Martin Champoux

Thank you very much.

Speaking of the war, I would say it's awakened people's curiosity. Obviously, we have welcomed Ukrainians in Quebec. Because of the war, a number of Ukrainians now call my riding and the Drummond area home, especially Drummondville. They were able to integrate fairly easily. As you mentioned, having a Ukrainian heritage month could help us focus our attention on something positive. I realized [more]

I don't think it's absolutely necessary. Then again, perhaps it's preferable, if we're discussing how important we consider certain aspects or going into detail when it comes to the witness list. I wanted to propose allocating two more meetings to the study, but if we need to have more of a discussion first, then, yes, I think we should probably go in camera.

Thank you, Madam Chair. First, I want to convey my respect to Senator Kutcher, who is joining us from a hospital clinic this morning. That speaks to his commitment to getting this bill passed and is to be commended. I have great respect for you, Senator. I became a member of Parliament in 2019, and as soon as I arrived, I learned about the associations and parliamentary friendship groups that [more]

I think we can all agree that providing that window into the community and giving people the opportunity to look past first impressions will make a real difference in addressing certain types of racism and intolerance. It's clear that having a heritage month is a positive thing, again, if it's properly used.

Thank you, Madam Chair. S‑227 Thank you, Mr. Hussen, for being with us this morning to speak to Bill. What I like about the idea of creating a heritage month is that it provides an opportunity to hear people's stories. I really like stories. I like hearing people's and individuals' stories. Whether those stories are heroic or commonplace, they are all important to each and every person they [more]

Mr. Speaker, I find it very strange to hear my colleague say that there was only one request. We had a number of amendments, and we would have had more if the Conservatives had stopped filibustering and if we had been able to discuss a serious and sensitive bill like grown-ups. Winnipeg North That said, the Conservative member, in his speech, and even in his answer to my colleague from, talked [more]

Mr. Speaker, imagine the quality of the debates we could have had if the Conservatives had not filibustered during nine meetings of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. We could have discussed a great many matters as interesting as this one. C‑9 I want to go back to the issue of disinformation and the misrepresentation of facts in which the Conservative Party engaged in order to [more]

Mr. Speaker, I am glad I was here for my colleague's speech. It was surreal. The fact is, we were treated to some name calling and all sorts of veiled insults. My colleague across the aisle listed some of them. It was very entertaining. The member talked about radical secularists, radical separatists and radical socialists. One would think we were listening to Donald Trump or one of his buffoons [more]

C-9 Mr. Speaker, I heard my colleague say in his speech that, with the Bloc Québécois's support, the government was preventing or stifling the debate on that. The Conservatives filibustered nine meetings of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, thereby preventing constructive debate on this sensitive issue. It is true that the Conservatives have been spreading somewhat distorted [more]

C‑9 Mr. Speaker, there are so many issues we could have discussed in committee, so many concerns we could have addressed, had we been able to properly debate Bill, which, as we all agree, deals with some very sensitive issues. Unfortunately, the Conservatives engaged in extensive filibustering. Nevertheless, we can still ask the government some questions, including, for instance, on subjects that [more]