The Front commun des personnes assistées sociales du Québec is an activist organization in the
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
province of
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, established in 1974. Its purpose is to represent the interests of Quebec residents receiving
social assistance
Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifical ...
.
Prominent figures
*Fernande Brosseau (coordinator, late 1980s). Brosseau worked with
Françoise David
Françoise David (born January 13, 1948) is a former spokesperson of Québec solidaire – a left-wing, feminist, and sovereigntist political party in the province of Quebec, Canada. She was elected to serve as the Member of the National Assemb ...
against strict social security reforms introduced by the government of
Robert Bourassa
Robert Bourassa (; July 14, 1933 – October 2, 1996) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd premier of Quebec from 1970 to 1976 and from 1985 to 1994. A member of the Liberal Party of Quebec, he served a total of just un ...
in 1988. In October of that year, she helped organize a demonstration by four thousand people in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
. The following year, she criticized the government's plans to crack down on drug abuse among welfare recipients as heavy-handed and said the policy would be challenged in the courts. She was particularly focused on women's issues in relation to poverty.
[Huguette Roberge, "Haro sur la réforme de l'aide sociale," ''La Presse'', 29 September 1988, A12; Jean-Paul Soulié, "Trois femmes mènent un combat acharné contre la réforme de l'aide sociale," ''La Presse'', 5 December 1988, B1.]
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Jean-Yves Desgagnés
Jean-Yves Desgagnés is a political activist in the Canadian province of Quebec. He has worked for many years on behalf of people receiving social assistance and has sought election to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec four times. Desgagnés is ...
(coordinator, early 1990s and 1996-2004)
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Claudette Champagne (coordinator, mid-1990s)
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Éric Bondo (coordinator, mid-2000s)
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Thérèse Spénard
References
External links
FCPASQ-Accueil
Organizations based in Quebec
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