that. Does he think that the government lacks respect for the members of the House? Again with regard to Bill C-31, does my colleague agree that we should ask the government to split the bill into two separate ones, since dental benefits and rental assistance are two very different types of measures?
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