The Bloc Québécois devoted its opposition day to debating a motion formally requesting that Ottawa withdraw from the Supreme Court challenge to Quebec’s secularism law and Quebec’s and the provinces’ use of the notwithstanding clause. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) and Bloc Québécois justice critic Rhéal Éloi Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord, Que.) strongly denounced the Liberals’ … Read more
The Bloc Québécois introduced a private member’s bill, Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (prior review of treaties by Parliament), which seeks to require Parliament to review and vote on treaties before they are ratified. Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.), joined by MPs Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Saint-Hyacinthe–Bagot, … Read more
Bloc Québécois Foreign Affairs and Human Rights Critic Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) issued the following statement on the Israeli offensive in Gaza: “We strongly condemn the Israeli operation in Gaza and call for its immediate cessation. The painful and intolerable images coming to us from Gaza must prompt a strong response from the Canadian government. While … Read more
Bloc Québécois Labour Critic Marilène Gill (Manicouagan, Que.) denounces Prime Minister Mark Carney’s (Nepean, Ont.) new employment insurance measures, calling them cuts that abandon workers. She warns that ending temporary access improvements on October 11 will leave thousands behind and criticizes the creation of a “long-tenured workers” category that she says unfairly divides Canadians. “This … Read more
Bloc Québécois Infrastructure critic Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Pierre-Boucher-Les Patriotes-Verchères, Que.) and Environment and Climate Change critic Patrick Bonin (Repentigny, Que.) reacted to the unveiling of the list of the first projects approved under Bill C-5, One Canadian Economy Act, on major projects of national interest. They reiterated that no federal law can have the effect of circumventing Quebec’s environmental sovereignty and … Read more
Bloc Québécois public safety critic Claude Bellefeuille (Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon, Que.) and Bloc Québécois status of women critic Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, Que.) issued a statement: “Fifty years ago today, the Sûreté du Québec hired its first female police officer: Nicole Juteau. By disrupting a field that had previously been entirely male, Ms. Juteau paved the way for thousands of Quebec … Read more
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.), Bloc House Leader Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, Que.), and Bloc Québécois MPs concluded their pre-sessional caucus in preparation for the upcoming parliamentary session. Whether it’s Quebec’s own economic issues, secularism, identity, or our environment, the Bloc remains true to itself, placing the priorities and interests of Quebecers at the heart of its … Read more
Bloc Québécois agriculture critic Yves Perron (Berthier–Maskinongé, Que.) announced that the Bloc is sponsoring a petition launched by the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network for the proper identification of genome edited probduts on labels. Contact joanie.riopel@parl.gc.ca.
Bloc Québécois Environment and Climate Change critic Patrick Bonin (Repentigny, Que.) issued a statement: “After suddenly withdrawing financial incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles last January, Prime Minister Mark Carney (Nepean, Ont.) is now taking another step backwards on the environment and the electrification of transportation by abandoning the 2026 targets for ZEV (zero-emission vehicle) standards. … Read more
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) issued a statement on the announcement of Canadian academic and sociologist Guy Rocher‘s death: “You can’t imagine how much I respected this larger-than-life, beautiful man. […]He was one of the founders of modern Quebec, a nationalist, a sociologist and a gentle, patient pedagogue in asserting and explaining Quebecers’ … Read more
