A week ago

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Briefing on Security of Rail Transport Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. With respect to operations, there are six border crossings in my riding. Some of them, like Chartierville, Stanhope and Saint-Herménégilde ...

Spoke in the House on Asbestos Mr. Speaker, former employees of the Black Lake asbestos mine, located in the Minister of Industry's riding, are fed up. Money from the $50 million assistance ...

Voted Yes on Vote #681 on Bill S-213 Respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian veterans of the Korean War

Voted Yes on Vote #680 on Bill C-460 Respecting the implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada

Voted No on Vote #679 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted No on Vote #678 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted No on Vote #677 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Economics of Policing A moment ago, we were talking about the updating process. Are there different subjects that come up? Do new courses come up, for example, on subjects ...

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague, who does an excellent job as official opposition heritage critic. I would like to hear him talk more about independence, ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Economics of Policing Yes, that is what I was thinking. You also mentioned that their focus is on community work. But they are also trained, albeit superficially, in chemical, ...

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his excellent speech and particularly for the little bit about the performing arts. Arts and culture ...

Spoke in the House on International Workers' Day Mr. Speaker, May 1st is the day we acknowledge the kind of work world we live in. In a changing economy, where workers' rights around the ...

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Economics of Policing Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you very much for being here. I'll ask you to use your earpiece because I'll be asking the question ...

Spoke in the House on Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act Mr. Speaker, one request that is continually made about this bill is to expand the list of military offences that do not entail a criminal record. ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Combating Terrorism Act Mr. Speaker, first, I will be sharing my time with the member for British Columbia Southern Interior. Today is Earth Day, and a debate on terrorism ...

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Economics of Policing Thank you very much for being here. Our main goal, here in the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, is, of course, keeping Canadians ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Regional Economic Development Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives may say that the economy is their priority and boast that the regions will also be their priority, but those are empty ...

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Vote 25 under PRIVY COUNCIL and Votes 1, 5, ... Thank you. Mr. Paulson, the new budget is investing very few new amounts in the external review commission, for complaints and so on. The amount being ...

Spoke in the House on 150th Anniversary of Weedon Mr. Speaker, celebrations have started for the 150th anniversary of the municipality of Weedon, in the RCM of Haut-Saint-François, in the Eastern Townships. The Weedon we ...

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and ... Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Pecknold, I would like to continue along the same lines as the colleague who spoke before me. Is enough ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a general question for each of you. Do you believe that this bill contains measures that increase the efficiency of ...

More than three months ago

Mentioned by Macleans.ca Capital Diary: NDP celebrates Movember, Diane Finley loves kids' TV In the end, the winner was Nova Scotia MP Robert Chisholm for his older version of the Layton 'stache. Most intimidating moustache, named after Calgary Flames Lanny McDonald, was a draw between MPs Fin Donnelly and Jean Rousseau. NDP staffer ...

Mentioned by Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail “The government is going after those who are seeking immigrant or refugee status, when it's the human smugglers who are the real problem,” said NDP MP Jean Rousseau. “We've been denouncing the situation for two months, and the border guards have ...

Mentioned by Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail “The government is going after those who are seeking immigrant or refugee status, when it's the human smugglers who are the real problem,” said NDP MP Jean Rousseau. “We've been denouncing the situation for two months, and the border guards have ...

Mentioned by National Post Gun-runners and border-jumpers making a mockery of security on porous ... They're doing everything they can with the resources they have,” said Jean Rousseau, the NDP MP for Stanstead, who had been calling for beefed-up border security. Currently, he noted, whenever border guards see a vehicle blow past the border station, ...

Mentioned by Le Huffington Post Quebec Nouveau pont Champlain: une occasion ratée Député #npd Jean Rousseau parle de sécurité à la frontière canado-américaine à Stanstead. #polcan #ndp #cdnpoli ... C'était un 17 octobre - Premiers débats télévisés à la Chambre des communes Ottawa (1977) MP 144 #assnat #polqc #polcan ...

Mentioned by Globe and Mail Illegal migrants breaching Quebec-Vermont border crossing “CBSA agents and the RCMP tell us that they are understaffed,” said Jean Rousseau, the NDP MP for Compton-Stanstead. Federal officials refused to comment specifically on the use of tougher rules against illegal immigration, with Public Safety Minister Vic ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-312 An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (democratic representation)

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