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Leader of the Bloc Québécois

Yves-François Blanchet

  • Member of Parliament
  • Leader of the Bloc Québécois
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Beloeil—Chambly
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 55%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $98,385.23

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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
Mr. Speaker, in order for police to take action, the law must allow them to do so. Last time, the Prime Minister chose denial and swept the issue under the rug. Discussion ended then and there. He spoke of freedom of expression, freedom in general, as he did just now. This religious exemption is found in a bill that criminalizes hate speech yet allows people to take the cowardly way out and hide behind that exemption. Will he condone hate speech, or will he eliminate hate speech spread under the guise of the religious exemption?
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Context: House Hansard - 276 - Feb/6/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Bloc Québécois reintroduced a bill to eliminate the religious exemption that allows hate and violence to be incited in the guise of religion. We saw people hide behind the religious exemption recently to justify their support for a terrorist organization. This time, will the Prime Minister vote in favour of eliminating the religious exemption with respect to hate speech and inciting violence?
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Context: House Hansard - 249 - Nov/8/23
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Nov/8/23 2:52:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I publicly warned the Prime Minister three hours ago that I was going to ask this question so that he could have a clear and precise answer. Is it a criminal act or not? Based on my understanding, it is criminal and warrants a reaction commensurate with a criminal act. As for government tools that could be used, someone has been appointed to act as a bridge between various communities. Where is Ms. Elghawaby now? Is she needed?
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Context: House Hansard - 249 - Nov/8/23
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Nov/8/23 2:50:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the next few seconds will be very difficult. Here is what preacher Adil Charkaoui said: O Allah, destroy the Zionist aggressors. O Allah, destroy the enemies of the people of Gaza. O Allah, count their number, slay them one by one and spare not one of them! Does the Prime Minister think imam Charkaoui committed a Criminal Code offence when he uttered those comments in public?
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