Maxime Blanchette-Joncas

Defend supply management

The other end of this axis: Liberalize supply management

Excerpts repeatedly defend supply management and call for preventing further breaches via Bill C-216 while praising Quebec dairy production and supporting farmers with more funding.

The Bloc Québécois is giving him the chance to redeem himself. On February 24, my colleague from Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel introduced Bill C-216 to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act to prevent more breaches in supply management. I would like to know whether my colleague will support this bill that will prevent future breaches in supply management.

Faster fossil phase-down

The other end of this axis: Slower phase-down, production first

Excerpts criticize weak targets and high oil sands emissions while stressing the need to meet Paris Agreement commitments.

Are those really the best standards in the world? We also see that oil sands emissions have more than doubled since 2005 and more than quintupled since 1990, so there are four times more emissions. The Leader of the Opposition said that he wanted to comply with the Paris Agreement.

Restrict new oil and gas

The other end of this axis: Expand production and export

Excerpts repeatedly highlight rising oil sands emissions and question environmental standards in production.

Are those really the best standards in the world? We also see that oil sands emissions have more than doubled since 2005 and more than quintupled since 1990, so there are four times more emissions. The Leader of the Opposition said that he wanted to comply with the Paris Agreement.

Tighter prudential rules

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

Excerpt opposes bill to lower barriers for cryptoassets.

I will say right now that the Bloc Québécois will be voting against Bill C-249. Before getting into more detail about our position, I would like to remind the House and my Conservative colleagues of some financial advice that the leader of the Conservative Party and member for Carleton gave to all Quebeckers and all Canadians last spring.

Higher taxes and public spending

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

Excerpts criticize foregone GST revenue from untaxed e-commerce and call for collecting taxes to prevent fiscal imbalance.

Hogan, the Quebec government has assessed its QST losses from the non-taxation of e-commerce. In 2017, it estimated those losses at $270 million, compared to the federal government, which estimated its losses at $169 million for the same period. Let's make a quick calculation.

Stronger unions and standards

The other end of this axis: More flexibility for employers

Excerpts call for extending EI sickness benefits to 50 weeks and paid sick days while defending workers' access to benefits.

The wording of the motion is very simple: That the House call on the government to increase the special Employment Insurance sickness benefits from 15 weeks to 50 weeks in the upcoming budget in order to support people with serious illnesses, such as cancer. As we all know, the government is currently holding extensive pre-budget consultations aimed at informing the Minister of Finance's reflections on the important budget speech he will deliver in the House before too long.

Diversify away from one partner

The other end of this axis: Deeper continental integration

Excerpts criticize CUSMA impacts on dairy quotas.

Moving up the implementation date for CUSMA will mean a reduction in milk protein. Dairy producers got the nasty surprise of having to sell their stock in a very short time period: specifically, 55,000 tonnes in the first year, and 35,000 tonnes after that.