Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
politician in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, who was elected to the
National Assembly of Quebec
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Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue is a provincial electoral district in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes large portions of the city of Rouyn-Noranda as w ...
as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. He was initially appointed Minister for Mines and Minister responsible for the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region and the Nord-du-Québec region, and then on August 20, 2016, he left the Mines portfolio and became Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks. He was defeated in the 2018 election.