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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 - 216 - Jun/19/23

Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)

Jun/19/23 2:48:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government's response may be worse than the situation itself. It says that it has given instructions to inform ministers from now on about hot issues that concern them, such as the transfer of prisoners of interest or threats against elected members. This government has been in power since 2015 and it is telling us it is now requiring its ministers to be made aware of their portfolios. That raises an ethical question. Which is worse: Ministers who do not know anything about anything or ministers who wait until the eighth year of government to require being informed of their portfolios?

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Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23

Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)

May/16/23 2:42:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government is going to set up a committee that will think about making a plan. It is only right that elected officials be informed if they are targeted by foreign intimidation or interference. It is not right for them not to be informed when they or their loved ones are being victimized or threatened. Finding out this kind of news two years after the fact raises even more questions for the Prime Minister. First, why did the government not inform these MPs sooner? Coincidentally, it was two Conservatives and an NDP member who were targeted. Had they been on the right side of the House, would they have been informed in a timely manner?

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Context: House Hansard - 198 - May/16/23

Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)

May/16/23 2:41:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about Chinese interference. On Saturday, The Globe and Mail reported that CSIS has contacted at least two other MPs who may have been threatened by Beijing in 2021. That means that at least three elected members of the House were known targets, and none of them were informed until now. This is serious. It was hard enough to believe that the Prime Minister had not been informed about the member for Wellington—Halton Hills, but three members, frankly, is unbelievable and unacceptable. Why did he withhold this information for two years?

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Context: House Hansard - 190 - May/3/23

Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)

May/3/23 2:46:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that was not an apology. A member of Parliament and his family are threatened. The government is informed, but keeps that information to itself for two years. Let us pause for a moment and think about the gravity of the situation. On top of that, according to The Globe and Mail, other MPs might also have been targeted. Three questions come to mind. First, has the government been informed of any other MPs who have been or are being threatened? Second, has it notified the MPs in question? Third, if not, is it because the MPs in question are not part of its political party? Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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