Alexandre Boulerice
NDPRosemont—La Petite-Patrie
230 stances tracked · 6 shifts
Repeal of certain mandatory minimum sentences and reduced maximums to expand judicial discretion
Major shift
Previously
→Voting Yea means supporting reforms to reduce mandatory minimums and increase judicial discretion in sentencing, aiming to make punishments more proportionate and flexible.
Now
Voting Nay means opposing reductions in mandatory penalties and preferring to retain stricter, legislated minimum punishments intended to deter and punish certain offences.
VoteJun 20, 20252 entries
Criminal Code changes to offence definitions, penalties and sentencing rules
Major shift
Previously
→Voting Yea means supporting the set of statutory changes to modernize and recalibrate offences and sentencing provisions in the Criminal Code.
Now
Voting Nay means opposing the specific textual amendments to the Criminal Code, whether due to concerns about scope, legal effects, or policy direction.
VoteJun 20, 20252 entries
Expanded use of conditional sentences by removing legal eligibility bars
Major shift
Previously
→Voting Yea means supporting expanded use of alternative, community-based sentences and reducing reliance on incarceration for certain offences.
Now
Voting Nay means opposing broader use of conditional sentences and preferring custodial sentences for the offences affected.
VoteJun 20, 20252 entries
Police diversion for simple drug possession: warnings, no charges, and program referrals
Major shift
Previously
→Voting Yea means supporting moves away from criminalization for simple possession toward diversion and non-punitive responses focused on health and social supports.
Now
Voting Nay means opposing diversion/decriminalization measures and supporting continued criminal enforcement for possession as a deterrent or public safety tool.
VoteJun 20, 20252 entries
Treat problematic substance use as a health and social issue; support evidence-based, rights-respecting, stigma-reducing care
Major shift
Previously
→Voting Yea means endorsing a harm-reduction, public-health approach to substance use and supporting policies that reduce criminalization and stigma.
Now
Voting Nay means opposing formal adoption of harm-reduction principles in drug policy, preferring enforcement-focused approaches.
VoteJun 20, 20252 entries
Extend Criminal Code interception rules to foreign interference and security of information offences
Support applying lawful interception powers to investigate foreign interference offences
VoteJun 13, 2024
Criminal Code expands sabotage offences to include wider acts
Support strengthening sabotage laws to protect essential infrastructure from harmful acts
VoteJun 13, 2024
2024–25 funding for Public Safety Canada and related policing supports
Support federal appropriations for police funding and public safety programs
VoteJun 13, 2024
2024–25 funding for Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada
Support providing the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada with the authorized funding for tribunal operations
VoteJun 13, 2024
Courts Administration Service receives $26,280,421 in program funding
Voting Yea means supporting additional funding for court administration to maintain or improve court operations and address operational pressures.
VoteJun 13, 2024
New RCMP civilian oversight agency replacing Civilian Review and Complaints Commission
Support creation of new independent civilian oversight body for police and border officers
VoteJun 11, 2024
Consequential updates to evidentiary rules in the Canada Evidence Act
Support updating evidentiary rules to allow Commission proceedings to access necessary evidence
VoteJun 11, 2024
Companies must identify and annually report individuals with significant control to a public register
Voting Yea means supporting mandatory beneficial ownership disclosure and public availability of key ownership information to strengthen detection and prevention of criminal misuse of corporations (e.g., money laundering, illicit finance), and enable co-operation with provincial registries.
VoteJun 22, 2023
Tougher penalties for unreported beneficial ownership: corporations fined $100K; directors/officers $1M or five years; dissolution
Voting Yea means supporting stronger criminal and administrative penalties and enforcement authority to ensure compliance with beneficial ownership rules and deter concealment of ownership tied to criminal activity.
VoteJun 22, 2023
Public Safety Canada policing transfers and operational funding for 2023–24 effective Apr 1 2023
Support appropriations for public safety programs and police funding.
VoteJun 21, 2023
Approval of Administrative Tribunals Support Service funding and recoverable expenditures for 2023–24
Support authorizing program funding for administrative tribunal operations.
VoteJun 21, 2023
Minister can authorize provision of goods and services in terrorist-held areas, with humanitarian exceptions
Voting Nay means opposing adding exceptions/authorizations to existing offences; concerns may include weakening anti‑terrorism prohibitions or preferring alternative safeguards.
VoteJun 12, 2023
Federal security staff designated public officers for certain legal purposes
Support designating federal security staff as public officers
VoteMay 18, 2023
Firearms custody and disposal during judicial referral proceedings
Support requiring custody or disposal of firearms during court referrals
VoteMay 18, 2023
Interception rules expanded to cover offences 92 and 95
Support expanding interception scope for weapons-related investigations
VoteMay 18, 2023
Raise maximum penalties for several weapons offences under Criminal Code
Support increasing maximum penalties for serious weapons offences
VoteMay 18, 2023
New offences for computer data on firearms and prohibited devices
Support criminalizing harmful firearm-related digital information
VoteMay 18, 2023
Emergency orders limiting access with third-party applications and court protections
Support enabling emergency orders to restrict firearm access for safety
VoteMay 18, 2023
Designation of specific firearms and devices as prohibited weapons
Support classifying certain firearms as prohibited devices
VoteMay 18, 2023
Firearm licence ban for people with protection orders or certain domestic violence convictions
Support restricting licences for those subject to protection orders or domestic violence convictions
VoteMay 18, 2023
New offence for modifying firearm magazines to increase capacity
Support criminal penalties for modifying magazines to increase capacity
VoteMay 18, 2023
Specified sections of earlier firearms law take effect on royal assent
Support coordinated commencement to implement related firearms provisions effectively
VoteMay 18, 2023
Simultaneous bilingual publication of final federal court decisions with precedential value
Supports simultaneous bilingual publication of precedential federal decisions
VoteMay 15, 2023
Require judges to consider electronic monitoring for accused charged with violence against intimate partners
Voting Yea means supporting a legal change to require judges to consider electronic monitoring as a release condition in intimate-partner violence cases, prioritizing victim safety in bail decisions and expanding explicit factors for pre-trial release.
VoteJun 1, 2022
Judge training on domestic and sexual violence, coercive control, systemic racism and discrimination; annual reporting
Voting Yea means supporting mandatory judicial continuing education on intimate-partner violence, coercive control, sexual assault law, and related social context to improve judicial responses and fairness in such cases.
VoteJun 1, 2022
Criminal penalties to deter evasion of Underused Housing Tax
Support strengthening criminal penalties to deter and address deliberate non-compliance with new tax rules
VoteMay 4, 2022
Police referral to treatment and community programs for simple drug possession
Major shift
Previously
→Voting Yea means supporting integration of addiction services into responses to drug possession and prioritizing treatment over punishment.
Now
Voting Nay means opposing diversionary referrals to addiction services via criminal justice actors and favoring continued criminal processing.
VoteJun 20, 20252 entries
Health Canada and federal health transfers included in 2024–25 Main Estimates
Support federal appropriations to Health Canada and health transfers for 2024–25
VoteJun 13, 2024
Supplementary CIHR grants listed in federal Estimates
Voting Yea means approving additional federal funding to support health research and CIHR program commitments for the fiscal year.
VoteMar 21, 2024
MAID ineligibility for sole mental illness until March 17, 2027, with joint committee review
Voting Yea means supporting a temporary prohibition on MAiD for people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness, endorsing a precautionary approach and a parliamentary review process before potentially extending eligibility.
VoteFeb 15, 2024
Ban marketing of high-sugar, saturated-fat, or high-sodium foods to children under 13
Voting Yea means supporting new federal limits on commercial marketing of unhealthy foods to children to protect physical and mental health, reduce childhood obesity, and empower regulators to define and enforce advertising standards.
VoteOct 25, 2023
Federal health transfers and Health Canada program funding for 2023–24 effective April 1, 2023
Support federal funding to provinces for hospital and health program needs.
VoteJun 21, 2023
Federal funding for early learning and child care via provincial and Indigenous agreements
Voting Yea means supporting a federal approach that uses transfers and agreements with provinces to fund and coordinate early learning and child care services nationally.
VoteJun 19, 2023
Environmental risk assessments required for drugs
Support environmental pre‑assessment requirements before certain drug activities proceed
VoteMay 30, 2023
National framework to improve awareness of firefighting-linked cancers and access to screening and treatment
Voting Yea means supporting federal leadership to improve availability of health services related to occupational cancers for firefighters — funding/coordination for research, screening guidance, data collection, training of providers, and public awareness measures.
VoteMar 8, 2023
Application-based interim dental benefit for children under 12, Oct 2022–June 2024
Voting Yea means supporting a targeted, temporary federal intervention to reduce out-of-pocket costs and improve access to dental care for young children.
VoteOct 27, 2022
Minister-approved foreign health insurance meets requirement for long-term temporary visitors to child or grandchild
Voting Yea means supporting recognition of private health insurance purchased outside Canada for visitor visa eligibility, which may reduce pressure on provincial health plans and enable extended family visits.
VoteOct 26, 2022
CRF payments to support COVID-19 proof-of-vaccination initiatives
Support federal funding to assist proof-of-vaccination programs and related public health efforts
VoteMay 4, 2022
CIHR funding: $2,766,625 operating and $15,000,000 grants ($17,766,625) for health research
Voting Yea means supporting increased federal funding for health research and CIHR operations and grants as part of the supplementary estimates.
VoteDec 9, 2021