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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: 56%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $98,385.23

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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • May/1/24 2:48:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers want this law, and the money they have put into the Liberals' staggering deficit is going to pay for a Supreme Court challenge to a law that they want. In short, can he rein in Ms. Elghawaby, tell her to stop attacking Quebec and respect the right that Quebeckers have to live in a society with a secular state?
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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • May/1/24 2:46:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister sees fit to challenge, through the person of Ms. Elghawaby, a law passed by the Quebec National Assembly and to create a law for a minority within a minority, who, I would point out, asked for no such thing. It is a religious law. I respect the Muslim community at least as much as the Prime Minister does, but is he building bridges by creating privileges or by creating divisions?
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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • May/1/24 2:34:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, you have been too generous with the Ritalin. We are definitely talking about different sorts of bridges. I am talking about the bridges Ms. Elghawaby is supposed to be creating between communities. As Guy Rocher used to say, one person's privilege is another's injustice. With her attitude and measures like Islamic mortgages, Ms. Elghawaby will ensure that groups like the Haitian community, the Vietnamese community and the South American community will lack the same privileges as those of the Muslim community, which, I would point out, we welcome with open arms. How does the Prime Minister explain this?
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Context: House Hansard - 306 - May/1/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • May/1/24 2:33:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am reassured. I have not been sleeping well for some time now. I am going to be able to return the signs to the printers and cancel the bus. The NDP is voting with the Liberals in favour of the budget. That being said, the Bloc Québécois is voting against it. Let me read something from Amira Elghawaby: We are committed to upholding the values of religious freedom...and equality that are imbedded in our constitution and are at the heart of our democracy. That is why we are challenging this discriminatory and unconstitutional law. If Ms. Elghawaby's mission was—
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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 - 149 - Jan/30/23
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Jan/30/23 2:32:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Ms. Elghawaby, who has described Bill 21 as Islamophobic, was unfortunately there, too. Her presence was commendable; her remarks, not so much. Rather than simply condemn her remarks out of hand, I asked to meet with Ms. Elghawaby so that we could try to understand, as parliamentarians, as elected officials, as those responsible for passing the budget that will fund her position. Can the Prime Minister tell me whether he supports such a meeting, whether he wants to see it happen and maybe could even facilitate it?
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Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Jan/30/23 2:30:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am happy to be back here with you and all my colleagues. As my colleagues know, the Prime Minister made an appointment of his own, choosing Amira Elghawaby. He surely looked into her statements and positions prior to her appointment, which many perceive as very insulting to Quebec. Nevertheless, he went ahead with the appointment. Here is my question for the Prime Minister: Does he really think this appointment will bring people together and build bridges rather than be divisive?
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