Yesterday

Spoke in the House on Quebec Ice Wine Madam Speaker, once again, the federal government is creating obstacles for agricultural producers from Quebec, with standards that penalize them and favour their counterparts from other ...

Two days ago

Spoke in the House on Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Natural Resources is upset that the Americans have rejected the Keystone XL pipeline project and is now trying to promote the ...

Three days ago

Voted No on Vote #108 on Bill C-288 Respecting the National Flag of Canada

Voted No on Vote #107 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize that the construction and maintenance ...

Voted Yes on Vote #106 on Bill C-25 Relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts

This week

Voted No on Vote #105 on Bill C-25 Relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts

Spoke in the House on Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act Madam Speaker, the thing that surprises me today is not the fact that the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and his government ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Federal Government Mr. Speaker, the list of federal decisions that go against the interests of Quebec is so long that I did not have time to finish it ...

Spoke in the House on Federal Government Mr. Speaker, with Christmas fast approaching, Quebeckers have nothing to celebrate considering the federal government's actions. Reducing Quebec's political weight, withdrawing from Kyoto, scrapping the data ...

Voted Yes on Vote #104 on Bill C-308 Respecting a Commission of Inquiry into the development and implementation of a national fishery rebuilding ...

Spoke in the House on The Bloc Québécois Mr. Speaker, no matter what the federalist parties say or think, the Bloc Québécois is still very much alive, and I have the great pleasure of ...

Spoke in the House on Budget Cuts Mr. Speaker, the government is about to require $8 billion in cuts per year, twice as much as it anticipated in its economic statement presented just ...

Spoke in the House on International Trade Mr. Speaker, through leaks we have learned details on the negotiation of the Canada-European Union free trade agreement, such as the discussions about the supply management ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca MP Hillyer shot down over gun vote antics Here's a transcript of what was said Wednesday in the House of Commons about Hillyer's gestures: André Bellavance (Richmond-Arthabaska, BQ): [Translation] Mr. Speaker, yesterday we commemorated the terrible massacre of 14 young women who were killed ...

Mentioned by iPolitics.ca (subscription) The most awkward moment of the 41st Parl. It started with a point of order from Bloc Québécois MP André Bellavance, who wanted an apology from Jim Hillyer for hand gestures he made during the House vote on Bill C-19, the legislation that effectively ended the gun registry. ...

Mentioned by Macleans.ca The Bloc's four on the floor Bloc MP André Bellavance secured it last June, and then outfitted it with a table, chairs and a television. Fellow Bloc MP Louis Plamondon, the longest-serving MP in the country, recently joked that the room is so small they can hardly get the door ...

Mentioned by Montreal Gazette Conservatives admit being behind Cotler calls "I have a team of several volunteers who make telephone calls," Bloc Québécois MP André Bellavance said. "They could spread rumours about the minister of industry in the neighbouring riding and saying that he is leaving because he has been offered a ...

Mentioned by EpostMedia Lies in Politics Cotler is also receiving support from Bloc Québécois MP André Bellavance and Green party leader Elizabeth May. The House has received a list of some of the people who have received calls. It is not known how many calls were made, but there are reports ...

Mentioned by Canadian Jewish News (blog) Cotler submits evidence Tories behind 'byelection' calls After this latest foray, he received support from Bloc Québécois MP André Bellavance and Green party leader Elizabeth May. “As the honourable member says himself, if there is a rumour in his riding of a byelection, the honourable member becomes a lame ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-365 An Act to amend the Competition Act (inquiry into industry sector)

Statements in the House