Yvon Godin

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NDP MP for Acadie—Bathurst (New Brunswick)

Won his last election, in 2011, with 69.70% of the vote.

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Mentioned by CBC.ca (blog) Conservative InfoAlerte Watch: "All members have the right to speak"? Not on ... In responding to an invitation from our Government to come to an agreement on moving forward with legislation, NDP MP Yvon Godin revealed the plan to delay and obstruct ALL bills by putting up every speaker possible - justifying the strategy by saying ...

Spoke in the House on Transportation Safety Mr. Speaker, in 2010, following another tragic accident in Bathurst involving a minivan that cost the lives of seven students and a teacher, I introduced a ...

Voted Yes on Vote #123 on Bill C-306 Amend the Parliament of Canada Act (political affiliation)

Voted No on Vote #122 on Bill C-11 Amend the Copyright Act

Mentioned by TheChronicleHerald.ca Mothers decry 'death traps' In 2010, the federal government ordered a safety review of 15-passenger vans after New Brunswick NDP MP Yvon Godin introduced a private member's bill that would have made it illegal to transport students in vans with more than 10 and fewer than 17 ...

Mentioned by Guelph Mercury Moms of teens killed in New Brunswick crash renew call to ban 15-passenger vans In 2010, the federal government ordered a safety review of 15-passenger vans after New Brunswick NDP MP Yvon Godin introduced a private member's bill that would have made it illegal to transport students in vans with more than 10 and fewer than 17 ...

Two days ago

Mentioned by MetroNews Canada Mothers renew call to ban 15-passenger vans In 2010, the federal government ordered a safety review of 15-passenger vans after New Brunswick NDP MP Yvon Godin introduced a private member's bill that would have made it illegal to transport students in vans with more than 10 and fewer than 17 ...

Voted No on Vote #121 on Bill C-19 Amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act

Voted Yes on Vote #120 on Bill C-19 Amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act

Voted Yes on Vote #119 on Bill C-19 Amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act

Mentioned by Macleans.ca The Commons: When photo ops go wrong Across the way, Mr. Julian allowed a slight smile to this, but a few moments later, his colleague, Yvon Godin was turning a nice shade of maroon as he berated the government side over the “revolting” practices of various companies.

Three days ago

Spoke in the House on Foreign Investment Mr. Speaker, they say they are creating jobs, but those jobs end up going abroad. The empty answers from this government do not change the situation ...

Spoke in the House on Income Tax Act Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak to Bill C-377 sponsored by the hon. member for South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale. To begin, I have to say a ...

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Points of Order Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons said that he wants the NDP to make a deal to limit the time ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca MPs say NB constituents worry about pension cuts Acadie-Bathurst NDP MP Yvon Godin said the whole idea is disrespectful to aging Canadians. "How many people do we have at the age of 63, 64, especially working in manual work and very tired of working? They're going to end up on welfare and it's the ...

Spoke in the House on Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to discuss Bill C-25, An Act relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts. ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Interparliamentary Delegations Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian parliamentary ...

Spoke in the House on Foreign Affairs Mr. Speaker, Henk Tepper has been in prison in Lebanon for 10 months without any charges being laid. Today, the government finally has an opportunity to ...

Spoke in the House on Petitions Mr. Speaker, the UN special rapporteur on torture reports that 66% of the victims of alleged torture and ill treatment in China are Falun Gong practitioners ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-208 An Act to amend the Supreme Court Act (understanding the official languages)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-522 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and respecting the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (student transport)