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  • His favourite word is commissioner.

Bloc MP for Trois-Rivières (Québec)

Won his last election, in 2021, with 30% of the vote.

Two days ago

Didn't vote on Vote #791 on Bill C-64 Respecting pharmacare

Didn't vote on Vote #792 on Bill C-64 Respecting pharmacare

Three days ago

Spoke in the House on Countering Foreign Interference Act Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Drummond. All those voices were rather distracting. As I was saying, the Chinese government arrested two Canadian citizens in …

Voted No on Vote #787 on Bill C-49 Amend the Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum …

Voted No on Vote #788 on Bill C-49 Amend the Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum …

Voted Yes on Vote #789 on Bill C-368 Amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)

This week

Spoke in the House on Official Languages Mr. Speaker, we will not be lectured to by the party opposite. We know the Liberals. They keep saying that we need to protect the French …

Spoke in the House on Privilege Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Battle River—Crowfoot. Today is a sad day, because we cannot help but be …

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Official Languages Mr. Speaker, that is laughable. The federal government is the worst employer in Quebec when it comes to protecting French. Coincidentally, it is the main employer ...

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Impact of Disinformation and of Misinformation on the Work of Parliamentarians The topic before us this morning is the impact of disinformation and misinformation on the work of parliamentarians. Ms. Giles and Mr. Basler, what public policy …

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Access to Documents from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's not quite the same thing, but one thing intrigues me a great deal. We have three scheduled meetings, of which this …

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Main Estimates 2024-25: Vote 1 under Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying, ... Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Commissioner, welcome back. I am always happy to hear what you have to say. I am going to address a ...

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Impact of Disinformation and of Misinformation on the Work of Parliamentarians Thank you, Mr. Chair. We regularly have before us the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, whom we trust. I find that the motion as proposed ...

Spoke in the House on Bernard Pivot Madam Speaker, it is a sad day for all lovers of the French language, because celebrated author and television host Bernard Pivot passed away yesterday. As ...

Spoke in the House on Democratic Institutions Mr. Speaker, the Hogue commission's initial report unequivocally reveals the magnitude of foreign interference in our elections. Today, the government will be introducing a bill that ...

Spoke in the House on Foreign Political Interference, Violence or Intimidation Mr. Speaker, I will keep the public interest in mind while making my remarks rather than uttering sentences in the future tense about some potential future ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Impact of Disinformation and of Misinformation on the Work of Parliamentarians Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the witnesses for being with us today. Mr. Finkelstein, I'll start with you. You said that “we're being fed ...

Spoke in the House on Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the technologies used by the federal government and its various departments, agencies and Crown corporations, notably the RCMP, the Department of National Defence ...

Spoke at the Canada-China Relations committee on Canada–People’s Republic of China Relations Thank you very much. Ms. Jeffrey, since I only have two and a half minutes, I'm going to proceed fairly quickly. After reading the report tabled ...

Two months ago

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Main Estimates 2024-25: Vote 1 under Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying, ... Yesterday, the committee received a letter from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada regarding its review of national security issues raised by the TikTok application. The ...

Spoke at the Canada-China Relations committee on Canada–People’s Republic of China Relations Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to thank the witnesses for being here with us today. Minister, you've been in the government for a long time ...