Simon Marcil

Mirabel, QC - Bloc
Sentiment

Total speeches : 57
Positive speeches : 36
Negative speeches : 13
Neutral speeches : 8
Percentage negative : 22.81 %
Percentage positive : 63.16 %
Percentage neutral : 14.04 %

Most toxic speeches

1. Simon Marcil - 2016-11-21
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Mr. Speaker, with regard to cheese producers, to call the minister's offer an assistance plan is clearly insulting. That plan is woefully inadequate. What it comes down to is that Ottawa does not give a damn about Quebec's fine cheeses, which are not even identified in this bad plan. Large cheddar producers, for instance, are just as eligible as artisanal producers.Some 17,700 tonnes of cheese is about to arrive in our grocery stores, and Ottawa is doing virtually nothing about it.Will the minister improve his assistance plan to meet the needs of cheese producers, or is he going to recite the same old government bullshit?
2. Simon Marcil - 2017-01-30
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Mr. Speaker, many are worried about the U.S. government's protectionist talk, but Quebeckers have the most to fear.Our regions are already suffering from the federal government's inability to stand up to the United States. When it comes to diafiltered milk, softwood lumber, or spent fowl, the Canadian border is a sieve for Americans doing business here, but a wall when Quebec might come out on top. Every party in power here has allowed the Americans to run roughshod over NAFTA.What does this government plan to do differently to protect Quebec?
3. Simon Marcil - 2016-05-16
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Mr. Speaker, Ottawa is still demanding an end to family control of Bombardier, and now, apparently, it wants the company to issue $1 billion in stock. That stock could be purchased by foreigners and would further dilute Quebec control of the company.Worse still, the suggestion seems to have come from the Wall Street consultant whom the government hired because its own officials recommended offering just a line of credit.Why is the Canadian government determined to dismantle Bombardier? Is it trying to provide us with further proof that its 40 Quebec MPs are mere puppets?
4. Simon Marcil - 2018-10-15
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Mr. Speaker, who would have thought Coca-Cola would be selling us milk? Multinationals like Coke will be competing with our dairy farmers. That is what it has come to. Can Coca-Cola be trusted to meet our quality standards? Honestly, nobody in Quebec is going to want to serve that disgusting stuff to their family.Does the government realize that what Quebeckers want to buy is milk produced in Quebec by people from Quebec?
5. Simon Marcil - 2018-02-06
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Mr. Speaker, during the byelection, the Prime Minister promised farmers that he would not make any concessions on supply management under the TPP. Three months later, the government failed to stand up for our dairy, egg, and cheese producers. Where I come from, we have a word for someone who tells people something to their face when he has something to gain and then turns around and does exactly the opposite.What does the Prime Minister call those sorts of people? Where I come from, we call them liars.
6. Simon Marcil - 2018-11-02
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Madam Speaker, that was some mighty fine kowtowing. We already know that governors generals do not really do anything. Why should taxpayers have to pay for this?It is unbelievable that they can claim office expenses for the rest of their lives. It is even more unbelievable that these aristocrats do not even have to disclose where the money is spent.The Prime Minister said that he expected greater transparency.Will he open the books instead of opening his wallet for these freeloading carpetbaggers?
7. Simon Marcil - 2018-10-15
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Mr. Speaker, it is amazing how the minister can talk without ever saying anything.Since the Liberals took office, they have been three for three. They let down our dairy farmers in free trade with Europe, with Asia, and now with the United States. The Quebec Liberals may protest by spitting on American milk for the cameras, but that does not change anything. Quebeckers do not want grandstanding. They want their elected officials to do their jobs when it is time to act. Can the Quebec Liberals explain to us how, under their watch, our farmers got shafted three times out of three?
8. Simon Marcil - 2017-09-29
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Madam Speaker, that is nonsense.The file has been on the minister's desk for four months. This week, from the comfort of his limousine, he sent collection agents to harass Aveos workers.The thing is that he is not short on cash because the employment insurance fund had a $1.4 billion surplus last year, and as hon. members will recall, the government does not put a single penny into that fund.Out of a $1.4 billion surplus the government cannot find $4 million to right a wrong that it committed.When will the government settle this and do right by the former Aveos workers? It is time for action.
9. Simon Marcil - 2017-10-17
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Mr. Speaker, our agricultural sector received a death threat from the American government yesterday.By calling for the abolition of supply management, American negotiators are attacking our milk producers, our poultry farmers, and our regions. Does anyone really think that we would let this slide? Let me say it in a way that everyone will understand: no way.Will the government stand up and refuse to abandon our farmers by immediately walking away from the negotiating table any time supply management is mentioned?
10. Simon Marcil - 2018-10-01
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Mr. Speaker, a year ago almost to the day the House unanimously called on the government to ensure that there would be no breaches in supply management if a new NAFTA deal were reached.Instead of telling the Americans that Parliament had agreed no concessions would be made, the government gave up its negotiating power, contradicted the House, reneged on its word and completely caved. Knowing that Donald Trump's threats were nothing but hot air because Congress did not support tearing up NAFTA, why did the government once again sacrifice Quebec?
11. Simon Marcil - 2017-09-26
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Mr. Speaker, our farmers are used to being taken for a ride by the Liberal government. Dairy and cheese producers were taken for a ride with the Canada-EU agreement, our producers were taken for a ride with the compensation program that lasted all of 20 minutes. This is a joke. With NAFTA being renegotiated, they are once again at risk of being hung out to dry. Quebec producers have had enough.Will the government finally protect supply management in Quebec?
12. Simon Marcil - 2019-02-01
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Mr. Speaker, by refusing to hear the case of former Aveos workers, the Supreme Court of Canada is confirming what we have been telling the government for years: it is the government that created this problem, and it is the government that must solve it. This is more of a political file than a legal one.The Minister of Social Development says that his thoughts are with the former Aveos workers. Seriously, that means nothing. What the Aveos workers really need is concrete action.When will he take action and cancel their odious debt?
13. Simon Marcil - 2017-10-27
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Madam Speaker, the Madrid government has proclaimed that the people of Catalonia cannot vote on their future. It declared it illegal to voice the people's will and dissolved the Catalan parliament just this morning. It is abusing, imprisoning, and violating democracy and the right of the people to self determination. Its intransigence will stymie any resolution to this democratic crisis.In light of Madrid's show of force, when will the Government of Canada call on the international community to mediate, as it did with Ukraine and Crimea?
14. Simon Marcil - 2016-11-14
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Mr. Speaker, the same government that promised to resolve the diafiltered milk problem in 100 days is once again mocking us.It is compromising the very heart of Quebec farming once again, for the benefit of industries in western Canada. Let us not kid ourselves; fine cheeses are a Quebec specialty, since we produce over 60% of Canada's total production. Quebec also makes up 40% of Canada's dairy industry.Why is Quebec agriculture always the sector sacrificed in free trade?Here is the real question: is letting Quebec's dairy producers starve yet another Canadian value?
15. Simon Marcil - 2016-12-12
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Mr. Speaker, the government is offering to delay implementation of measures that will allow banks to circumvent Quebec consumer protection legislation. Basically, banks will not be able to start gouging consumers right away. Unfortunately for them, they will have to wait until spring. After trying to put one over on consumers in its mammoth bill, the bank-friendly government wants Quebeckers to give it a blank cheque.Is this the best plan the Quebec Liberals could come up with in order to save face with voters?
16. Simon Marcil - 2017-03-06
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government's inaction and grovelling before the U.S. government has cost Quebeckers dearly, as we have seen with softwood lumber, diafiltered milk, and spent fowl. We have seen it over and over again.Now, the harmful cuts proposed by the U.S. president are threatening the quality of the water consumed by the vast majority of Quebeckers. A tweet from the Prime Minister is not going to solve the problem.What real action will the Liberal government take to prevent Quebec's main source of drinking water from being compromised?
17. Simon Marcil - 2019-05-13
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Mr. Speaker, not a single penny has been budgeted to compensate supply-managed producers before the election. The Parliamentary Budget Officer has confirmed it.This means that the $3.9 billion promised by the Liberals has become an election promise. To those farmers, however, that money is not an election issue; it is crucial to keeping their businesses afloat.Dairy farmers are saying they want to see concrete action before the election, and that would include a cheque.When will they get their cheque?
18. Simon Marcil - 2018-06-04
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Mr. Speaker, Global Affairs Canada has told farmers not to spread manure during the G7. Once again, Ottawa does not understand the regions.Here is how it works. Farmers have only until June 15 to finish planting their crops, but they have to spread manure before planting. These farms produce the food that the ministers from the big city will find on their expensive menus at the G7. That is what happens when events take place in rural areas. The scenery is beautiful, but people are hard at work.Does the government realize that its directive is unrealistic?
19. Simon Marcil - 2018-11-01
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Mr. Speaker, what a meaningless answer. It is clear that the Minister of Immigration knows nothing about the reality in Quebec. In Quebec, we want to not only accommodate immigrants, but to integrate them. We do not want to just tolerate them, we want to welcome them. In order for us to do that, we need to teach them our language and our way of life.The Minister of Immigration throws figures around without taking real life into account.Is he going to take the will of Quebec into account before setting thresholds for Quebec?
20. Simon Marcil - 2019-02-08
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister indicated that he would have talks with Quebec concerning immigration. The talks did not last long.The ink on Quebec's bill is not even dry and the government is already saying no. Last week, he refused to discuss knowledge of French as a condition for citizenship. This week, he is refusing to discuss knowledge of French as a condition in earlier steps in the immigration process. French is not a shameful disease.Why is the government refusing to discuss this? Why is it showing such contempt?
21. Simon Marcil - 2017-02-07
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Mr. Speaker, the Americans are engaging in unfair competition by generously subsidizing dairy products, but the federal government is turning a blind eye and letting our people down. The reason supply management is not covered by NAFTA is to protect Quebec dairy producers, who are the first to pay the price for Ottawa's neglect. Now that he has his limousine and his portfolio for betraying Quebec to the banks, will the Minister of International Trade do something to protect supply management?
22. Simon Marcil - 2017-11-03
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Mr. Speaker, the government's program to modernize the dairy industry is moving at two speeds: quickly when it comes to denying applications, and slowly when it comes to handing out money.Last summer, surprisingly, the program shut down after seven days, but four months later, for the lucky few who were eligible, the money has yet to be paid out. The minister cannot blame Phoenix this time. Does the minister's minion realize that the cost of materials has skyrocketed in four months and that his tardiness poses a real threat to projects?
23. Simon Marcil - 2016-06-06
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Mr. Speaker, nearly 50 years ago, thousands of people were kicked out of their homes by the federal government so that it could build the Mirabel airport. It was a colonialist fiasco of historic proportions. Today, the residents of Mirabel whose land was expropriated and their descendants want their land back, but the government is putting it up for sale. The government turned these people's lives upside down and left them a heap of ruins. Now it needs to take them into account. Will the Prime Minister promise to give the original property owners and their descendants right of first refusal in the sale of the expropriated Mirabel lands, and will he offer them an official apology?
24. Simon Marcil - 2018-12-07
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Madam Speaker, sure, they will just write another cheque then.After buying a pipeline on the taxpayers' dime, the government wants to buy the oil companies trains for Christmas.Meanwhile, our dairy farmers are driving to Montreal on tractors to explain to the Prime Minister how the last three trade deals are going to cost them $450 million a year.Does the government realize that that is half the amount it wants to waste on trains for oil companies?Instead of spoiling the rich, will it compensate our farmers instead?
25. Simon Marcil - 2017-12-05
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Mr. Speaker, former Aveos workers ended up on EI when Air Canada illegally moved their jobs. They took legal action to get their jobs back, but the government cheated and changed the law.Today, that same government is forcing them to repay the EI benefits they received when they illegally lost their jobs as a result of the government's collusion. That takes some nerve.Will the minister cancel their debts and stop the collection procedures?
26. Simon Marcil - 2019-05-13
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Mr. Speaker, the time for conversation is over. It is time to write a cheque.We are not asking the minister to reassure our farmers; we are asking him to compensate them. The Parliamentary Budget Officer said he would be worried if he were a farmer. The money the government promised is not there. It is not in the budget. The message to farmers is that they have to vote for the Liberal Party if they want to get their money.With the election right around the corner, instead of blackmailing our farmers, will the government send them a cheque before the end of this session of Parliament?
27. Simon Marcil - 2018-11-23
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Mr. Speaker, the government spends its time boasting about how it signs progressive trade agreements that are supposed to protect collective bargaining rights. Then it turns around and introduces special legislation and suspends the rules. It is taking all the bargaining power away from workers. Just a moment. I want to look at them with contempt.Why is this always the way with this government? Why does it always say one thing and do the opposite?
28. Simon Marcil - 2017-09-29
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Madam Speaker, the government will not let up on former Aveos workers. The government caused them to lose their jobs in 2012 by refusing to enforce the Air Canada Act. It even changed the legislation last year to ensure that these people would not get their jobs back.Now the government is going after them for EI benefits they received five years ago as a result of the government's own mistake.Will the government stop harassing the 400 former Aveos workers and forgive them their EI debt?
29. Simon Marcil - 2018-09-24
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Mr. Speaker, a Toronto newspaper reported last week that Canada is prepared to make significant concessions on supply management, but only after the Quebec election of October 1.The Prime Minister is afraid to go against the consensus in Quebec because he is abandoning producers. He himself told Americans that he was flexible on supply management.My question is simple: does Canada have a nasty surprise for Quebeckers the day after the election?
30. Simon Marcil - 2016-04-11
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Mr. Speaker, last week, the UPA and the Government of Quebec both called on the federal government to regulate imports of diafiltered milk. This morning, a central-Quebec-based group of agri-food advocates known as the Front commun de la filière agroalimentaire weighed in.On page 127 of the budget, the government talks about eliminating tariffs on food manufacturing ingredients other than supply-managed products.Does the government really want to eliminate tariffs on diafiltered milk, which is contrary to the wishes of Quebec, the UPA and the Front commun?
31. Simon Marcil - 2019-02-01
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, in an attempt to avoid being seen as heartless, the Minister of Social Development claimed to be unfamiliar with the Aveos file. This is not a joke.We have written him a number of times. Former Aveos employees have written to him. He even met with them. I cannot even count the number of times we have questioned him in the House on this matter.Compared to the $20 billion they gave to the oil companies, $4 million for victims of the Aveos saga is pocket change.What is the government going to do? Will it do the right thing and write off this debt?
32. Simon Marcil - 2017-06-02
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Mr. Speaker, the members across the aisle told us simply not to worry. This is hard to say with a straight face. They said that just because they gave wealthy foreign investors the right to expropriate does not mean they will use it. In Mirabel, we have seen what happens when the federal government uses its power of expropriation. Indeed, 97,000 hectares were seized by a previous Liberal government.Through Bill C-44, they want to give their bank the right to disregard agricultural zoning and do whatever they want with our lands. Does anyone over there understand that no one is interested in their privatization bank?
33. Simon Marcil - 2017-09-29
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Madam Speaker, everyone keeps passing the buck on this issue.It took four months to change the law and make sure that former Aveos workers would not get their jobs back. It would seem, however, that letting up on them will take a bit more doing.I have here an email from the office of the Prime Minister, the same Prime Minister who was protesting alongside Aveos workers with a megaphone five years ago.What does the Prime Minister tell former Aveos workers? He tells them it is the minister's job and the minister is supposed to take care of it. The minister is the one who should lose his job. When will he forgive this debt?
34. Simon Marcil - 2016-06-02
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Mr. Speaker, dairy farmers are in Ottawa to urge the government to solve the diafiltered milk problem. The Minister of Agriculture says that it is not a dairy product when it goes through customs, but that same minister says it is a dairy product when the time comes to make cheese with it. We have been hounding the minister week after week for months, and he has been telling us for months that he is taking care of it, but he has done nothing. Instead of repeating the same thing and reading his notes over and over again, will the minister show some backbone and solve the problem once and for all?
35. Simon Marcil - 2016-03-22
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Mr. Speaker, the federal budget has a direct impact on major sectors of Quebec's economy. The government has already said that there is nothing in the budget to help Aveos workers and Bombardier workers. The Liberals refuse to commit to providing any compensation for dairy and cheese producers for lost revenues associated with the Canada-EU trade agreement.Since the workers in Quebec's economic sectors are being ignored once again in this budget, does this mean that nothing has changed and government MPs from Quebec still have very little influence on decisions made by the Canadian government?
36. Simon Marcil - 2016-12-05
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Mr. Speaker, I guess Toronto banks are keen to see Bill C-29 passed considering the minister of high finance is imposing closure. He is anxious to legalize hidden fees in Quebec, authorize misleading advertising, allow banks to change our contracts without our consent, and eliminate our recourse or any sanctions.How far is this government of banks prepared to go to quash consumer rights in Quebec to the benefit of high finance in Toronto?The day that Quebeckers no longer have rights, will they have to cut a cheque to the government, like the Chinese billionaires did?
37. Simon Marcil - 2017-10-27
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Madam Speaker, it is not a great idea to have a minister making decisions that he himself benefits from. His situation is reminiscent of the Paul Martin era. The minister says it is not all that bad, because he is going to make up for his mistake by donating to charity. After being caught with both hands in the cookie jar, he is offering us a cookie to look the other way. Is he trying to buy our silence?I would like the Minister of Finance to tell us exactly how much money he earned from each decision he made.
38. Simon Marcil - 2018-02-07
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Mr. Speaker, during yesterday's question period, I used unparliamentary language and hurt people's feelings. Since I am not the kind of person who wants to hurt people's feelings, I withdraw my remarks.
39. Simon Marcil - 2016-02-01
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Mr. Speaker, Canada signed a trade agreement with the European Union 18 months ago, yet our producers have still not seen a penny of the compensation the government promised them to help cover their losses. The Minister of International Trade is preparing to sign the trans-Pacific partnership agreement but insists that doing so does not commit us to anything. However, this agreement will further threaten the survival of the dairy industry in Quebec.Before signing this agreement, will the minister commit today to providing full compensation to our supply-managed producers?
40. Simon Marcil - 2015-12-08
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the people of Mirabel for their trust.The Minister of International Trade does not feel bound by the farmers compensation program under the trans-Pacific partnership. That is one thing, but what about the compensation arising from the agreement between Canada and Europe? It is time to put in place a compensation fund for Quebec's dairy and cheese producers who will be penalized by this agreement.Will the Minister of International Trade promise that compensation for dairy and cheese producers will live up to their expectations or will she simply reject the demands of a major sector of Quebec's economy?
41. Simon Marcil - 2016-03-07
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Mr. Speaker, the free trade agreement with the U.S. was supposed to ensure trade peace. However, the forestry industry has had to deal with one dispute after another. Our industry has done nothing wrong and wants only one thing: the return of free trade as defined by NAFTA.The government is hurting Quebec's forestry industry by doing nothing about these protectionist measures.When will the government, and especially its Quebec members, stand up and protect our forestry industry and our workers?
42. Simon Marcil - 2019-04-03
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I believe you will find unanimous consent of the House to move the following motion: that this House acknowledge the 50th anniversary of the expropriation of land from Mirabel residents and that this House call on the government to formally and officially apologize to the people of Quebec from whom the federal government expropriated land in 1969 to build the Mirabel airport.
43. Simon Marcil - 2019-04-12
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Mr. Speaker, while Abitibi is developing the Rouyn-Noranda airport, the federal government is considering authorizing cuts to air transportation security. It makes no sense to let NAV Canada cut night services for pilots at the third-largest airport in Quebec. This is dangerous and impedes regional development. Will the minister listen to business people in Abitibi, air carriers, pilots, local officials and the unanimous voice of the Quebec National Assembly, which are all calling for the government to maintain the flight service station, or FSS, in Rouyn-Noranda?
44. Simon Marcil - 2019-02-01
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Mr. Speaker, I really believe I have the unanimous consent of the House to table the correspondence between my office and the minister's office concerning the Aveos workers.
45. Simon Marcil - 2019-04-12
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Mr. Speaker, the government tabled the estimates yesterday. This is the last request for spending approval before the election. Nearly all of the initiatives from the latest budget are in there, but a big one is missing. The $3.9 billion promised to supply managed producers is missing. This money was not in any financial tables in the budget and is not in the estimates.Can the government tell us where we can find the $3.9 billion?
46. Simon Marcil - 2016-11-21
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Mr. Speaker, now that everyone knows what I am thinking, I withdraw my remarks.
47. Simon Marcil - 2018-02-09
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Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, the House was unanimous in stating that there must be no breach in supply management as part of the new trans-Pacific partnership. No breach means no access. This motion just increased the government's negotiating power. They should be thanking me.Has the government informed the 10 other countries of the House's unanimous will?
48. Simon Marcil - 2016-02-22
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Mr. Speaker, the government made changes to the temporary foreign worker program to solve a problem in western Canada. However, Quebec farmers are paying the price, since they can no longer hire experienced workers. The government is aware of the problem but is not doing anything about it.Will the Minister of Employment exempt our farm workers from the four-year rule and will she ensure that workers' files remain open so that they do not have to start over every year?
49. Simon Marcil - 2016-01-27
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Mr. Speaker, we recently learned that last year alone 257 Quebec dairy farms were forced to shutter their operations. Two hundred and fifty-seven. That is a lot of farms. We are talking about families, men and women who are essential to the development of the regions. Our dairy producers need federal support now.Will the minister do something right now about rising imports of milk protein?
50. Simon Marcil - 2018-06-11
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Mr. Speaker, last week, the Prime Minister climbed into a truck cab in Chicoutimi to make a stump-like speech that included a promise to protect supply management in NAFTA negotiations.I would like to remind the government that, on September 26, the House adopted a unanimous motion to fully preserve supply management. Will the government heed the unanimous will of the House of Commons, or will it break its promises as it did with CETA and the TPP?

Most negative speeches

1. Simon Marcil - 2019-04-12
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Mr. Speaker, while Abitibi is developing the Rouyn-Noranda airport, the federal government is considering authorizing cuts to air transportation security. It makes no sense to let NAV Canada cut night services for pilots at the third-largest airport in Quebec. This is dangerous and impedes regional development. Will the minister listen to business people in Abitibi, air carriers, pilots, local officials and the unanimous voice of the Quebec National Assembly, which are all calling for the government to maintain the flight service station, or FSS, in Rouyn-Noranda?
2. Simon Marcil - 2018-09-24
Polarity : -0.204167
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Mr. Speaker, a Toronto newspaper reported last week that Canada is prepared to make significant concessions on supply management, but only after the Quebec election of October 1.The Prime Minister is afraid to go against the consensus in Quebec because he is abandoning producers. He himself told Americans that he was flexible on supply management.My question is simple: does Canada have a nasty surprise for Quebeckers the day after the election?
3. Simon Marcil - 2018-10-15
Polarity : -0.2
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Mr. Speaker, who would have thought Coca-Cola would be selling us milk? Multinationals like Coke will be competing with our dairy farmers. That is what it has come to. Can Coca-Cola be trusted to meet our quality standards? Honestly, nobody in Quebec is going to want to serve that disgusting stuff to their family.Does the government realize that what Quebeckers want to buy is milk produced in Quebec by people from Quebec?
4. Simon Marcil - 2016-11-21
Polarity : -0.160658
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Mr. Speaker, with regard to cheese producers, to call the minister's offer an assistance plan is clearly insulting. That plan is woefully inadequate. What it comes down to is that Ottawa does not give a damn about Quebec's fine cheeses, which are not even identified in this bad plan. Large cheddar producers, for instance, are just as eligible as artisanal producers.Some 17,700 tonnes of cheese is about to arrive in our grocery stores, and Ottawa is doing virtually nothing about it.Will the minister improve his assistance plan to meet the needs of cheese producers, or is he going to recite the same old government bullshit?
5. Simon Marcil - 2017-10-27
Polarity : -0.129167
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Madam Speaker, it is not a great idea to have a minister making decisions that he himself benefits from. His situation is reminiscent of the Paul Martin era. The minister says it is not all that bad, because he is going to make up for his mistake by donating to charity. After being caught with both hands in the cookie jar, he is offering us a cookie to look the other way. Is he trying to buy our silence?I would like the Minister of Finance to tell us exactly how much money he earned from each decision he made.
6. Simon Marcil - 2017-12-05
Polarity : -0.1
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Mr. Speaker, former Aveos workers ended up on EI when Air Canada illegally moved their jobs. They took legal action to get their jobs back, but the government cheated and changed the law.Today, that same government is forcing them to repay the EI benefits they received when they illegally lost their jobs as a result of the government's collusion. That takes some nerve.Will the minister cancel their debts and stop the collection procedures?
7. Simon Marcil - 2017-02-07
Polarity : -0.0842593
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Mr. Speaker, the Americans are engaging in unfair competition by generously subsidizing dairy products, but the federal government is turning a blind eye and letting our people down. The reason supply management is not covered by NAFTA is to protect Quebec dairy producers, who are the first to pay the price for Ottawa's neglect. Now that he has his limousine and his portfolio for betraying Quebec to the banks, will the Minister of International Trade do something to protect supply management?
8. Simon Marcil - 2018-02-06
Polarity : -0.0833333
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Mr. Speaker, during the byelection, the Prime Minister promised farmers that he would not make any concessions on supply management under the TPP. Three months later, the government failed to stand up for our dairy, egg, and cheese producers. Where I come from, we have a word for someone who tells people something to their face when he has something to gain and then turns around and does exactly the opposite.What does the Prime Minister call those sorts of people? Where I come from, we call them liars.
9. Simon Marcil - 2018-06-04
Polarity : -0.0552083
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Mr. Speaker, Global Affairs Canada has told farmers not to spread manure during the G7. Once again, Ottawa does not understand the regions.Here is how it works. Farmers have only until June 15 to finish planting their crops, but they have to spread manure before planting. These farms produce the food that the ministers from the big city will find on their expensive menus at the G7. That is what happens when events take place in rural areas. The scenery is beautiful, but people are hard at work.Does the government realize that its directive is unrealistic?
10. Simon Marcil - 2016-03-22
Polarity : -0.03875
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Mr. Speaker, the federal budget has a direct impact on major sectors of Quebec's economy. The government has already said that there is nothing in the budget to help Aveos workers and Bombardier workers. The Liberals refuse to commit to providing any compensation for dairy and cheese producers for lost revenues associated with the Canada-EU trade agreement.Since the workers in Quebec's economic sectors are being ignored once again in this budget, does this mean that nothing has changed and government MPs from Quebec still have very little influence on decisions made by the Canadian government?
11. Simon Marcil - 2017-09-26
Polarity : -0.0333333
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Mr. Speaker, our farmers are used to being taken for a ride by the Liberal government. Dairy and cheese producers were taken for a ride with the Canada-EU agreement, our producers were taken for a ride with the compensation program that lasted all of 20 minutes. This is a joke. With NAFTA being renegotiated, they are once again at risk of being hung out to dry. Quebec producers have had enough.Will the government finally protect supply management in Quebec?
12. Simon Marcil - 2019-02-08
Polarity : -0.00833333
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister indicated that he would have talks with Quebec concerning immigration. The talks did not last long.The ink on Quebec's bill is not even dry and the government is already saying no. Last week, he refused to discuss knowledge of French as a condition for citizenship. This week, he is refusing to discuss knowledge of French as a condition in earlier steps in the immigration process. French is not a shameful disease.Why is the government refusing to discuss this? Why is it showing such contempt?
13. Simon Marcil - 2016-01-27
Polarity : -0.00285714
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Mr. Speaker, we recently learned that last year alone 257 Quebec dairy farms were forced to shutter their operations. Two hundred and fifty-seven. That is a lot of farms. We are talking about families, men and women who are essential to the development of the regions. Our dairy producers need federal support now.Will the minister do something right now about rising imports of milk protein?

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1. Simon Marcil - 2018-02-07
Polarity : 0.4
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Mr. Speaker, during yesterday's question period, I used unparliamentary language and hurt people's feelings. Since I am not the kind of person who wants to hurt people's feelings, I withdraw my remarks.
2. Simon Marcil - 2019-05-13
Polarity : 0.285714
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Mr. Speaker, the time for conversation is over. It is time to write a cheque.We are not asking the minister to reassure our farmers; we are asking him to compensate them. The Parliamentary Budget Officer said he would be worried if he were a farmer. The money the government promised is not there. It is not in the budget. The message to farmers is that they have to vote for the Liberal Party if they want to get their money.With the election right around the corner, instead of blackmailing our farmers, will the government send them a cheque before the end of this session of Parliament?
3. Simon Marcil - 2017-01-30
Polarity : 0.28
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Mr. Speaker, many are worried about the U.S. government's protectionist talk, but Quebeckers have the most to fear.Our regions are already suffering from the federal government's inability to stand up to the United States. When it comes to diafiltered milk, softwood lumber, or spent fowl, the Canadian border is a sieve for Americans doing business here, but a wall when Quebec might come out on top. Every party in power here has allowed the Americans to run roughshod over NAFTA.What does this government plan to do differently to protect Quebec?
4. Simon Marcil - 2016-12-12
Polarity : 0.247619
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Mr. Speaker, the government is offering to delay implementation of measures that will allow banks to circumvent Quebec consumer protection legislation. Basically, banks will not be able to start gouging consumers right away. Unfortunately for them, they will have to wait until spring. After trying to put one over on consumers in its mammoth bill, the bank-friendly government wants Quebeckers to give it a blank cheque.Is this the best plan the Quebec Liberals could come up with in order to save face with voters?
5. Simon Marcil - 2018-10-15
Polarity : 0.211111
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Mr. Speaker, it is amazing how the minister can talk without ever saying anything.Since the Liberals took office, they have been three for three. They let down our dairy farmers in free trade with Europe, with Asia, and now with the United States. The Quebec Liberals may protest by spitting on American milk for the cameras, but that does not change anything. Quebeckers do not want grandstanding. They want their elected officials to do their jobs when it is time to act. Can the Quebec Liberals explain to us how, under their watch, our farmers got shafted three times out of three?
6. Simon Marcil - 2019-02-01
Polarity : 0.2
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Mr. Speaker, I really believe I have the unanimous consent of the House to table the correspondence between my office and the minister's office concerning the Aveos workers.
7. Simon Marcil - 2016-02-22
Polarity : 0.185
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Mr. Speaker, the government made changes to the temporary foreign worker program to solve a problem in western Canada. However, Quebec farmers are paying the price, since they can no longer hire experienced workers. The government is aware of the problem but is not doing anything about it.Will the Minister of Employment exempt our farm workers from the four-year rule and will she ensure that workers' files remain open so that they do not have to start over every year?
8. Simon Marcil - 2018-11-23
Polarity : 0.178571
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Mr. Speaker, the government spends its time boasting about how it signs progressive trade agreements that are supposed to protect collective bargaining rights. Then it turns around and introduces special legislation and suspends the rules. It is taking all the bargaining power away from workers. Just a moment. I want to look at them with contempt.Why is this always the way with this government? Why does it always say one thing and do the opposite?
9. Simon Marcil - 2016-11-14
Polarity : 0.17381
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Mr. Speaker, the same government that promised to resolve the diafiltered milk problem in 100 days is once again mocking us.It is compromising the very heart of Quebec farming once again, for the benefit of industries in western Canada. Let us not kid ourselves; fine cheeses are a Quebec specialty, since we produce over 60% of Canada's total production. Quebec also makes up 40% of Canada's dairy industry.Why is Quebec agriculture always the sector sacrificed in free trade?Here is the real question: is letting Quebec's dairy producers starve yet another Canadian value?
10. Simon Marcil - 2017-09-29
Polarity : 0.166667
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Madam Speaker, everyone keeps passing the buck on this issue.It took four months to change the law and make sure that former Aveos workers would not get their jobs back. It would seem, however, that letting up on them will take a bit more doing.I have here an email from the office of the Prime Minister, the same Prime Minister who was protesting alongside Aveos workers with a megaphone five years ago.What does the Prime Minister tell former Aveos workers? He tells them it is the minister's job and the minister is supposed to take care of it. The minister is the one who should lose his job. When will he forgive this debt?
11. Simon Marcil - 2018-10-01
Polarity : 0.162121
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Mr. Speaker, a year ago almost to the day the House unanimously called on the government to ensure that there would be no breaches in supply management if a new NAFTA deal were reached.Instead of telling the Americans that Parliament had agreed no concessions would be made, the government gave up its negotiating power, contradicted the House, reneged on its word and completely caved. Knowing that Donald Trump's threats were nothing but hot air because Congress did not support tearing up NAFTA, why did the government once again sacrifice Quebec?
12. Simon Marcil - 2017-09-29
Polarity : 0.15
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Madam Speaker, the government will not let up on former Aveos workers. The government caused them to lose their jobs in 2012 by refusing to enforce the Air Canada Act. It even changed the legislation last year to ensure that these people would not get their jobs back.Now the government is going after them for EI benefits they received five years ago as a result of the government's own mistake.Will the government stop harassing the 400 former Aveos workers and forgive them their EI debt?
13. Simon Marcil - 2016-03-21
Polarity : 0.14375
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Mr. Speaker, the Canadian homelessness strategy, which focuses on a housing-first approach, is simply not working.The Prime Minister publicly supported the strategy developed by organizations that work with the homeless to protect Quebec's more broadly based approach, while also promising to increase Quebec's share to $50 million a year.Will the Prime Minister honour his commitment, or is he going to penalize those in need?
14. Simon Marcil - 2019-05-13
Polarity : 0.137143
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Mr. Speaker, not a single penny has been budgeted to compensate supply-managed producers before the election. The Parliamentary Budget Officer has confirmed it.This means that the $3.9 billion promised by the Liberals has become an election promise. To those farmers, however, that money is not an election issue; it is crucial to keeping their businesses afloat.Dairy farmers are saying they want to see concrete action before the election, and that would include a cheque.When will they get their cheque?
15. Simon Marcil - 2016-12-13
Polarity : 0.13
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance urged me to read the provisions of Bill C-29. He said: He might want to know what he is talking about before asking a question. I can tell him very clearly that, in Marcotte, the Supreme Court asked us to clarify consumer protection provisions. I read the Marcotte ruling. The court does not call on the federal government to do anything; rather, it requires the banks to respect Quebec and Quebec laws. In fact—
16. Simon Marcil - 2018-12-07
Polarity : 0.129762
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Madam Speaker, sure, they will just write another cheque then.After buying a pipeline on the taxpayers' dime, the government wants to buy the oil companies trains for Christmas.Meanwhile, our dairy farmers are driving to Montreal on tractors to explain to the Prime Minister how the last three trade deals are going to cost them $450 million a year.Does the government realize that that is half the amount it wants to waste on trains for oil companies?Instead of spoiling the rich, will it compensate our farmers instead?
17. Simon Marcil - 2018-11-02
Polarity : 0.124074
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Madam Speaker, that was some mighty fine kowtowing. We already know that governors generals do not really do anything. Why should taxpayers have to pay for this?It is unbelievable that they can claim office expenses for the rest of their lives. It is even more unbelievable that these aristocrats do not even have to disclose where the money is spent.The Prime Minister said that he expected greater transparency.Will he open the books instead of opening his wallet for these freeloading carpetbaggers?
18. Simon Marcil - 2018-11-01
Polarity : 0.12
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Mr. Speaker, what a meaningless answer. It is clear that the Minister of Immigration knows nothing about the reality in Quebec. In Quebec, we want to not only accommodate immigrants, but to integrate them. We do not want to just tolerate them, we want to welcome them. In order for us to do that, we need to teach them our language and our way of life.The Minister of Immigration throws figures around without taking real life into account.Is he going to take the will of Quebec into account before setting thresholds for Quebec?
19. Simon Marcil - 2017-11-03
Polarity : 0.113889
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Mr. Speaker, the government's program to modernize the dairy industry is moving at two speeds: quickly when it comes to denying applications, and slowly when it comes to handing out money.Last summer, surprisingly, the program shut down after seven days, but four months later, for the lucky few who were eligible, the money has yet to be paid out. The minister cannot blame Phoenix this time. Does the minister's minion realize that the cost of materials has skyrocketed in four months and that his tardiness poses a real threat to projects?
20. Simon Marcil - 2017-06-02
Polarity : 0.109435
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Mr. Speaker, the members across the aisle told us simply not to worry. This is hard to say with a straight face. They said that just because they gave wealthy foreign investors the right to expropriate does not mean they will use it. In Mirabel, we have seen what happens when the federal government uses its power of expropriation. Indeed, 97,000 hectares were seized by a previous Liberal government.Through Bill C-44, they want to give their bank the right to disregard agricultural zoning and do whatever they want with our lands. Does anyone over there understand that no one is interested in their privatization bank?
21. Simon Marcil - 2019-02-01
Polarity : 0.106349
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, in an attempt to avoid being seen as heartless, the Minister of Social Development claimed to be unfamiliar with the Aveos file. This is not a joke.We have written him a number of times. Former Aveos employees have written to him. He even met with them. I cannot even count the number of times we have questioned him in the House on this matter.Compared to the $20 billion they gave to the oil companies, $4 million for victims of the Aveos saga is pocket change.What is the government going to do? Will it do the right thing and write off this debt?
22. Simon Marcil - 2016-02-01
Polarity : 0.0875
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Mr. Speaker, Canada signed a trade agreement with the European Union 18 months ago, yet our producers have still not seen a penny of the compensation the government promised them to help cover their losses. The Minister of International Trade is preparing to sign the trans-Pacific partnership agreement but insists that doing so does not commit us to anything. However, this agreement will further threaten the survival of the dairy industry in Quebec.Before signing this agreement, will the minister commit today to providing full compensation to our supply-managed producers?
23. Simon Marcil - 2019-02-01
Polarity : 0.085
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Mr. Speaker, by refusing to hear the case of former Aveos workers, the Supreme Court of Canada is confirming what we have been telling the government for years: it is the government that created this problem, and it is the government that must solve it. This is more of a political file than a legal one.The Minister of Social Development says that his thoughts are with the former Aveos workers. Seriously, that means nothing. What the Aveos workers really need is concrete action.When will he take action and cancel their odious debt?
24. Simon Marcil - 2016-03-07
Polarity : 0.0833333
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Mr. Speaker, the free trade agreement with the U.S. was supposed to ensure trade peace. However, the forestry industry has had to deal with one dispute after another. Our industry has done nothing wrong and wants only one thing: the return of free trade as defined by NAFTA.The government is hurting Quebec's forestry industry by doing nothing about these protectionist measures.When will the government, and especially its Quebec members, stand up and protect our forestry industry and our workers?
25. Simon Marcil - 2016-06-06
Polarity : 0.078351
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Mr. Speaker, nearly 50 years ago, thousands of people were kicked out of their homes by the federal government so that it could build the Mirabel airport. It was a colonialist fiasco of historic proportions. Today, the residents of Mirabel whose land was expropriated and their descendants want their land back, but the government is putting it up for sale. The government turned these people's lives upside down and left them a heap of ruins. Now it needs to take them into account. Will the Prime Minister promise to give the original property owners and their descendants right of first refusal in the sale of the expropriated Mirabel lands, and will he offer them an official apology?
26. Simon Marcil - 2018-02-07
Polarity : 0.0681818
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Mr. Speaker, now that that is taken care of, I seek the unanimous consent of the House for the following motion: That this House calls on the government to ensure that there is no breach in supply management as part of the new Trans-Pacific Partnership.
27. Simon Marcil - 2017-10-17
Polarity : 0.0666667
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Mr. Speaker, our agricultural sector received a death threat from the American government yesterday.By calling for the abolition of supply management, American negotiators are attacking our milk producers, our poultry farmers, and our regions. Does anyone really think that we would let this slide? Let me say it in a way that everyone will understand: no way.Will the government stand up and refuse to abandon our farmers by immediately walking away from the negotiating table any time supply management is mentioned?
28. Simon Marcil - 2016-05-16
Polarity : 0.06
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Mr. Speaker, Ottawa is still demanding an end to family control of Bombardier, and now, apparently, it wants the company to issue $1 billion in stock. That stock could be purchased by foreigners and would further dilute Quebec control of the company.Worse still, the suggestion seems to have come from the Wall Street consultant whom the government hired because its own officials recommended offering just a line of credit.Why is the Canadian government determined to dismantle Bombardier? Is it trying to provide us with further proof that its 40 Quebec MPs are mere puppets?
29. Simon Marcil - 2017-03-06
Polarity : 0.0541667
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government's inaction and grovelling before the U.S. government has cost Quebeckers dearly, as we have seen with softwood lumber, diafiltered milk, and spent fowl. We have seen it over and over again.Now, the harmful cuts proposed by the U.S. president are threatening the quality of the water consumed by the vast majority of Quebeckers. A tweet from the Prime Minister is not going to solve the problem.What real action will the Liberal government take to prevent Quebec's main source of drinking water from being compromised?
30. Simon Marcil - 2015-12-08
Polarity : 0.0397727
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the people of Mirabel for their trust.The Minister of International Trade does not feel bound by the farmers compensation program under the trans-Pacific partnership. That is one thing, but what about the compensation arising from the agreement between Canada and Europe? It is time to put in place a compensation fund for Quebec's dairy and cheese producers who will be penalized by this agreement.Will the Minister of International Trade promise that compensation for dairy and cheese producers will live up to their expectations or will she simply reject the demands of a major sector of Quebec's economy?
31. Simon Marcil - 2017-10-27
Polarity : 0.0371429
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Madam Speaker, the Madrid government has proclaimed that the people of Catalonia cannot vote on their future. It declared it illegal to voice the people's will and dissolved the Catalan parliament just this morning. It is abusing, imprisoning, and violating democracy and the right of the people to self determination. Its intransigence will stymie any resolution to this democratic crisis.In light of Madrid's show of force, when will the Government of Canada call on the international community to mediate, as it did with Ukraine and Crimea?
32. Simon Marcil - 2019-04-12
Polarity : 0.0285714
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Mr. Speaker, the government tabled the estimates yesterday. This is the last request for spending approval before the election. Nearly all of the initiatives from the latest budget are in there, but a big one is missing. The $3.9 billion promised to supply managed producers is missing. This money was not in any financial tables in the budget and is not in the estimates.Can the government tell us where we can find the $3.9 billion?
33. Simon Marcil - 2016-04-11
Polarity : 0.025
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Mr. Speaker, last week, the UPA and the Government of Quebec both called on the federal government to regulate imports of diafiltered milk. This morning, a central-Quebec-based group of agri-food advocates known as the Front commun de la filière agroalimentaire weighed in.On page 127 of the budget, the government talks about eliminating tariffs on food manufacturing ingredients other than supply-managed products.Does the government really want to eliminate tariffs on diafiltered milk, which is contrary to the wishes of Quebec, the UPA and the Front commun?
34. Simon Marcil - 2017-09-29
Polarity : 0.0125
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Madam Speaker, that is nonsense.The file has been on the minister's desk for four months. This week, from the comfort of his limousine, he sent collection agents to harass Aveos workers.The thing is that he is not short on cash because the employment insurance fund had a $1.4 billion surplus last year, and as hon. members will recall, the government does not put a single penny into that fund.Out of a $1.4 billion surplus the government cannot find $4 million to right a wrong that it committed.When will the government settle this and do right by the former Aveos workers? It is time for action.
35. Simon Marcil - 2018-02-09
Polarity : 0.00568182
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Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, the House was unanimous in stating that there must be no breach in supply management as part of the new trans-Pacific partnership. No breach means no access. This motion just increased the government's negotiating power. They should be thanking me.Has the government informed the 10 other countries of the House's unanimous will?
36. Simon Marcil - 2016-12-05
Polarity : 0.000555556
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Mr. Speaker, I guess Toronto banks are keen to see Bill C-29 passed considering the minister of high finance is imposing closure. He is anxious to legalize hidden fees in Quebec, authorize misleading advertising, allow banks to change our contracts without our consent, and eliminate our recourse or any sanctions.How far is this government of banks prepared to go to quash consumer rights in Quebec to the benefit of high finance in Toronto?The day that Quebeckers no longer have rights, will they have to cut a cheque to the government, like the Chinese billionaires did?