Press Release Department: Non-Governmental - Bloc Quebecois

Bloc Québécois immigration critic Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) reiterated a call for the federal government to reimburse the province of Quebec for taking in asylum seekers. Call 613-402-0443.

In a post on X, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) called the death of jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny political, praising Navalny’s suffering for his convictions as having helped shed light on the actions of a dictator. Call 613-402-0443.

Bloc Québécois Indigenous relations critic Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi–Témiscamingue, Que.), environment critic Monique Pauzé (Repentigny, Que.), and natural resources critic Mario Simard (Jonquière, Que.) held a press conference with members of the Kebaowek First Nation to speak against the federal government’s project to deposit nuclear waste in Chalk River, calling it an environmental catastrophe waiting to happen. Call 613-402-0443.

Bloc Québécois medical assistance in dying critic Luc Thériault (Montcalm, Que.) tabled an amendment to the Liberal bill on medical assistance in dying in order to allow people suffering from an illness leading to death to file an advance request for consent to care, in accordance with the unanimous will of the National Assembly of Quebec. Call 613-402-0443.

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) and Bloc Québécois immigration critic Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) welcomed the adoption by majority vote of their opposition motion which promotes the successful integration of new arrivals. The Bloc motion calls on the federal government to convene all prime ministers and immigration ministers to jointly set immigration thresholds that take into account the … Read more

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) and immigration critic Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) took advantage of their Feb. 8 opposition day in the House to move a motion calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) to consult with his colleagues in Quebec and the other provinces and territories about their capacity to take care … Read more

Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe tabled a bill aimed at eliminating the religious exception from the law that criminalizes hate speech or incitement to violence. The Bloc Québécois calls for the collaboration of deputies from all parties represented in Parliament, so that this non-partisan bill, initially tabled by Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) in … Read more

While the distribution of Publisac will end throughout Quebec in the coming weeks, Bloc Québécois heritage critic Martin Champoux (Drummond, Que.) and public services critic Julie Vignola (Beauport–Limoilou, Que.) call on the federal government, specifically Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), to ensure the continuity of the distribution of local and regional news weeklies throughout … Read more

Bloc Québécois health critic Luc Thériault (Montcalm, Que.) called on the government to proceed immediately to allow medical assistance in dying for advance requests in the case of degenerative cognitive illnesses by reforming the Canadian Criminal Code. Contact 613-402-0443. Bloc Québécois MP Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, Que.) welcomed the unanimous adoption of his private member’s bill C-290, An Act to amend the … Read more

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.) issued an open letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken regarding American concerns with French signage and as the official working language in Quebec. He noted that if Americans can work in the local language in French, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish territories, then they can do the same … Read more