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Andréanne Larouche

Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
Bloc Québécois

Shefford
Quebec
Voting Attendance: 65%
Expenses Last Quarter: $81,135.43

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Ms. Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, BQ)

Feb/6/23 5:23:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am listening to this debate and there is so much I could say. Actually, I am listening to the other parties speak. On one side, we have a Liberal government that does not seem to understand that voters gave it a minority mandate. During the first scandal involving the WE Charity, it prorogued Parliament and sent us into a federal election with the same outcome. Then, it signed contracts with private companies to replace public servants. It was influenced by a private firm. Ultimately, these policies allowed the government to do business with the private sector and not respect its own public service. On the other, we now have the Century Initiative scandal, which apparently started under Brian Mulroney. If the public service ended up being slashed, it is because the Conservatives pursued an austerity policy. Then, there is the NDP, which often proposes major expenditures. I am trying to find a balance here. If greater care is not taken, expenditures will go up, and, at some point, similar cuts will be made. In the meantime, there will be countless debates on public finances through countless democratic cycles. Finally, on the question of the importance of respecting the public purse to avoid going through the austerity and cuts we saw under a Conservative government, as well as the importance of seeking clarity in this debate, we need to know whether the Century Initiative that began with Brian Mulroney continued under Mr. Harper. We can see that there are still a lot of loose ends in this whole scandal. What does my colleague think?

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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22

Ms. Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, BQ)

Nov/21/22 4:06:53 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-32

Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. It is interesting to talk about the economy, and we can see that next year will be full of uncertainty. The Bloc Québécois is concerned that this is being used as an excuse to bring in austerity measures in essential sectors. I am talking here about the Bloc Québécois' three priorities. First there are the health transfers, which are not negotiable. Budget cuts by the Liberals and the Conservatives are what got us into this situation in the first place. More than ever, the government needs to reinvest in our health care system, despite the year of uncertainty that lies ahead. Then, we are calling for a major reform of employment insurance. During times of crisis, that is how we protect people who lose their jobs. This reform is important, because far too few people are eligible for EI. In fact, most people cannot access the program. I will end with help for seniors. They are directly affected by inflation, because they are on a fixed income. They are deeply concerned about next year. What does my colleague think of these three priorities and—

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Context: House Hansard - 119 - Oct/27/22

Ms. Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, BQ)

Oct/27/22 2:40:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, they are forgetting half of them. Abandoning seniors is not an act of discipline, it is austerity. We are talking about people who worked for decades and then end up going to a food bank for the first time in their lives. It is not true that the rising cost of living affects 74-year-olds and 75-year-olds differently. There are not two classes of seniors in real life. The only place there are two classes of seniors is in the federal government's support programs. When will the government realize that the cost of living does not discriminate on the basis of age?

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