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Christine Normandin

Member of Parliament
Deputy House leader of the Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois

Saint-Jean
Quebec
Voting Attendance: 64%
Expenses Last Quarter: $109,900.56

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Context: House Hansard - 293 - Mar/21/24

Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)

Mar/21/24 2:41:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last Thursday, the Journal de Montréal reported that police had responded to incidents involving people lining up at food banks. Food insecurity is causing chaos. Community organizations are blaming the dramatic surge in the number of hungry people on the fact that asylum seekers have to wait 21 months for a work permit. One coordinator said, “These people can't work for two years, but they have families to feed.” Let us not forget that these permits fall under the exclusive responsibility of this minister. It is his responsibility. Instead of giving lessons, when is he going to hand out permits?

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Context: House Hansard - 290 - Mar/18/24

Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)

Mar/18/24 2:56:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to let him know that I have read it. The federal government has no lessons to give Quebec on successful immigration. The federal government is the one responsible for plunging immigrants into the worst housing crisis in recent history. The federal government is the one responsible for the lack of services that asylum seekers too often face. It is the federal government's fault that these people do not have the right to work to meet their basic needs. No, we will not accept the federal government's decision to unilaterally increase the immigration targets set by Quebec. Will the minister respect Quebec's choices?

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Context: House Hansard - 273 - Feb/1/24

Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)

Feb/1/24 2:28:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there is a shortfall of 3.5 million housing units according to the CMHC. Meanwhile, the Liberals are increasing immigration levels again in 2024 and 2025. They refuse to spread out asylum seekers among the provinces to alleviate the burden on Quebec. As a result, a heartbroken asylum seeker anonymously told the Journal de Montréal, “I'm scared because I am with my daughter. She is only nine. I do not want to end up on the street.” When will the Liberals realize that their irresponsible policy is affecting real people?

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Context: House Hansard - 255 - Nov/24/23

Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)

Nov/24/23 11:28:45 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister is talking about additional amounts, but one has to wonder whether he has ever met with an asylum seeker or one of the organizations that support them. He will not find anyone on the ground who is saying that there is too much money for asylum seekers. There is no such thing as too much money when we have to support people who do not even have the right to work because the federal government is not giving them permits. There is no such thing as too much money when people are sleeping in tents in the winter. There is not too much money, there are just too many political games being played at the expense of vulnerable people. When will the minister take responsibility, stop playing petty politics and reimburse Quebec?

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Context: House Hansard - 153 - Feb/3/23

Ms. Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, BQ)

Feb/3/23 11:26:23 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, let us talk about the human cost. There is a labour shortage in our classrooms. We cannot just ask our teachers to take in even more children who do not speak French and who are more likely to have special needs. The elastic is stretched thin and stretching it further would cut the quality of education offered to all children. Quebec does not have the resources to take care of all the asylum seekers from Roxham Road on its own. That is the reality. When will the government finally suspend the safe third country agreement so that asylum seekers can be welcomed across Canada?

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