Jean-Denis Garon

Defend supply management

The other end of this axis: Liberalize supply management

Repeats that farmers would have rather kept their supply-managed market.

Our farmers would have rather kept their supply-managed market. Now, farmers are not asking how much the cheque will be for; they are asking when the cheque will be in the mail.

Restrict new oil and gas

The other end of this axis: Expand production and export

Repeats calls to accelerate energy transition and wariness of expanding dirty oil production.

However, we should be wary of using geopolitics or crises where people are suffering as an excuse to produce or export more dirty oil from western Canada.

Tighter prudential rules

The other end of this axis: Lighter capital rules and more competition

Repeats calls for financial institutions to disclose climate risk and change pension mandates.

Our financial institutions must disclose climate risk. That is under federal jurisdiction, but the one time they do have jurisdiction over something, they do not use it. We also need to change the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's mandate.

Higher taxes and public spending

The other end of this axis: Lower taxes and tighter spending

Repeats support for returning tax revenue to provinces and more health transfers.

This tax revenue is owed to Saskatchewan, and we think that the provincial government should get this money back. I want to inform my colleagues straightaway that I will be pleased to support this motion.

Expand public coverage

The other end of this axis: More private delivery

Repeats calls for higher Canada health transfers with no strings attached.

What we need now in order to deal with future crises, to clear the backlog of surgeries, to clear all the backlogs, are health transfers with no strings attached, transfers that cover 35% of system costs. Indeed, our health care systems need to be reformed.

Public supply and demand controls

The other end of this axis: Market supply and deregulation

Repeats criticism of federal disengagement from social housing and calls for dedicated public funding.

Speaker, the Bloc Québécois made a very simple proposal during the last election campaign. It proposed that, year after year and without exception, the government dedicate 1% of the spending budget to housing, not only to affordable housing, but also to social housing. I have not heard much about tenants.

Higher permanent intake

The other end of this axis: Lower intake

Repeats that Canada should increase immigration targets while fixing federal processing.

We want to increase immigration targets. We have problems recruiting workers. We are told and we believe that these immigrants we are welcoming are the future of Quebec and of our economy. However, when we look at housing on a per capita basis, we can see that the Liberal government is prepared to make that future sleep on the street.

Stronger unions and standards

The other end of this axis: More flexibility for employers

Repeats support for anti-scab legislation and worker protections that cost nothing.

We heard about labour market impact assessments, temporary foreign workers and anti-scab legislation. These are measures that would not cost a penny. We know that the government is too cheap to help workers.

Diversify away from one partner

The other end of this axis: Deeper continental integration

Supports free trade but stresses need for exceptions to protect Quebec industries rather than deeper integration.

We could be talking about cultural exceptions, since Quebec is the only francophone nation in North America, or agricultural exceptions that seek to protect supply management. We could be talking about all kinds of exceptions for our industries.