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Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet Of The 40th Parliament Of Canada
The Bloc Québécois shadow cabinet of the 40th Canadian Parliament is includes caucus officers and critics of the minority party. Caucus officers * Leader (critic to the Prime Minister of Canada): Gilles Duceppe (1997-) * House leader and Critic to the Minister responsible for Democratic Reform (Canada): Pierre Paquette (2007-) * Deputy house leader: Christiane Gagnon (2008-) * Chief whip: Michel Guimond (2006-) * Deputy whip: Claude DeBellefeuille (2008-) * Bloc Québécois caucus chair: Louis Plamondon (2006-) * Chief organizer and critic to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities: Mario Laframboise (2006-) Critics for Ministers or Departments * Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food: André Bellavance (2006-) * Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women (Canadian Heritage): Carole Lavallée (2008-) * Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women (Status of Women): Nicole Demers (2008-) * Minister of Citizenship and Immigration: Thierry St-Cyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois (BQ; , "Québécois people, Quebecer Voting bloc, Bloc") is a list of federal political parties in Canada, federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty movement, Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was formed by Member of Parliament (Canada), Members of Parliament (MPs) who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative Party and Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party during the collapse of the Meech Lake Accord. Founder Lucien Bouchard was a cabinet minister in the federal Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. The Bloc seeks to create the conditions necessary for the political secession of Quebec from Canada and campaigns actively only within the province during federal elections. The party has been described as social democratic and separatist (or "sovereigntist"). The Bloc supports the Canada and the Kyoto Protocol, Kyoto Protocol, Abortion in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Agriculture (Canada)
The minister of agriculture and agri-food (french: ministre de l'agriculture et de l'agroalimentaire) is a minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada, who is responsible for overseeing several organizations including Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Canadian Dairy Commission, Farm Credit Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the National Farm Products Council and the Canadian Grain Commission. The current minister of agriculture and agri-food is Marie-Claude Bibeau. The post was established in 1995 as a successor to the minister of agriculture (french: ministre de l'agriculture), a position that existed since Canadian Confederation in 1867. List of ministers Key: See also * Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (Canada) References External links Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (Canada) {{Cabinet of Canada Canadian ministers, Agriculture Agriculture in Canada Agriculture ministers, Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Fisheries And Oceans (Canada)
The minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard () is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for supervising the fishing industry, administrating all navigable waterways in the country, and overseeing the operations of the Canadian Coast Guard and the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation. The minister is the head of the Government of Canada's marine department, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, often referred to by its older (and technical) name: the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. History There was a minister of marine and fisheries from Confederation in 1867 onwards. The role was split in two in 1930, with duties related to fisheries going to the new minister of fisheries, and all other responsibilities going to the new minister of marine, which was merged into the role of minister of transport a few years later. The minister of fisheries lasted from 1930 to 1969, at which point the post was merged with forestry to create the post of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Yves Laforest
Jean-Yves Laforest (born June 13, 1949 in Shawinigan, Quebec) is a former Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament for the riding of Saint-Maurice—Champlain from 2006 to 2011. Background Before he entered politics, Laforest was an administrator by profession. Member of Parliament He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2006 federal election representing the Bloc Québécois for the riding of Saint-Maurice—Champlain. He sat in the Bloc Québécois shadow cabinet as critic for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec. He lost his riding to the NDP in the 2011 federal election. Briefly after TQS, a Quebec-based TV network, announced that it would abolish its information services division, Laforest introduced legislation that would create a separate branch of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Finance (Canada)
The minister of finance (french: ministre des Finances) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Finance and presenting the federal government's budget each year. It is one of the most important positions in the Cabinet. Chrystia Freeland serves as the 40th and current finance minister, assuming the role in August 2020 following the resignation of Bill Morneau. She concurrently serves as the deputy prime minister of Canada. Because of the prominence and responsibility of this cabinet position, it is not uncommon for former ministers of finance to later become prime minister. Charles Tupper, R. B. Bennett, John Turner, Jean Chrétien, and Paul Martin all became prime minister after previously serving as minister of finance. Responsibilities In addition to being the head of the Department of Finance, the minister of finance is also the minister responsible for: *Bank of Canada *Canada Deposit Insurance Corpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Bigras
Bernard Bigras (born June 4, 1969) is a Canadian politician. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Bigras was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2011, representing the district of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie (formerly known as Rosemont and Rosemont—Petite-Patrie) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Geography The district includes .... He is the former caucus chair of the Bloc, and is a former critic of Children and Youth, Cultural Communities, and Citizenship and Immigration and Environment. Bigras is a former economist and political adviser. Electoral record (incomplete) External links *Bernard BigrasHow'd They Vote?: Voting history and quotes* 1969 births Bloc Québécois MPs French Quebecers Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Montreal 21st- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of The Environment (Canada)
The minister of environment and climate change (french: ministre de l'environnement et du changement climatique) is a minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada. The portfolio is responsible for the Environment and Climate Change Canada, as well as a number of other federal organizations including Parks Canada, and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. Steven Guilbeault is the current minister of environment and climate change. He was appointed to the role on October 26, 2021. The position was called the minister of the environment until 2015, when the position was given its current name upon the creation of Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, the 29th Canadian ministry. List of ministers Key: See also * International list of ministers of the environment Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Minister Of The Environment (Canada) Environment Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Yves Roy
Jean-Yves Roy (born July 21, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician. He was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada from the 2000 election until his resignation in 2010. Political career Born in Saint-Charles-Garnier, Quebec, Roy represented the districts of Matapédia—Matane until 2006 and then Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia for the following four years. Prior to being elected he was a teacher. He is the Bloc's Fisheries and Oceans critic. He was a city councillor in Pointe-au-Père, Quebec in 1981, and he was mayor from 1982 to 1986. Roy resigned from the House effective October 22, 2010 after having been largely absent from the House of Commons. He had been asked by Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe Gilles Duceppe (; born July 22, 1947) is a Canadian retired politician, proponent of the Quebec sovereignty movement and former leader of the Bloc Québécois. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for over 20 year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of The Economic Development Agency Of Canada For The Regions Of Quebec
The Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec () is the member of the Cabinet of Canada who also serves as the chief executive of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec. Prior to 2004, the portfolio was considered an add-on responsibility for a full Cabinet minister with other responsibilities, usually the Industry Minister. It was consequently termed the Minister ''responsible for'' the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec. Related regional development posts included Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Minister of the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario and Minister of Western Economic Diversification. The post was vacant since 2015, with the last minister to hold this post being Denis Lebel. The post was abolished in 2021, with the Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec portfolio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry St-Cyr
Thierry St-Cyr (born November 7, 1977) is an engineer and former Bloc Québécois politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as the Member of Parliament for Jeanne-Le Ber from 2006 to 2011. Education and career background Born in La Plaine, Quebec, he has a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering at the Université de Sherbrooke and Université de technologie de Compiègne in France as well as an International Bachelor's in science and nature in Geneva. In 1998 and 1999, worked as a management consultant with CGI in Quebec. He has also been a president and shareholder of an information technology company until 2000, when he started working for TETRA Technologies, Inc., an international oil and gas services company. In 2001, he was an associate professor of engineering at the Université de Sherbrooke. He was actively involved with the Université de Sherbrooke, serving as president, administrator and honorary member of its engineering student association, president of Le Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Citizenship And Immigration (Canada)
The minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship (french: Ministre de l'immigration, des réfugiés et de la citoyenneté) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The minister is responsible for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, which is the federal department responsible for immigration, refugee and citizenship issues in Canada. The current minister is Sean Fraser. Prior to the current position, the portfolios responsible for immigration in Canada throughout history were titled: Immigration and Colonization (1917–36), Mines and Resources (1936–50), Citizenship and Immigration (1950–66), Manpower and Immigration (1966–77), and of Employment and Immigration (1977–96). The office as it exists today was created in 1994 by the ''Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act''. As of 2 July 2013, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship portfolio inherited primary responsibility for Passport Canada and the administration of the Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Demers
Nicole Demers (January 15, 1950 — July 3, 2023) is a Canadian politician. Demers was born in Montreal, Quebec. An administrator of health services and a restaurant owner, Demers was first elected into the House of Commons of Canada in the 2004 Canadian federal election. She was the Bloc Québécois candidate in the riding of Laval Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ... and she defeated Liberal Pierre Lafleur by nearly 7,000 votes. She was the Bloc's critic to Families and Caregivers from August 6, 2004, to February 9, 2006, and Bloc's critic for Seniors until 2011. However, she was defeated in the 2011 election by NDP's José Nunez-Melo. External links * 1950 births Bloc Québécois MPs Women members of the House of Commons of Canada French Quebecers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
