“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Orléans, whom I hold in high regard. She and I have had the opportunity to work together on various files, including the French language file, and I appreciate her co-operation. She talked about major projects that built the country, particularly the railway. She mentioned various major projects and spoke about the vision that we must have when we want to build a great country. I completely agree with her. However, I would like to add a bit of history. Going back to the construction of the trans-Canada railway, it is important to remember that the workers were forced to endure absolutely appalling conditions. That would never fly today. It is also important to remember the development of airports like the one in Mirabel, which is making the news again because of the high-speed rail project. I will tie that in as well, because the community of Mirabel is still deeply scarred and extremely traumatized by the brutal expropriations in 1969-70. Now, the government is about to do the same thing with a high-speed rail project. We learned from news reports that Alto has signed confidentiality agreements that prevent farmers from hiring appraisal companies because they are now all tied to that project. Is that what my colleague thinks it means to go—”
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Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 23 wordsI also appreciate working collaboratively with my colleague on the francophonie, at the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie and on other such issues.ThanksClaims · 52 wordsI would also like to remind the House and my colleague that we can engage in fearmongering or we can talk about the facts, including the investments made in Quebec in recent years, in all sorts of excellent projects that will improve working conditions and boost Canada’s economic situation, including in Quebec.Procedure · 7 wordsI want to talk about that briefly.ProcedureClaims · 31 wordsIn recent years, there have been six icebreakers ordered from Davie Canada.1There is the big port project in Contrecoeur.2There was the designation of Quebec City as a container port.3Positioning · 15 wordsWe need to stop looking backward and start moving forward.It is no longer 1900.PositioningClaims · 3 wordsIt is 2026.Procedure · 9 wordsI would like to remind my colleague of that.Procedure
