Élisabeth Brière

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the three witnesses for being with us today. Frankly, this is a very interesting conversation. Ms. Reusch, in your opening remarks, you said that you asked young people what they thought about democracy in Canada and that you understood from their answers that being heard was important to them. I was told that on Sparks Street, until very recently, there was [more]

Thank you. Earlier, you also talked about a recommendation you made regarding a Canadian democracy fund. Could you tell us a bit more about that recommendation? For example, who would manage the fund, and what kind of organizations could it help?

Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, we celebrated International Women's Day. In honour of the occasion, I celebrate women and all of our essential contributions to our country. Let us recognize the tremendous work of the women who came before us and ushered in the rights we enjoy today. Women have demonstrated remarkable perseverance and determination in so many domains. For a long time, they were [more]

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank the three witnesses for joining us. Their testimonies were really quite insightful. I would also like to thank my colleague for moving the motion for this committee study. The witnesses' work reminds us that we have concrete ways to strengthen citizen participation and to rebuild the bonds of social trust, despite the decline in democratic vitality. [more]

Thank you. Mr. Rahyab, would you like to add something?

Mr. MacLeod.

In the Hogue commission report, definitions of “civic resilience” were laid out on paper. I would like to know your thoughts on these definitions. Canada is also responsible for principle 3 of the Paris Call, which concerns civic resilience. As a country and as a co‑lead for this principle, Canada is doing many things. Do you think that this will lead to any concrete results or recommendations?

Mr. Speaker, Sherbrooke is home to a fine example of the use of public land for the construction of an apartment building, although I cannot recall the number of units. The fact is that Build Canada Homes has a clear mandate, which includes the effective use of public land, and I am confident that this mandate will be adequately fulfilled.