MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
Blanchette-Joncas reliably brings up Quebec's interests, often questioning if federal actions serve his province or overstep. He frequently criticizes the Liberals as ineffective and self-serving, especially on issues like the housing crisis and immigration processing. However, his arguments often focus on scoring political points rather than constructively addressing problems.
Government Orders
“The government says they want innovation. But the government cut money for innovation. The government put back some money for innovation. But the government is still cutting a little innovation money. Does any top innovation country cut science money?”
“The Liberals talk about affordability. But we have a housing crisis. You've been in power for 10 years. You made a strategy in 2017 that didn't fix the crisis. Now you have a new program. But it will only build 26,000 houses. We need 690,000 houses. That's only 5% of what we need. The government can't do math or doesn't care. Do you really think that will fix housing affordability?”
Oral Questions
“The Liberal majority is silencing opposition. They spent $300 million on PrescribeIT software that nobody uses. I want the Minister of Health to explain this waste and denounce the censorship.”
Government Orders
“You say you're fixing military justice by sending cases outside. But the outside system is broken. It doesn't have enough judges. Quebec is short five. Canada is short 27. The government is not doing its job to appoint judges. Victims need a system that works, not just change. The government must appoint judges now and fund the system properly. I want the government to stop passing the buck and fix this.”
“The Liberals had years to fix this. Why didn't they act until a scandal forced them?”
Government Orders
“The government is doing something new. They made a minority government act like a majority government. They want more power in committees. They want to change how much time parties get to talk. Does my friend worry this means we won't find out about bad things the government did?”
Government Orders
“You're packing committees with extra Liberals to grab more power than you deserve.”
“That party tries to get people from other parties to join it and vote how it wants. I think that's bad. I ask you if that makes normal people trust government more or less. Do you think Canadians will lose trust in government when it goes against what voters wanted?”
Government Orders
“If I make you answer whether you consulted the opposition it might make you look bad.”
“You want to control Parliament even though voters didn't give you a majority. You think this will make people trust you more. I'm telling you it won't. You're going against what voters decided.”
“I don't think repeating 'democracy' lets you say voters gave you a majority. Only one in three Canadians think Parliament is doing well. You want a majority on committees even though voters didn't give you that.”
