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Rhéal Éloi Fortin

Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
Bloc Québécois

Rivière-du-Nord
Quebec
Voting Attendance: 68%
Expenses Last Quarter: $105,330.31

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Mr. Rhéal Éloi Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord, BQ)

May/2/23 2:56:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, he said a word that is not usually part of his vocabulary, the word “democracy”. I will say no more, but if people could read my mind, they would get it. The Prime Minister of New Zealand would like his country to become a republic. The ambassador of Australia in London is saying the same thing. England is about to get rid of its King before we do, but no matter. However, a majority of Canadians, the population of Quebec and Canada, want to cut ties with the Crown. In the House, apart from the Bloc Québécois, no one is saying a word. It seems like everyone is a monarchist. Does this government truly think it knows better than the population of Quebec, Canada, New Zealand, Australia—

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Context: House Hansard - 157 - Feb/9/23

Mr. Rhéal Fortin

Feb/9/23 12:15:26 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague, whom I respect, for his question. I will repeat what I said when finishing my speech because he is addressing an important matter. I briefly spoke about this at the end of my speech. This is what democracy is all about: I do not have to agree with Doug Ford and he does not have to agree with François Legault. We are talking about two different states that make different decisions based on what is best for their voters. If they make a mistake, which they are allowed to do, their voters will punish them for it at the next election.

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Context: House Hansard - 61 - Apr/29/22

Mr. Rhéal Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord, BQ)

Apr/29/22 11:30:27 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, two sides can only end up agreeing insofar as they start by not agreeing. If committees are created exclusively between parties that agree on every detail from the get-go, then what is the point? By sealing their fate with a contract, these two parties have basically merged and no longer have the authority to unilaterally set the rules of democracy for other House bodies. They need to sit back down at the table with the real opposition parties and put an end to this monkey business. When will democracy be restored?

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Context: House Hansard - 61 - Apr/29/22

Mr. Rhéal Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord, BQ)

Apr/29/22 11:29:10 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the House demanded that a committee study the dismissal of the scientists in Winnipeg. Instead of providing the documents to the committee, the Liberals and their NDP accomplices decide to create their own committee, which will operate according to their own rules, without a single care for the other parties. Of course, since it signed a pact with the Liberals, the NDP is no longer a real opposition party. It is contractually tied to the government. So far, not a single actual opposition party has been consulted. What is happening to democracy?

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