Representative
Member
Bloc Québécois
Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association
CA - K1A 0A6 - Ottawa
Canada
Working language: French
31/01/2025 | 12:04:40 Thank you, Mister Chairman. As this will probably be my last speech in this Assembly, I'd like to break the rules a little to say a few words about yesterday's debate on freedom of expression. Last June, I took the floor in this Chamber as part of the current affairs debate on the threats to freedom of expression. In my speech, I deplored the rise of the culture of nullification resulting from self-proclaimed wokism. And I gave a few examples of their pernicious manifestations in Quebec, and... 28/01/2025 | 11:37:36 Thank you, Madam Chairman. Dear colleagues, A few moments ago, I heard Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO speak about Greenland. I would ask my colleagues to spare a thought for Canada too, which the new American President also seems to have his eye on. Rapporteur BAKOYANNIS's insightful and succinct report reminds us that a new world order is gradually taking hold. After the Second World War, a bipolar geopolitical system took hold. After the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, a unipolar... 27/06/2024 | 19:58:39 Dear Colleagues, When the European Court of Human Rights delivers judgments on freedom of expression, the defendant is the state. And when we debate the threats to freedom of expression in this House, we also focus on the threat posed by the state. In recent years, however, a more insidious threat to freedom of expression has emerged: so-called "wokeism". Wokeism is not always easy to define, but its impact is increasingly felt. The most obvious manifestation of this phenomenon is what is... 27/06/2024 | 11:03:01 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, Opinion polls show that almost 80% of the Georgian population is in favour of their country joining the European Union. This aspiration, along with NATO membership, is enshrined in the Georgian Constitution. This is why the adoption by the Georgian Parliament of a law modelled on a Russian law on foreign influence, aimed particularly at the media and NGOs likely to ensure objective observation of elections, raised fears that the process of... 18/04/2024 | 18:57:03 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen, The conflict at the heart of this debate predates the creation of the Council of Europe 75 years ago, but remains as deadly as ever. Following the bloody attacks perpetrated by Hamas on 7 October 2023, the international community widely recognised Israel's right to defend itself. Probably anticipating a disproportionate response, it insisted, however, that this must be done in compliance with the rules of humanitarian law, which implies not...
26/06/2023 | Doc. 15816 | Motion for a resolution Self-determination and territorial integrity in the 21st century 21/06/2023 | Doc. 15808 | Written declaration Judicial harassment of Turkish sociologist Pınar Selek 05/05/2023 | Doc. 15767 | Written declaration Russian Federation and its occupational forces must immediately release Maksym Butkevych 04/05/2023 | Doc. 15762 | Written declaration Restoring Taiwan’s Observer status with The World Health Assembly for the effective promotion of global health 03/05/2023 | Doc. 15758 | Motion for a resolution Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement