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House Hansard - 338

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 18, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Sep/18/24 2:34:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister appointed a special representative on combatting Islamophobia. Ms. Elghawaby felt that her mandate allowed her to accuse Quebec universities of not protecting what she called “the safety of students”. Maybe the concept of Islamophobia means different things to different people. Some people even say it is simply an instrument of liberal political activism. For our general edification, I would like to know how the Prime Minister defines Islamophobia.
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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Sep/18/24 2:36:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is no small matter. The Prime Minister does not know the definition of Islamophobia. Without a definition, does he believe that criticizing Quebec universities is likely to reduce Islamophobia, whatever that might be, or will it instead pit Canadians against Quebeckers?
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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Sep/18/24 2:48:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to read a motion that was unanimously adopted by the Quebec National Assembly: THAT the National Assembly recall that education is under the Québec government's exclusive jurisdiction; THAT it affirm that recruitment of faculty in higher education institutions should be based on excellence and competence, and definitely not on religion; THAT it reiterate that recruiting faculty on the basis of religion is not only discriminatory, but also contrary to the State's principle of secularism; ...THAT it also recall that Amira Elghawaby made insulting remarks about the Québec nation by calling it racist; THAT, lastly, the National Assembly reiterate its 31 January 2023 call for the resignation of Amira Elghawaby. Where does the Prime Minister stand on this?
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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Sep/18/24 2:50:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, does it take nine years to learn not to answer questions? The Quebec National Assembly unanimously declared that this federal employee has insulted all of us and it wants her to resign. I am asking the Prime Minister whether he is taking Ms. Elghawaby's side against Quebec, or siding with the Quebec National Assembly. All of them are elected members of the National Assembly of Quebec, which he is not. He should make up his mind.
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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Sep/18/24 3:08:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like the Prime Minister to remind me of the dates when he held a seat in the Quebec National Assembly. I was not around for that. That being said, if he and all the parties here want to fight Islamophobia and polarization, they should consider passing the bill introduced by the Bloc Québécois, which prohibits or puts an end to the religious exception and religious pretexts when it comes to hate propaganda and inciting violence. Will the Prime Minister do that before he is sent packing?
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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Sep/18/24 3:10:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, either I was unclear, or Mr. Trudeau himself is living proof—
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Context: House Hansard - 338 - Sep/18/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet
  • Sep/18/24 3:10:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I withdraw the bad word. The Prime Minister is living proof that some Quebeckers need to work on their French, because he did not understand what I said. I hope Parliament studies and passes the bill that would prohibit the religious exception. He is an elected member from Quebec, but in Ottawa, so he should reflect the will of Quebec in that capacity.
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