Françoise Boivin

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NDP MP for Gatineau (Québec)

Won her last election, in 2011, with 61.80% of the vote.

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Yesterday

Posted on Twitter Quand C-38 dérange même des conservateurs | Le blogue de Manon Cornellier http://t.co/D054gFNg !!#polican

Three days ago

Posted on Twitter La jeunesse expliquée aux vieux | Stéphane Laporte, collaboration spéciale | Stéphane Laporte http://t.co/rtK8h3Q5 Merci Stéphane

Posted on Twitter Radio Canada Mobile http://t.co/Hd4R6Plk

This week

Spoke in the House on Parliamentary Budget Officer I wonder, Mr. Speaker, who do we trust more, let me see, the Parliamentary Budget Officer or the government that changes its tune every day? The ...

Spoke in the House on Pensions Mr. Speaker, it is not that we are not defending him. We do not need to defend him because the Conservatives are misquoting what the leader ...

Posted on Twitter PL 78 - Le Barreau du Qc formule de sérieuses inquiétudes http://t.co/I9sds9Gs

Posted on Twitter @DenisCoderre Bonne semaine!:)

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Justice Mr. Speaker, before I get attacked by the Conservative MPs, I just want to say, so that they do not misunderstand me, that I am not ...

Posted on Twitter Inspiring meeting with Ambassador at large Luis CDeBaca re: fight against Human Trafficking! Still lots to work on#cdnpoli #USembassy #USA

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 Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to see that so many members will hear my speech on Bill C-11. Before question period, I congratulated my colleagues from ...

Spoke in the House on Firearms Registration Mr. Speaker, they cannot even control costs in areas under their own jurisdiction, yet they want to tell the provinces how to operate. Take, for example, ...

Mentioned by Toronto Star Private member's bills cut corners on lawmaking, say critics NDP justice critic Françoise Boivin — a former Liberal MP in the minority Paul Martin government — said while all parties like to see friendly measures advanced when an MP wins an early spot in the lottery to introduce a private member's bill, ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With respect to Canada’s aid and reconstruction funding allocated to advancing women’s equality in Afghanistan since 2006, for every project funded, what is: (a) the name ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca Mask ban bill penalty doubled to 10 years NDP MP Françoise Boivin wanted the committee to change the language in the bill so the wording matched the existing measure. The current law is phrased as wearing a disguise "with intent to commit" an offence, but Richards' bill simply says "commits an ...

Mentioned by Toronto Star Private member's bills cut corners on lawmaking, say critics NDP justice critic Françoise Boivin — a former Liberal MP in the minority Paul Martin government — said while all parties like to see friendly measures advanced when an MP wins an early spot in the lottery to introduce a private member's bill, ...

Spoke in the House on Public Safety Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are showing their true colours. All we are asking is that the minister stop giving political orders to the RCMP and that ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca Ban on masks at riots not needed, MPs hear New Democrat MP Françoise Boivin proposed changing the bill to include intent to riot as one of the factors in the crime. Richards' bill leaves the wording as anyone who "commits an offence" by taking part in a riot, which the opposition says is too ...

Spoke in the House on Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise on behalf of my constituents in Gatineau, but I am not proud to rise on Bill C-38, which should ...

Three weeks ago

Mentioned by MetroNews Canada Abortion will never be eliminated, Tory MP says NDP MP Françoise Boivin called Woodworth's bill “a full frontal assault on a woman's right to choose.” Liberal MP Hedy Fry (Vancouver Centre) said her party would oppose the measure, saying the Conservatives were attempting to outlaw abortion by the ...

Mentioned by The Mark The Split Soul of the Conservative Party Gatineau NDP MP Françoise Boivin zinged him by noting that in the wording of his motion, which is entirely concerned with pregnancy and birth, the word “woman” appears only once. “Make no mistake about it,” she told the House, “this is a full-frontal ...

Three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-406 An Act respecting the mandate of Status of Women Canada

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-389 An Act to implement the recommendations of the Pay Equity Task Force