Etiket: Bloc
The Bloc wants to eliminate an exception from the Criminal Code on hate speech
The leader of the Bloc Québécois, Yves-François Blanchet, tabled his bill C-367 on Tuesday aimed at “closing” a “complacent breach” in the Criminal Code which authorizes hateful or anti-Semitic speech…
Deprived of interpretation, Bloc member Mario Simard considers his rights violated
A unilingual French-speaking Bloc MP considers his linguistic rights violated and blames the Conservatives when interpreters stop translating the deliberations of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources where he sits…
Hate speech and religious exemption | The Bloc wants to tackle hateful and anti-Semitic speech
(Ottawa) In the hope of curbing the rise in hateful and anti-Semitic speech brought in its wake by the war between Israel and Hamas, the Bloc Québécois is calling for…
Criminal Code | The Bloc wants to tackle hateful and anti-Semitic acts
(Ottawa) The surge in hateful and anti-Semitic gestures brought in its wake by the war between Israel and Hamas has prompted the Bloc Québécois to table a bill to tackle…
Support programs for English | Ottawa finances the anglicization of Quebec with billions, denounces the Bloc
(Ottawa) More than 2 billion in federal funds were used to finance support programs for English in Quebec between 1995 and 2022, according to a compilation carried out by the…
The renovated parliament could have a prayer room, to the chagrin of the Bloc Québécois
(Ottawa) Will religious practices make their way into the august Center Block of Parliament in the wake of the costly renovations taking place there until 2030? Posted at 1:28 a.m.…
The Bloc Québécois deplores the new design of the Canadian currency bearing the image of Charles III
On the occasion of the 75e anniversary of King Charles III, the Royal Canadian Mint unveiled his portrait on Tuesday which will soon appear on all new coins in the…
Alleged Muslim Association of Canada Links | “Troubling and worrying,” says the Bloc
The Bloc Québécois wants federal authorities to make public their decision on the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC), in the wake of a tax audit which prompted civil servants to…
The Bloc Québécois prize
In 2008, when his minority government faced the risk of losing a vote of confidence on its economic statement, Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper raised the specter of a coalition…
The Bloc demands 50 million to help the media
(Ottawa) The Bloc Québécois is calling for an emergency fund of 50 million to help the news media and the holding of general meetings in the wake of the cuts…
Death of Hélène Alarie, Quebec’s first woman agronomist and former Bloc MP
Hélène Alarie, the first woman agronomist in Quebec, died Thursday evening from cancer. Recognized as a pioneer in her community, she became known to the general public as a member…
The Bloc intends to force a debate on immigration targets in Ottawa
The Bloc Québécois will use its opposition day next Tuesday to force a debate in the House on whether or not Ottawa needs to consult Quebec and the other provinces…
Before the sale of HSBC, the Bloc wants another opinion following the adoption of C-56
The Bloc Québécois asks Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to wait for the adoption of Bill C-56 before deciding the fate of the sale of HSBC Bank Canada to the Royal…
Bill C-56 | The Liberals want support from the NDP or the Bloc to speed up the process
(Ottawa) Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are seriously considering limiting the remaining debate time before moving to a vote in the Commons on their Bill C-56 aimed in particular at eliminating the…
Bill C-56 | The Liberals want support from the NDP or the Bloc to limit speeding up the process
(Ottawa) Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are seriously considering limiting the remaining debate time before moving to a vote in the Commons on their Bill C-56 aimed in particular at eliminating the…
In the Israel-Hamas war, the Bloc Québécois calls for a ceasefire
The Bloc Québécois is changing its tune. He joins his voice to those of the New Democratic Party and around twenty Liberal MPs who implore Ottawa to demand a cease-fire…
Register of foreign agents of influence | The Bloc Québécois will soon table a most restrictive bill
(Ottawa) Faced with the slowness of the Trudeau government in creating a register of foreign agents of influence, the Bloc Québécois intends to table a bill shortly to create this…
Liberal-NDP agreement | Conservatives and Bloc members believe that Singh will not give up on the agreement
(Ottawa) Both the Conservatives and the Bloc have difficulty believing in a scenario where the New Democratic Party (NDP) would abandon its agreement with the Liberals to follow up on…
No chance the NDP will withdraw from the agreement, say the Conservatives and the Bloc
Both the Conservatives and the Bloc find it difficult to believe in a scenario where the New Democratic Party (NDP) would abandon its agreement with the Liberals to follow up…
Bloc members and Conservatives clash over carbon pricing
Knives were flying low in the Commons on Thursday, as the Bloc told the Conservatives their truths during a nearly six-hour debate on a motion on “taxes” on carbon. “Don’t…