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Maxime Boulay  Mr. Speaker, they were pulling lobster traps on May 27, off Forillon, in the Gaspé, when a beam sea capsized the Malbaie Star. What could have easily become the St. Lawrence's worst maritime tragedy in a very long time was avoided thanks to Maxime Boulay. Four of the five men ended up under the boat.

June 19th, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her faith. I would like to bring her back to familiar territory: common sense. Back home, growing up, my father often talked to us about common sense. Common sense relates to a set of elements that everyone, or almost everyone, agrees on.

June 18th, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am always blown away by just how much the Conservative Party leader fancies himself a god who will solve all the problems with his magic wand. I find it fascinating. First, is the Conservative Party leader able to stop infantilizing Quebeckers about the choice they will make on their mobility?

June 13th, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will ask my colleague to state his position on the very short 14-day deadline for the production of the documents that need to be translated. This is a good opportunity for the Liberal government to redeem itself, given the affronts Quebec has suffered in recent weeks on the subject of the French language.

June 6th, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc

First Nations Clean Water Act  Madam Speaker, I am feeling a bit intimidated given my new status as a water warrior. I figure I really need to ask a question that lives up to my title. I would like to thank my colleague from the neighbouring party here. He is raising awareness about the fundamental issues surrounding access to water.

June 5th, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc

Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Act  Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like to seek unanimous consent to change my vote. I want to vote no. My colleagues asked me to say it in song, but I will refrain from doing so.

June 5th, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc

Réginald Charles Gagnon  Mr. Speaker, the great Acadian country singer Cayouche has passed away at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer. Réginald Charles Gagnon, his real name, lived a very full life and had an outstanding career. Far from the spotlight, he built a loyal following by telling stories about his friends, his heartbreak and his travels.

May 30th, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, this is a good opportunity to remind my colleague that, like him, more than 18,000 people democratically placed their trust in me and my voice to represent their interests and convictions and, above all, to exercise extreme vigilance when it comes to federal government manipulation in Quebec's intrusions, among other things.

May 23rd, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, we share a certain affinity in our way of seeing society. The NDP's values occasionally intersect with ours. On certain matters, however, we have a very hard time seeing eye to eye. We often see the NDP, at the risk of being inconsistent, abandon its values to align itself with a government so it can say that it came up with a certain idea or that it is the one changing people's lives.

May 23rd, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, this goes back to what I was saying earlier: The federal government starves the provinces, it starves Quebec, it underfunds it, and then it comes along like a hero and claims to be nice and kind by finally giving us a few crumbs. The federal government is making seniors poorer.

May 23rd, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I hope you found some spruce gum. I have been wondering what approach I should take for this speech. There is so much to say, yet at the same time, so little. I can boil it down to a very apt phrase my grandmother used to say to me when I was little and wanted to play with the pie dough while she cooked for dozens of guests.

May 23rd, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. I would just like to correct him and point out that we do not say “supporter” in French for “support”. We say “appuyer” or “soutenir”. “Supporter” is an anglicism in this context. The Bloc Québécois was not deluded when it came here to defend Quebec's interests.

May 23rd, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc

Food and Drugs Act  Madam Speaker, this bill amends the Food and Drugs Act to provide that natural health products are not therapeutic products within the meaning of the act and are therefore not subject to the same monitoring regime as other drugs. First of all, I would like to announce that the Bloc Québécois will vote in favour of the bill at second reading, essentially to hear from experts in committee on the best way to regulate natural health products.

May 22nd, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc

National Patriots Day  Mr. Speaker, in a country, when statutory holidays are not celebrated throughout the land for the same reasons, that tells us something. Yesterday, in Quebec, we honoured the memory of the Patriots, who laid down their lives while fighting the British Empire to protect our freedom.

May 21st, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I commend my colleague. I was listening to her very emotional testimony. I support her and we are on the same page. The opioid crisis is not a simple problem. This is a complex issue that deserves as much nuance as there are challenges and people having bad experiences when they use hard drugs.

May 9th, 2024House debate

Caroline DesbiensBloc