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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 - 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 - 267 - Dec/13/23
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Dec/13/23 2:33:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my call to the Prime Minister is this: Let us end 2023 with dignity. If everyone here in the House were to unanimously vote for peace, including peace in our own streets, and if everyone were to eliminate hate speech under the guise of religion, then everyone would win. Our streets would be safer, and we would all have a clearer conscience. Will the Prime Minister accept my suggestion?
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