Yesterday

Voted No on Vote #760 on Bill C-54 Amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder)

Voted No on Vote #759 That the debate be now adjourned.

Voted No on Vote #758 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

Voted Yes on Vote #757 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

Two days ago

Voted No on Vote #756 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

This week

Spoke in the House on Health Mr. Speaker, once again, the Conservatives are refusing to acknowledge their responsibility. The federal government is the fifth largest provider of medical coverage in the country, ...

Spoke in the House on Tackling Contraband Tobacco Act Mr. Speaker, perhaps my colleague from the NDP will be able to explain something to me. The Conservatives chose to go through the Senate in order ...

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Pope John Paul II Day Act Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support Bill C-266, which would establish Pope John Paul II Day. I am well aware that this is a sensitive ...

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Comparative Analysis Study on the Services and Benefits Offered to Veterans by ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. Hello, Mr. Rutter. It is nice to speak to you this morning. With your permission, I would like to come back quickly ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Quebec Week of Disabled Persons Mr. Speaker, every year, the first week of June marks the Quebec week of disabled persons, which is intended to promote and encourage the social participation ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Language Skills Act Mr. Speaker, first of all I would like to congratulate my colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent on her bill concerning bilingualism as a hiring requirement for officers of ...

Spoke in the House on Last Post Fund Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Motion No. 422, regarding improvements to the Last Post Fund. This motion addresses a matter ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Study on Second Official Language Immersion Programs in Canada Or vice versa. I clearly recall that I started studying English in Grade 5, and I continued with those studies in high school. Of course, we ...

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Comparative Analysis Study on the Services and Benefits Offered to Veterans by ... First of all, I would like to thank the witnesses for being here today. You just repeated that you could not provide us with comparative numbers. ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Persons with Disabilities Mr. Speaker, first I want to follow up on the hon. member's comments. Earlier, he said that he has been doing volunteer work with persons with ...

Spoke in the House on Multiple Sclerosis Mr. Speaker, today is Multiple Sclerosis Day on Parliament Hill, and I would like to take this opportunity to talk to my colleagues, the public and ...

Spoke at the Human Resources committee on Exploring Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Thank you, Mr.Chair. I will first go to Mr. Lucas and Ms. Quillin, and then Mrs. Gunn. Your organization is known for its success in placement. ...

Spoke at the Human Resources committee on Exploring Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will start with Ms. Yates. From what you've told us, it is clear that the programs currently in place do not ...

Spoke at the Human Resources committee on Exploring Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities I'd like to thank our witnesses for being with us today. Of course, hello to Ms. Brayton. Since I never have enough time to ask all ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Human Resources committee on Exploring Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Good morning. Thank you for coming here. Your presentations were really very interesting. I would like to ask Ms. Haan a question. Earlier, you spoke about ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca MPs reject Clarity Act repeal in 283-5 vote All four members of the separatist BQ voted in favour of the bill as well as Claude Patry, the MP for Jonquière-Alma, who quit the NDP last week to join the BQ after saying he sided with the separatist party on this issue. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair emerged from a caucus meeting Wednesday saying his party would ... Niki Ashton, Alex Atamanenko, Sana Hassainia, Claude Gravelle, and Manon Perreault were all absent for the vote. According to the NDP, Romeo Saganash, who was one of two MPs absent from caucus ...

More than three months ago

Spoke at the Human Resources committee on Exploring Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities My question is for Mr. Roots. I read recently that 5.6% of public service employees have a disability. And, as we know, the public service is ...

Mentioned by Globe and Mail (blog) NDP accuses Tories of bending rules on $1-million grant for Baird associate Mr. Baird responded to questions Friday in the House of Commons from NDP MP Manon Perreault, who uses a wheelchair, asking why the Conservative government overruled public servants in awarding a $1-million accessibility program grant toward a project ...

Mentioned by Edmonton Journal Tory ridings benefit most from funding for disabled access: NDP "Quebec received a mere three per cent of this money since the beginning of the program in 2007," said New Democrat MP Manon Perreault, who represents the Quebec riding of Montcalm. "I consider that people with disabilities across the country should ...

Mentioned by Windsor Star Most disabled access projects going to Tory ridings: documents "Quebec received a mere three per cent of this money since the beginning of the program in 2007," said New Democrat MP Manon Perreault, who represents the Quebec riding of Montcalm. "I consider that people with disabilities across the country should ...

Mentioned by Vancouver Sun Most disabled access projects going to Tory ridings: documents "Quebec received a mere three per cent of this money since the beginning of the program in 2007," said New Democrat MP Manon Perreault, who represents the Quebec riding of Montcalm. "I consider that people with disabilities across the country should ...

Mentioned by Calgary Herald Most disabled access projects going to Tory ridings: documents "Quebec received a mere three per cent of this money since the beginning of the program in 2007," said New Democrat MP Manon Perreault, who represents the Quebec riding of Montcalm. "I consider that people with disabilities across the country should ...

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