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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 - 287 - Feb/28/24

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

Feb/28/24 2:45:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is all well and good, but it is in the past. I want to know what he is going to do in the future. I would remind the Prime Minister that his committee members voted in favour of the bill, which will be sent back to the House. I am therefore going to assume that the Prime Minister is not leading us on, that he is not leading on those who were the most vulnerable during the pandemic, who are the most vulnerable in general and who are the most vulnerable to inflation. Will he use the budget as an opportunity to end age discrimination between seniors and to increase benefits for all seniors?

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

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

Sep/20/23 2:43:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government is subsidizing rich oil companies that have absolutely no need of subsidies. At the same time, it is withholding money needed for social housing and refusing to adjust seniors' pensions, who are being hard hit by inflation. This inflation has been exacerbated by oil company profits. Why does Ottawa not take the money it gives to oil companies and invest it in social housing and seniors' pensions instead?

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Context: House Hansard - 118 - Oct/26/22

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

Oct/26/22 2:55:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, some laws and initiatives with budget implications require a royal recommendation before they can be adopted in the House. It is a symbolic gesture, but it is in the rules. My question relates to the budget. Inflation makes seniors very vulnerable, especially those the government discriminates against, the ones aged 65 to 75, particularly if they depend on government assistance. As such, and as the need for an economic update becomes increasingly urgent, will the government reconsider its position and increase old age security to a level that will enable seniors to cope?

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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22

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

Jun/8/22 2:35:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Deputy Prime Minister's response raises two questions. How big is that increase in relation to current inflation, which is having a devastating impact on seniors' purchasing power? Also, we want assurances, which would certainly be a welcome change, that there will not be any discrimination based on the age of the recipients, so that people 75 to 80 do not get more than people 65 to 75. We do not want to see discrimination from a government that boasts about being against all discrimination.

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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22

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

Jun/8/22 2:34:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, seniors have been left to deal with the surging cost of living on their own. The Parliamentary Budget Officer confirmed it yesterday. A total of 1.7 million seniors have seen their purchasing power slashed because the indexed increase in their old age security benefit is below the rate of inflation. If the federal government does not fix this, it will be keeping a third of Quebec seniors from receiving $660. Will the Deputy Prime Minister commit to paying seniors back every penny they have lost, the next time OAS is adjusted?

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Leader of the Bloc Québécois

Yves-François Blanchet