A week ago

Spoke in the House on Groundwater Contamination Madam Speaker, I rise in the House rather reluctantly. I rise reluctantly because of the subject matter, but I rise proudly in support of the motion ...

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 ...

Spoke in the House on Copyright Modernization Act Madam Speaker, for the past hour, I have been listening to the hon. members opposite talk about the industry's needs. If they were more transparent—honest might ...

Spoke in the House on Finance Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives and credit card companies are hiding behind a code of conduct that is clearly unacceptable. Of course, consumers and SMEs are the ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Regional Economic Development Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are breaking their election promises and making decisions that harm the economy of the regions. In my riding, for the past ten ...

Spoke in the House on Citizen's Arrest and Self-defence Act Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House today to comment on Bill C-26 which is, at the end of the day, a societal ...

Spoke in the House on Sisters of the Child Jesus of Chauffailles Mr. Speaker, 100 years ago, a group of nuns left France to put down roots in Sept-Îles, Rivière-au-Tonnerre, Havre-Saint-Pierre and Natashquan. The Sisters of the Child ...

Spoke in the House on Protecting Canada's Seniors Act Mr. Speaker, we all recall the current government bragging recently with great fanfare about having increased the guaranteed income supplement. However, on closer inspection, that increase ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act Mr. Speaker, twice now, the government in power has expressed a certain viewpoint that really worries me. The Conservatives seem to be suggesting that legitimate claimants ...

Three months ago

Mentioned by CBC.ca NDP leadership candidates' caucus endorsements ... Pierre-Luc Dusseault Réjean Genest Jonathan Genest-Jourdin Sadia Groguhé Dan Harris Sana Hassainia Pierre Jacob Matthew Kellway François Lapointe Alexandrine Latendresse Hélène LeBlanc Wayne Marston Marc-André Morin Marie-Claude Morin Pierre Nantel ...

More than three months ago

Mentioned by Montreal Gazette Mulcair campaign blitzes province François Lapointe, the MP for Montmagny-L'Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup, and Marie-Claude Morin, MP for Saint-Hya-cinthe-Bagot, kicked off their tour in the Joliette region last week. They plan to hit the rest of the province sometime before the Feb ...

Mentioned by Globe and Mail NDP membership soars – but Quebec's share remains a mere fraction “Quebeckers came out in droves in the last election to support the NDP,” MP François Lapointe, one of Mr. Mulcair's Quebec co-chairs, said in an interview. “That weight has to evident in this race, it's essential.” British Columbia remains in first ...

Mentioned by Nunatsiaq News Unflattering CanNor audit just “a draft,” Aglukkaq says We will address all the issues raised in the audit,” Aglukkaq said in response to questions from François Lapointe, the NDP member for Montmagny—L'Islet. The Société Radio-Canada's television news service reported Oct. 5 that an audit performed by the ...

Mentioned by Toronto Star Thomas Mulcair to join NDP leadership race Quebec MP François Lapointe (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup) said he knows Mulcair is close to making a decision but does not want to pre-empt his announcement. “It is such a big decision that is such a heavy responsibility for someone ...

Mentioned by Montreal Gazette Mulcair to announce bid for federal NDP leadership "He's one of the most solid parliamentarians I have seen in my life," added another supporter, MP François Lapointe of Montmagny-L'Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup, adding that Mulcair is 95 per cent decided to run. "We need someone with lots of ...

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