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Martin Champoux

Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
Bloc Québécois

Drummond
Quebec
Voting Attendance: 68%
Expenses Last Quarter: $108,134.67

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Oct/3/23 4:56:07 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-56

Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I was glad I could provide at least some sort of an audience. I want to go back to the question that my colleague from Berthier—Maskinongé asked another colleague earlier. Instead of introducing measures that are little more than publicity stunts, that may have some short-term effect but that do nothing to provide a modicum of predictability to address future labour shortages, would it not be better to force the government to dedicate 1% of its budget to building affordable and social housing? That would be a long-term solution to prevent future crises. It would be the responsible thing to do. What does my colleague think about that suggestion?

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Context: House Hansard - 142 - Dec/6/22

Mr. Martin Champoux

Dec/6/22 5:07:24 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-32

Madam Speaker, I know that I do not have much time left, and I will try to answer quickly because it is a very pertinent question. One of our Bloc Québécois colleagues, the member for Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, is a strong advocate for housing. The entire country is grappling with this crisis. It is more acute in certain places, of course, but it is also starting to affect cities where it was not previously a major problem. We could be taking action. The term “inflation” appears 108 times in this economic update, but there is no concrete measure to actually provide direct assistance to Quebeckers and Canadians in the event that a recession materializes. The housing crisis will not improve unless much more vigorous action is taken. In that regard, I believe that my colleague and I very much agree. It feels like the Liberals are standing with their arms crossed, watching a train go by, and that they will wait until it derails and pick up the pieces afterwards. We cannot do that. Action is needed now. Human beings and families are affected.

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Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22

Mr. Martin Champoux (Drummond, BQ)

Oct/4/22 5:27:25 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-30

Madam Speaker, one thing we know for sure about my colleague from Hamilton Centre is that he is passionate about advocating for social rights and representing his constituents. I think my colleague would be sympathetic to the Bloc Québécois proposal to build more social and community housing. The Bloc Québécois wants the federal government to transfer 1% of its revenue to Quebec and the provinces to build new social and community housing units. This funding should be stable and permanent. I would like to hear what my colleague from Hamilton Centre thinks about that. Does he support this idea, and does he think it is enough?

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Context: House Hansard - 8 - Dec/1/21

Mr. Martin Champoux (Drummond, BQ)

Dec/1/21 5:27:59 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I commend my NDP colleague who did a great job on her inaugural speech. The throne speech was rather vague about what the government is actually proposing to do on the indigenous file, despite the minister’s claims. For example, it did not set out any proposed investments for first nations housing in Quebec. My colleague will learn that the Bloc Québécois is not necessarily the troublemaker that it is made out to be. The Bloc Québécois is a party that likes to work co-operatively. We have many worthwhile proposals, which include ways to solve the housing shortage, particularly in first nations communities. We also propose to work with business owners to bring more indigenous workers into the labour force as a way to help address the labour shortage and create wealth in communities. I would like to hear my colleague’s thoughts on this Bloc Québécois proposal.

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