As the public hearings of the Commission on Foreign Interference chaired by Judge Marie-Josée Hogue resumes, the Bloc Québécois ethics critic René Villemure (Trois-Rivières Que.) indicates that the Bloc Québécois expects that the results of this commssion is transparent and free from any partisanship. Call 613-402-3538.
Three Bloc MPs from eastern Quebec—Kristina Michaud (Avignon-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que.), Marilène Gill (Manicouagan, Que.) and Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Rimouski-Neigette–Témiscouata–Les Basques, Que.)—as well as fisheries critic Caroline Desbiens (Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d’Orléans-Charlevoix, Que.) are upset about the closing of a fish processing plant in Matane. They are calling for a crisis unit to be created, and blame the federal goverment’s … Read more
Bloc Québécois intergovernmental affairs critic Mario Simard (Jonquière, Que.) called on Ottawa to sign the cheque and stop imposing conditions no health funding transfers to the provinces. Call 613-402-0443.
While VIA Rail announced a few weeks ago that long-distance trains will reach the end of their useful life by 2035 and that the cars are already in a pitiful state, Bloc Québécois transport and infrastructure critic Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Pierre-Boucher-Les Patriotes-Verchères, Que.) called on the federal government to reinvest to ensure the sustainability of regional transport by train … Read more
In front of some 300 delegates from the General Council meeting of the Bloc Québécois gathered in Quebec, Que., Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) underlined the party’s issues and priorities in Ottawa. Blanchet highlighted immigration issues, including the federal government’s refusal to grant Quebec it’s own immigration powers. Call 819-923-0655.
Bloc Québécois immigration critic Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) reiterated that Quebec alone should be able to set its own immigration targets and that the new encroachments by the federal government into this jurisdiction are unwarranted. Call 613-402-0443.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.), secularism critic Martin Champoux (Drummond, Que.), and intergovernmental relations critic Mario Simard (Jonquière, Que.) welcome the ruling from the Court of Appeal confirming the legality and legitimacy of Quebec’s Bill 21 which bans those in certain civil service jobs from wearing religious symbols while working. Call 613-402-3538. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) remembered … Read more
Bloc Québécois immigration critic Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) welcomed the news that Canada has reintroduced visa requirements for visitors from Mexico following a recent increase in asylum seekers from Mexico arriving in Canada. Contact 613-402-0443. Bloc Québécois official languages critic Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l’Ile, Que.) and heritage critic Martin Champoux (Drummond, Que.) welcomed the adoption at second reading of their private members’ … Read more
At the House transport committee on Feb. 27, Bloc Québécois transport critic Xavier Barsalou Duval (Pierre-Boucher-Les Patriotes-Verchères, Que.) expressed his impatience that measures to compensate travelers who are victims of delays, overbooking or flight disruptions by airlines, announced by the previous transport minister eight months ago, have yet to be updated in the Air Passenger Protection Regulations. Contact 613-402-0443.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.), fisheries critic Caroline Desbiens (Beauport-Côte-de-Beaupré-Île d’Orléans-Charlevoix, Que.) and MPs Kristina Michaud (Avignon-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que.) Marilène Gill (Manicouagan, Que.) and Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Rimouski-Neigette–Témiscouata–Les Basques, Que.) met with regional fishers to learn about their suggestions to fix the crisis in their industry. Call 613-402-3538. As the war in Ukraine continues, Bloc Québécois families critic … Read more
