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  • His favourite word is witnesses.

Liberal MP for Madawaska—Restigouche (New Brunswick)

Won his last election, in 2021, with 55% of the vote.

Three days ago

Voted No on Vote #481 Opposition Motion (Carbon tax on farmers, First Nations and families)

Voted Yes on Vote #482 Concurrence in an opposed item (Opposed Vote No. 1)

Voted Yes on Vote #483 Concurrence in an opposed item (Opposed Vote No. 2)

Voted Yes on Vote #484 Concurrence in an opposed item (Opposed Vote No. 3)

Voted Yes on Vote #485 Concurrence in an opposed item (Opposed Vote No. 4)

This week

Spoke in the House on Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the third report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages entitled “Adaptation of CBC/Radio-Canada’s ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Emergency Preparedness Mr. Speaker, this perfectly illustrates my point. Parliamentary language has changed here. Some of our colleagues have started being rude, showing no manners, and bullying. That ...

Spoke in the House on Tourism Industry Mr. Speaker, whether we are talking about my beautiful region of Madawaska or about Restigouche or elsewhere in the country, Canadian tourism companies are flourishing and ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Medical Assistance in Dying committee on Committee Business and Follow-up on Recommendation 13 of the Second Report of ... Good evening. Welcome to this meeting of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying. I would like to welcome members of the committee and ...

Spoke in the House on Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, while remaining focused on the fight against climate change and recognizing the unequal impact this fight can have on rural communities, our government has ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Canadian Coast Guard Mr. Speaker, the government has spent the past few years repairing the damage caused by the Conservative budget cuts to the Canadian Coast Guard, cuts that ...

Spoke in the House on Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023 Mr. Speaker, I always find it interesting to see agreements Canada reaches with other international partners. The special context of this agreement with Ukraine, which will ...

Spoke in the House on Canadian Heritage Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Acadian community of New Brunswick and proud member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche, I am pleased to have participated in ...

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Increased Francophone Immigration to Canada I now call the meeting to order. Welcome to the 68th meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages. Pursuant to Standing Order ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Increased Francophone Immigration to Canada I call the meeting to order. Welcome to meeting number 66 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3) ...

More than three months ago

Spoke in the House on Constitution Act, 1867 moved for leave to introduce Bill C-347, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (oath of office). Madam Speaker, today, I am pleased to introduce, ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-347 An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (oath of office)

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Increased Francophone Immigration to Canada and Annual Report 2022-23 of the Commissioner ... I call the meeting to order. Before I begin, I'd like to point out that yesterday, as you know, the Senate passed Bill C‑13 by a ...

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Increased Francophone Immigration to Canada Ms. Ashton, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but your time is up and there's not much time left before we have to move on to Mr. ...

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Increased Francophone Immigration to Canada We will now begin the public part of the meeting. Welcome to meeting number 62 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages. Pursuant ...

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Bill C-13 I call this meeting to order, so I ask for some calmness and discipline. Welcome to meeting number 55 of the House of Commons Standing Committee ...

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Bill C-13 Welcome to meeting number 56 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages. I want to let the committee members know that all members ...