Andréanne Larouche

C‑247 Madam Speaker, I rise this evening to speak to Bill, which seeks to repeal section 107 of the Canada Labour Code. First, the right to strike, and we need to call it that, is a fundamental right that is recognized by the courts and that is protected by freedom of association. The Bloc Québécois believes that this right must never depend on the political goodwill of a federal government. I [more]

Madam Speaker, my colleague and I shared some time together on the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. I know she cares a lot about this cause. In her speech, she talked about the dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants, who were doing unpaid work, and the fact that women were disproportionately affected. Can my colleague tell us how repealing section 107 would help women and [more]

Mr. Speaker, today once again, we see the Conservatives drawing conclusions. I just returned from a constituency week. Naturally, people talked to me about inflation, about increasing food bank use and about increasing homelessness. They talked to me about all of that. However, what we are debating today would not help any of these people. In fact, $2.4 billion was lost as a result of the [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is interesting to read today's Conservative motion and discuss what is missing from the motion. I have a question for my colleague. One of the things we in the Bloc Québécois have noticed is that this Conservative motion is missing something. In the spring of 2025, a vote-buying cheque was sent out to everyone in the provinces, except people in Quebec and British Columbia. While [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer a few comments to my colleague. We see that the Liberals' gas tax cut mainly benefits the wealthy, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer; that it is “an unfair and short-sighted measure”, according to Normand Mousseau of the Institut de l'énergie Trottier, which is affiliated with Polytechnique Montréal; and that lowering gas taxes is a good idea [more]

Madam Chair, I have two and a half minutes, right?

The reality, Minister, is that many of the responsibilities connected to ending gender-based violence fall under the jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces. In fact, there will be some compelling debate in the Quebec National Assembly on the “Gabie Renaud” bill. I hope Quebec will pass it. The government of Quebec, with its “Rebâtir la confiance” report and the “Gabie Renaud” bill, is therefore [more]

Minister, I want to follow up on a question on senior women from one of my colleagues. I believe it was raised by Ms. Cody. The committee is currently considering a study dedicated to the status of senior women. We're not happy about what we're hearing, Minister. You spoke about a 10% raise for women aged 75 or older, but the problem, which is also what we're hearing from witnesses, is that [more]

Once again, I'd like to thank the witnesses, Mr. Richter and Mr. Sullivan, for joining us today. I'll turn to you, Mr. Wilkes, for my next round. You've appeared before this committee several times. The last time, we were talking about Build Canada Homes in particular. Do you really think it will help fix the issue of housing starts? This could create more red tape that could delay the [more]

Some community groups and some other individuals have a different view when it comes to housing. In fact, I recall that Mr. Jean François Arsenault came to Parliament Hill this week to speak about projects undertaken by Coopérative Holocie, which has a great housing initiative. Yesterday, there was an event for Yänonhchia', an organization designed by indigenous communities to address their [more]

First, I'll say that we needed more transparency on this matter. The Liberals passed a motion in the Standing Committee on Public Accounts for an independent public inquiry, but all of a sudden, when the matter came up in the House, the motion, which was adopted unanimously by the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, was defeated. In the interest of transparency, can you tell me, in 30 [more]

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Thank you, Minister, for joining us today. Once again, I want to say that we're reeling from the shocking news of yet another femicide. One of the first victims of femicides this year was Véronique Champagne, and I want to recognize her loved ones. Her death occurred in the riding of Shefford, in Rougemont to be precise. I attended her vigil, which was organized [more]