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Andréanne Larouche

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Shefford
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 63%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $81,135.43

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Context: House Hansard - 322 - May/31/24
Ms. Andréanne Larouche
  • May/31/24 12:48:10 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-65 
Mr. Speaker, I apologize. I was so caught up in this compelling and interesting debate that I forgot the rules. I will come back to my question. Bill C-65 is on electoral participation. Above all, our role as elected members is to ensure that more people participate in the electoral process. For some time now I have seen a pileup of bills, facts or news in the House that are harmful to democracy. Let me explain. When two parties call each other names—I saw this again just this week—this just fuels hate and fosters a hateful environment that discourages people from going out to vote. I do not think that shouting insults is very edifying for democracy. I have another concern. The Bloc Québécois is losing a riding in eastern Quebec. Not only are we losing political weight in the region, but Quebec is also losing political weight. It is worrisome for democracy. Now more elements are being added that will hinder the next election, namely having the federal election at the same time as another election. Moreover, people will only become more cynical about politics because they will think that politicians are giving themselves a pension by moving the date of the next election. This is starting to really add up. What does my colleague think?
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Context: House Hansard - 322 - May/31/24
Ms. Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, BQ)
  • May/31/24 12:47:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his extremely interesting and enlightening speech. I would like to remind members of the title of the bill, which is the electoral participation act. Our number one concern in the House is to get as many people to participate in elections as possible. My number one role is to get elected by the people of Shefford. I am starting to see a pileup—
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Ms. Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, BQ)
  • May/12/22 5:23:48 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. The committee in question existed before the election was called. That is another consequence of the snap election that was held last year. As far as I know, the situation in China has not changed since then. As the critic for status of women, I am particularly concerned about what is happening to Uighur women. My colleague talked a lot about human rights. Uighur women are being forcibly sterilized. I am also a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. What is happening in factories in China and the impacts on the supply chain show how important it is that we examine this issue. Those are some other reasons to reinstate the committee. Let us not forget that it existed before the last election.
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