The Front commun des personnes assistées sociales du Québec is an activist organization in the
Canadian
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province of
Quebec
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, established in 1974. Its purpose is to represent the interests of Quebec residents receiving
social assistance
Welfare spending 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 specifically to social insurance ...
.
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 As ...
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 ...
in 1988. In October of that year, she helped organize a demonstration by four thousand people in
Montreal
Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
. 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 Claudette Champagne is a social activist in the Canadian province of Quebec. She is best known for her tenure as coordinator of the Front commun des personnes assistées sociales du Québec (FCPASQ) in the mid-1990s.
As FCPASQ leader, Champagne was ...
(coordinator, mid-1990s)
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Éric Bondo
Éric Bondo is an activist in Quebec best known for his tenure as coordinator of the Front commun des personnes assistées sociales du Québec (FCPASQ) in the mid-2000s.
Activism
Bondo helped create Groupe corporatif de gestion IMPACT, an organiza ...
(coordinator, mid-2000s)
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Thérèse Spénard {{short description, none
The Mouvement socialiste fielded ten candidates in the 1989 Quebec general election, none of whom were elected.
Candidates Sainte-Anne: Thérèse Spénard
Thérèse Spénard was an anti-poverty activist in Quebec. She was ...
References
External links
FCPASQ-Accueil
Organizations based in Quebec
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