Francine Raynault

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NDP MP for Joliette (Québec)

Won her last election, in 2011, with 47.30% of the vote.

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A week ago

Voted Yes on Vote #224 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize the contributions that the baby ...

Voted No on Vote #223 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted No on Vote #222 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted Yes on Vote #221 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted Yes on Vote #220 That, in the opinion of the House, the Budget legislation guts the environmental assessment and fisheries laws, leaving ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act Mr. Speaker, it is inconceivable that the Conservatives could present a bill that is 421 pages long and then limit debate to the bare minimum. It ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for that information. Bill C-38 contains many provisions, in particular, division 49 of part 4. Why ...

Spoke in the House on Mefloquine Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge the courage and determination of Sonia Scalzo, a constituent in Joliette who, for the past six years, has been ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for her impassioned speech. On March 10, a public consultation on old age security was held in the ...

Spoke in the House on Regional Economic Development Mr. Speaker, for the Conservatives, Quebec is a little bit like Atlantis: a mysterious country that they know nothing about. The announced closure of the Canada ...

Spoke in the House on Citizen's Arrest and Self-defence Act Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her speech. When this bill is studied in committee, will citizens' arrests, self-defence and defence of ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Financial System Review Act Mr. Speaker, I thank the member opposite for his speech. I have a question. This bill leaves out an element that is very important to building ...

Mentioned by National Post Chris Selley: Thomas Mulcair, the centrist warrior Notable endorsements NDP MPs Carol Hughes, Jean Francois LaRose, Francine Raynault and Francois Choquette as well as Manitoba Deputy Premier Eric Robinson. Achilles Heel She's been brushed off as too “young and too wooden” to clinch the leadership.

Spoke in the House on Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act Mr. Speaker, as you might suspect, the NDP is strongly opposed to this bill, which punishes refugees instead of offering them a rapid and equitable system. ...

Three months ago

Mentioned by CBC.ca NDP leadership candidates' caucus endorsements Niki Ashton Carol Hughes Jean-François LaRose Francine Raynault François Choquette Nathan Cullen Fin Donnelly Alex Atamanenko Brian Masse Paul Dewar Charlie Angus Linda Duncan Irene Mathyssen Claude Gravelle Hélène Laverdière Hoang Mai Peggy Nash ...

More than three months ago

Mentioned by Macleans.ca Fight, fight, fight Electrolux workers in Joliette with Francine Raynault. Mayors and members of the Sherbrooke Chamber of Commerce with Pierre-Luc Dusseault, Jean Rousseau, Pierre Jacob, and Francois Choquette. I spoke to Montrealers about affordable housing alongside ...

Mentioned by iPolitics.ca (subscription) FOR THE RECORD: Nycole Turmel: 'Are you ready to fight?' Electrolux workers in Joliette with Francine Raynault. Mayors and members of the Sherbrooke Chamber of Commerce with Pierre-Luc Dusseault, Jean Rousseau, Pierre Jacob, and Francois Choquette. I spoke to Montrealers about affordable housing alongside ...

Mentioned by NorthumberlandView.ca Turmel: Quality jobs must become priority Turmel and New Democrat MP for Joliette, Francine Raynault, met today with employees of Electrolux, whose closure will lead to the loss of 1200 jobs. Jobs that will be transferred to the United States. She also spoke with workers from Kruger Products ...

Mentioned by Globe and Mail Farmers better represented in the House than the field as sun sets on wheat board Robert Sopuck, the Conservative MP representing the riding of Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette in Manitoba, for example, listed five occupations while Francine Raynault, NDP MP for Joliette, listed six. Farmers have always played an important role in the ...