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