At the center of a controversy for a week, solidarity deputy Haroun Bouazzi will take a break and be absent from the National Assembly for a short period.
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“The last few days have been trying, especially for my family. I am going to take a few days to take care of myself and be by the side of my wife and my children,” said Mr. Bouazzi, in a publication on X.
The one who is the party’s spokesperson on the economy and innovation will therefore not question the Minister of Finance, Eric Girard, on Thursday during his economic update.
MPs Vincent Marissal and Christine Labrie will instead respond to the minister during his presentation.
Haroun Bouazzi was also absent from the National Assembly on Wednesday.
The member for Maurice-Richard has been at the heart of a controversy since last week due to comments he made during an evening organized by the Club Avenir Foundation.
“It is all the more important today as we unfortunately see – and God knows I see this in the National Assembly every day – the construction of this Other, of this Other who is North African, who is Muslim, who is Black or Indigenous, and his culture which, by definition, would be dangerous or inferior,” Mr. Bouazzi said.
The Club Avenir Foundation had also dissociated itself from these comments.
The MP has since mentioned that he “does not consider that the National Assembly and its members are racist”.
– With information from Alain Laforest/TVA Nouvelles
