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Maxime Blanchette-Joncas

  • Member of Parliament
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  • Bloc Québécois
  • Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 68%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $115,154.34

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Context: House Hansard - 144 - Dec/8/22
Mr. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, BQ)
  • Dec/8/22 3:00:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is not about money, it is about criteria. The research chair funding criteria no longer have anything to do with research. The nature of the research itself no longer counts. What counts is the nature of the researcher, assessed against the following criteria: skin colour, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation and disability. The last person anyone wants as a researcher is an average white man. We agree that all kinds of people should be better represented. Among equally qualified applicants, under-represented minorities should get priority. How is excluding a group of people consistent with a policy of inclusion?
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Context: House Hansard - 54 - Apr/6/22
Mr. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas
  • Apr/6/22 3:17:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there have been consultations among the parties, and I think you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That the House recognize that inclusion and diversity must be encouraged within our institutions; that exclusion is not a method of inclusion; and that this House call on the government to revise the federal criteria for research chairs to prevent exclusion in job postings.
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