Front commun des personnes assistées sociales du Québec

The Front commun des personnes assistées sociales du Québec is an activist organization in the Canadian province of Quebec, established in 1974.[1] Its purpose is to represent the interests of Quebec residents receiving social assistance.

Prominent figures
  • Fernande Brosseau (coordinator, late 1980s). Brosseau worked with Françoise David against strict social security reforms introduced by the government of Robert Bourassa in 1988.[2] In October of that year, she helped organize a demonstration by four thousand people in Montreal.[3] 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.[4] She was particularly focused on women's issues in relation to poverty.[5]
  • Jean-Yves Desgagnés (coordinator, early 1990s and 1996-2004)
  • Claudette Champagne (coordinator, mid-1990s)
  • Éric Bondo (coordinator, mid-2000s)
  • Thérèse Spénard

References
  1. François Berger, "Les "BS" n'arrivent pas à se défaire de leur étiquette," La Presse, 21 July 1990, A1.
  2. Huguette Roberge, "Haro sur la réforme de l'aide sociale," La Presse, 29 September 1988, A12.
  3. Lia Levesque, "Manifestation à Montréal contre la réforme de l'aide sociale," La Presse, 15 October 1988, A14.
  4. Michelle Lalonde, "Quebec probes abuse of welfare drug plan," Globe and Mail, 4 August 1989, A1.
  5. 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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