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Yves-François Blanchet

Member of Parliament
Leader of the Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois

Beloeil—Chambly
Quebec
Voting Attendance: 56%
Expenses Last Quarter: $98,385.23

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Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24

Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)

May/28/24 2:29:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, those were not challenges; they were monumental failures resulting from ignorance and carelessness. All parties participated in creating the Hogue commission. Naturally, the commission is calling for information in order to remedy these failures, but the Prime Minister's Office literally withheld information and documents that the commission struggled mightily to obtain. The Hogue commission itself called for the documents, and now it has to make sense of all the pieces. Will the Prime Minister promise to co-operate fully and unconditionally with the commission from now on?

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Context: House Hansard - 221 - Sep/20/23

Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)

Sep/20/23 3:15:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if you seek it, I think you will find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move: That whereas all parties have agreed on the parameters for the establishment of a public and independent commission of inquiry into foreign electoral interference on Canadian soil, whereas all parties have agreed to the appointment of Judge Marie-Josée Hogue as Chief Commissioner of this inquiry, all parties and parliamentarians pledge their full cooperation to this inquiry.

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Context: House Hansard - 212 - Jun/13/23

Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)

Jun/13/23 10:07:43 a.m.
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Re: Bill C-341

moved for leave to introduce Bill C‑341, An Act to Amend the Inquiries Act. He said: Mr. Speaker, this is bigger than those in the spotlight at the moment. Current events are a good example of how frequently democratic institutions have come under attack during this Parliament and since the Liberal regime came to power. One of the most important elements of democracy is, of course, accountability. When accountability is lacking, there are statutory tools that task people with setting up commissions of inquiry. This latest situation is an extreme example, of course, and it could benefit from this act, but beyond that, institutions must be strengthened. Accordingly, the purpose of this bill is to ensure that, from now on, when a commission of inquiry is set up under the Inquiries Act, Parliament will determine who the commissioners of such an inquiry will be. I think getting this process under way now is essential, not only so it can help with the current conversation about a commission of inquiry into Chinese interference, but also so it can benefit democracy in the long term.

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Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23

Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)

Jun/6/23 2:28:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the not very independent rapporteur has tabled a preliminary report that the Prime Minister is quite happy with. In writing that report, he did not talk to the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, he did not talk to Canada's election commissioner, he did not talk to anyone from the Chinese diaspora who has been targeted for intimidation, yet he decided, in his great wisdom, that an independent public inquiry was not necessary. Who did David Johnston talk to?

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Context: House Hansard - 170 - Mar/21/23

Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)

Mar/21/23 2:27:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, all the opposition parties are calling for an independent public inquiry and they want to see a commissioner appointed. We are talking about the majority of members of Parliament, which is no small thing. Many experts are recommending such a commission, including Mr. Rosenberg himself. There is broad consensus in civil society in favour of such a commission, and the intelligence agencies are expressing serious concerns. I, for one, do not understand and want to ask the Prime Minister a very direct question. Why not call an independent public inquiry led by a commissioner appointed by the House?

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Yves-François Blanchet