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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 - 315 - May/22/24

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

May/22/24 2:30:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals claim to be interested in French in Quebec and Canada. The fact is that they are subsidizing the quiet disappearance of francophones in western Canada and outside Quebec, much like the proverbial frog in a pot of boiling water. What is more, the Liberals are mobilizing dozens of unilingual anglophone members to protect their offensive member, whose comments were as underhanded as they were inappropriate. Would the Prime Minister really have francophones believe that it is out of a love for French that they are going to stack the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie tomorrow?

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Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24

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

May/8/24 2:46:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as far as the Prime Minister is concerned researchers who use the same figures as Statistics Canada are just looking for a fight, but not his MP, who insults Quebec and has made all of the Francophonie question his choice today. What would not count as a fight for the Prime Minister? Supporting the scatological little tantrum of his MP and friend?

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Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24

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

May/8/24 2:33:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have an expression in Quebec that goes, “je ne peux rien lui faire qu'il ne se fera pas lui-même”. In other words, he is his own worst enemy and keeps digging himself into a deeper hole. It has gotten to the point where he is doubling down and continues to endorse comments that make absolutely no sense by trying to do something that he is not particularly good at. Quick little jokes are not his strong suit. Could he take responsibility, tell the joker next to him to keep quiet and force the member to resign from the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie?

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Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24

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

May/8/24 2:32:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Prime Minister seemed to endorse the vulgar slurs used by his MP, who made what I will call the “M-word” famous in the French-speaking world. It is all a bit of a distraction, however, because the real issue is actually the issue of funding for francophone universities. In order for us to move on from this and avoid getting tarred as foul-mouthed barbarians, could the Prime Minister ask the member to resign as chair of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie and to apologize to our partners throughout the Francophonie?

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Context: House Hansard - 310 - May/7/24

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

May/7/24 2:25:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are having a hard enough time as it is convincing people that they are committed to the French language. I will spare them the trouble of claiming it is part of their culture. At the very least, the Prime Minister should take responsibility for one of his members uttering such a vulgar slur about our national language. Will the Prime Minister at least suggest that the member step down as president of the Canadian branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie?

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Leader of the Bloc Québécois

Yves-François Blanchet