Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault

C-8 Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her remarks and acknowledge her expertise and work on cybersecurity issues. Cybersecurity is a matter of national security, and our government has a responsibility to protect Canadians from all the growing cyber-threats. With Bill, we are taking concrete steps to protect our telecommunications infrastructure and other critical sectors. I [more]

Mr. Speaker, accelerating housing construction is key to improving affordability. That is why Build Canada Homes is working with partners across the country to launch new projects. Last week, I had the great pleasure of participating in an announcement with my colleagues to deliver some very good news to New Brunswickers. Can the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure update the House on this [more]

Do you have any examples of what such criteria might look like and how they could be better included?

Mr. Chan, you mentioned that your research has been supported by federal programs. Do you have any suggestions for improving existing accountability mechanisms, based on your experience?

Thank you. Do I have any time left, Madam Chair?

In your testimony, you mentioned that one possible area for improvement would be to better assess the impact of research funded by the various federal programs. If I understand correctly, it's a matter of broadening our criteria to better understand the impact on Canadian society. Can you tell us more about this? How do you see this?

In that regard, you've already mentioned a number of avenues. Are there any avenues that you haven't had the opportunity to present to us so far and that you would like us to explore in our work?

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I'd like to thank the three witnesses for their testimony. Ms. Morin, first of all, why is it important to consider the social sciences and humanities perspective in our work on the governance and accountability of federal science policy and institutions? How does that perspective differ from that of other disciplines? Do you have any specific points or factors [more]

We know that the current governance frameworks include ministerial oversight, public reports, program evaluations and various mechanisms in place when a researcher receives funding. The motion before us is broad and focuses on the hypothetical creation of an independent body that would be responsible for monitoring, analysis, accountability and federal science policy. If I understood you [more]

Mr. Speaker, through a joint collaboration table, the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec agreed to work together to fund affordable housing projects aligned with their shared priorities. On this side of the House, I am pleased to sit with more than 40 Liberal MPs from Quebec who understand the importance of working together to address housing needs. In light of this formalized [more]

Mr. Speaker, the figures speak for themselves. Three of the five best years on record for housing starts in Canada have been within the last five years, in 2025, 2022 and 2021. The other two years were in the 1970s. What do these historic peaks have in common? Liberal governments were in power in Ottawa. However, the Conservatives' record from their most recent stint in power is far less [more]