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House Hansard - 151

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 1, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 151 - Feb/1/23
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Feb/1/23 2:29:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in light of recent events and the tensions surrounding the arrival of the representative chosen by the Prime Minister, whom I met today at noon, in light of past and perhaps regrettable comments—it is not for me to judge—and in light of the polarizing effect this is having on Quebec and Canada, if the Prime Minister's objective is mutual understanding between communities, will he recognize that he went about it the wrong way?
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Context: House Hansard - 151 - Feb/1/23
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Feb/1/23 2:30:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I agree that that is important, but it does not have to be this difficult. To reduce polarization, to really work on getting to know each other and mitigate the serious impact of these recent decisions, will the Prime Minister smooth things over and stand in the House and admit that Bill 21 is not Islamophobic?
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Context: House Hansard - 151 - Feb/1/23
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Feb/1/23 2:42:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, since it is a question of building bridges, since some of his MPs are going to the front lines in Quebec to defend the most indefensible decisions, and since some MPs, specifically the member for Honoré-Mercier and the member for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, have expressed concerns, I would like to know what the Prime Minister said to his members from Quebec, other than that he supported his own appointee nothing short of 100%.
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Context: House Hansard - 151 - Feb/1/23
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Feb/1/23 2:43:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if we make a distinction between secularism and racism, and because what he proposed or announced falls somewhere between “not very good” and “really bad”, and without judging what anyone has to say since that is not really up to us, given that public opinion will take care of that, and without impugning anyone, I have a tough conversation to propose to the Prime Minister. Why not meet with me so that we can come up with an alternative to what seems to be a mistake?
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