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Member of Parliament

René Villemure

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Trois-Rivières
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 63%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $100,349.98

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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • Mar/31/23 11:40:36 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, if there is one role that must be free from any and all appearance of conflict of interest, it is the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. The Liberals are proving their total lack of judgment once again by appointing a minister's sister-in-law as interim commissioner. We are not questioning her competence or integrity. Cabinet is the one at fault for choosing to appoint a family member of one of their own. The appearance of conflict of interest is obvious. Even though they do not seem to know what a conflict of interest is, we are asking the Liberals to reconsider this appointment. Will they reconsider this appointment?
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Context: House Hansard - 165 - Mar/7/23
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • Mar/7/23 2:48:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that gave me goosebumps. We need an inquiry into foreign interference in our elections that is both transparent and independent. Instead, the Prime Minister is appointing a special rapporteur who is supposedly independent, even though this person will be appointed by him. Then, this special rapporteur, appointed by the Prime Minister, will decide what the inquiry will and will not cover. This special rapporteur, appointed by the Prime Minister, will be the one to decide whether the Prime Minister should do more to counter foreign interference. This rapporteur may well be special, but are we really supposed to believe they will be independent?
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