Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet of the 40th Parliament of Canada
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The Bloc Québécois
Shadow Cabinet
of the 40th Canadian Parliament
is listed below. http://www.blocquebecois.org/fr/Dossiers/cabinet_fantome/par_dossier.asp#pardossier Modifications were made after Paul Crête
's resignation.
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
Shadow Cabinet
Shadow Cabinet
The Shadow Cabinet is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition form an alternative cabinet to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual member of the government...
of the 40th Canadian Parliament
40th Canadian Parliament
The 40th Canadian Parliament was in session from November 18, 2008 to March 26, 2011, and was the last Parliament of the longest-running minority government in Canadian history that began with the previous Parliament. The membership of its House of Commons was determined by the results of the 2008...
is listed below. http://www.blocquebecois.org/fr/Dossiers/cabinet_fantome/par_dossier.asp#pardossier Modifications were made after Paul Crête
Paul Crête
Paul Crête is a Canadian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 until 2009, when he announced that he was moving to provincial politics....
's resignation.
Caucus officers
- Leader (Critic to the Prime Minister of CanadaPrime Minister of CanadaThe Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
): Gilles DuceppeGilles DuceppeGilles Duceppe is a Canadian politician, and proponent of the Québec sovereignty movement. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons for over 20 years and was the leader of the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois for almost 15 years. He is the son of a well-known Quebec actor, Jean...
(1997-) - House LeaderLeader of the Government in the House of Commons (Canada)The Leader of the government in the House of Commons , more commonly known as the Government House Leader, is the Cabinet minister responsible for planning and managing the government's legislative program in the Canadian House of Commons...
and Critic to the Minister responsible for Democratic Reform (Canada): Pierre PaquettePierre PaquettePierre A. Paquette is a Canadian politician.An economist, professor and former union leader, Paquette was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the Bloc Québécois in the Canadian federal election, 2000 in the riding of Joliette...
(2007-) - Deputy House LeaderHouse LeaderIn Canada, each political party with representation in the House of Commons has a House Leader who is a front bench Member of Parliament and an expert in parliamentary procedure...
: Christiane GagnonChristiane GagnonChristiane Gagnon is a Canadian politician.Gagnon was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec. A real estate agent, she was first elected in the 1993 federal election. She was the Bloc Québécois candidate in the riding of Québec . She was re-elected in the Canadian federal election, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, and...
(2008-) - Chief WhipWhipA whip is a tool traditionally used by humans to exert control over animals or other people, through pain compliance or fear of pain, although in some activities whips can be used without use of pain, such as an additional pressure aid in dressage...
: Michel GuimondMichel GuimondMichel Guimond is a Canadian politician. From 1987 to 1993 he served as a city councillor in Boischatel, Quebec. After this, he ran in the 1993 federal election for the Bloc Québécois. He was elected into the Canadian House of Commons as the member from Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans...
(2006-) - Deputy WhipWhipA whip is a tool traditionally used by humans to exert control over animals or other people, through pain compliance or fear of pain, although in some activities whips can be used without use of pain, such as an additional pressure aid in dressage...
: Claude DeBellefeuilleClaude DeBellefeuilleClaude DeBellefeuille is a former Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the riding of Beauharnois—Salaberry in Quebec, Canada....
(2008-) - Bloc Québécois Caucus ChairCaucusA caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement, especially in the United States and Canada. As the use of the term has been expanded the exact definition has come to vary among political cultures.-Origin of the term:...
: Louis PlamondonLouis PlamondonLouis Plamondon is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec and the current interim parliamentary leader of the Bloc Québécois ....
(2006-) - Chief organizer and Critic to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and CommunitiesMinister of Transport (Canada)The Minister of Transport is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's transportation regulatory and development department, Transport Canada...
: Mario LaframboiseMario LaframboiseMario Laframboise is a Canadian politician. Laframboise served as mayor of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix and Reeve of the Papineau MRC before getting into federal politics...
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Critics for Ministers or Departments
- Minister of Agriculture and Agri-FoodMinister of Agriculture (Canada)The Minister of Agriculture is a Minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada, who is responsible for overseeing several organizations including Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian Dairy Commission, Farm Credit Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, National Farm Products Council and...
: André BellavanceAndré BellavanceAndré Bellavance is a Canadian politician.Bellevance is currently a member of the Bloc Québécois in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Richmond—Arthabaska since 2004...
(2006-) - Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of WomenMinister of Canadian HeritageThe Minister of Canadian Heritage is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who heads the Department of Canadian Heritage, the federal government department responsible for Canada's Arts, Culture, Media, Communications network, and Sport....
(Canadian Heritage): Carole LavalléeCarole LavalléeCarole Lavallée is a Canadian politician.A businesswoman, communication consultant, communicator, and a journalist, Lavallée was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 2004...
(2008-) - Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of WomenMinister of Canadian HeritageThe Minister of Canadian Heritage is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who heads the Department of Canadian Heritage, the federal government department responsible for Canada's Arts, Culture, Media, Communications network, and Sport....
(Status of Women): Nicole DemersNicole DemersNicole Demers 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 Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 2004. She was the Bloc Québécois candidate in the riding of Laval...
(2008-) - Minister of Citizenship and ImmigrationMinister of Citizenship and Immigration (Canada)The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government department responsible for immigration, refugee and citizenship issues, Citizenship and Immigration Canada...
: Thierry St-CyrThierry St-CyrThierry St-Cyr is an engineer and 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 :...
(2008-) - Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of QuebecMinister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of QuebecThe 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....
: Jean-Yves RoyJean-Yves RoyJean-Yves Roy is a Canadian politician. He was a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons from the 2000 election until his resignation in 2010.-Political career:...
(2008-) - Minister of the EnvironmentMinister of the Environment (Canada)The Minister of the Environment is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's environment department, Environment Canada...
: Bernard BigrasBernard BigrasBernard Bigras is a Canadian politician.Bigras was a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2011, representing the district of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie. He is the former caucus chair of the Bloc, and is a former critic of Children and Youth, Cultural Communities, and...
(2000-) - Minister of FinanceMinister of Finance (Canada)The Minister of Finance is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible each year for presenting the federal government's budget...
: Jean-Yves LaforestJean-Yves LaforestJean-Yves Laforest is a former Canadian Member of Parliament.-Member of Parliament:He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election representing the Bloc Québécois for the riding of Saint-Maurice—Champlain...
(2008-) - Minister of Fisheries and OceansMinister of Fisheries and Oceans (Canada)The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for supervising the fishing industry and administrating all navigable waterways in the country...
: Raynald BlaisRaynald BlaisRaynald Blais is a Canadian politician. He represented the district Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Bloc Québécois....
(2006-) - Minister of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)The Minister of Foreign Affairs is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's international relations section of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada....
: Francine LalondeFrancine LalondeFrancine Lalonde is a politician on the national and provincial levels. Prior to being elected she was a lecturer, teacher and unionist...
(1999-) - Minister of HealthMinister of Health (Canada)The Minister of Health is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's health department and the enforcing the Public Health Agency of Canada, Canada Health Act, the law governing Medicare...
: Luc MaloLuc MaloLuc Malo is a Canadian politician, who was a Member of Parliament for the riding of Verchères—Les Patriotes from 2006 to 2011. He ran as a member of the Bloc Québécois in the 2006 federal election and won with approximately 57% of the vote...
(2008-) - Minister of Human Resources and Social DevelopmentMinister of Human Resources and Skills Development (Canada)The Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, the federal department that oversees programs such as Employment Insurance and Canada Student Loans...
: Yves LessardYves LessardYves Lessard is a Canadian politician. From 2001 to 2004, Lessard served as a city councillor in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec. In the Canadian federal election, 2004 he was elected into the Canadian House of Commons as the Bloc Québécois candidate in Chambly—Borduas...
(2004-) - Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern DevelopmentMinister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Canada)The Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who heads two different departments...
: Marc LemayMarc LemayMarc Lemay is a Canadian politician.A lawyer, Lemay was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 2004 as the Bloc Québécois candidate in the riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue. He defeated the Liberal candidate, Gilbert Barrette by nearly 12,000 votes...
(2006-) - Minister of IndustryMinister of Industry (Canada)The Minister of Industry is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's economic development and corporate affairs department, Industry Canada. The Minister of Industry is also the minister responsible for Statistics Canada...
: Paul CrêtePaul CrêtePaul Crête is a Canadian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 until 2009, when he announced that he was moving to provincial politics....
(2002-2009), Robert BouchardRobert BouchardRobert Bouchard is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Bloc Québécois....
(2009-) - Minister for International CooperationMinister for International Cooperation (Canada)The Minister for International Cooperation is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing Canadian international development strategy, including responsibility for the Canadian International Development Agency . The current Minister is Bev Oda.-Ministers:Key:...
: Johanne DeschampsJohanne DeschampsJohanne Deschamps is a Canadian politician. She served as a councillor in Val-Barrette, Quebec from 1994 to 2004 and was Commissioner of the school board in Pierre-Neveu, Quebec from 1998 to 2004. After that, she was elected as a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons in the...
(2008-) - Minister of International TradeMinister of International Trade (Canada)The Minister of International Trade is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet is the head of the federal government's international trade department and the provisions of treaties such as the North American Free Trade Agreement .The post was first established in 1983 as the Minister...
: Serge CardinSerge CardinSerge Cardin is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois. He represented the riding of Sherbrooke from 1998 to 2011. He is an accountant...
(2006-) - Minister of JusticeMinister of Justice (Canada)The Minister of Justice is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the Department of Justice and is also Attorney General of Canada .This cabinet position is usually reserved for someone with formal legal training...
(and Attorney General): Réal MénardRéal MénardRéal Ménard is a Canadian politician, who was a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2009. He was the second Canadian Member of Parliament to come out as gay .Ménard is a political scientist with B.A. and M.A...
(2006-) - Minister of LabourMinister of Labour (Canada)The Minister of Labour is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for setting national labour standards and federal labour dispute mechanisms...
: Luc DesnoyersLuc DesnoyersLuc Desnoyers is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Rivière-des-Mille-Îles in the 2008 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the Bloc Québécois.-External links:...
(2008-) - Minister of National DefenceMinister of National Defence (Canada)The Minister of National Defence is a Minister of the Crown; the Canadian politician within the Cabinet of Canada responsible for the Department of National Defence which oversees the Canadian Forces....
: Claude BachandClaude BachandClaude Bachand is a Quebec politician, Bachand was a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Saint-Jean from 1993 till 2011. Before that Bachand was an educator. Bachand was the National Defence critic for the Bloc.-External links:*...
(2000-) - Minister of National RevenueMinister of National Revenue (Canada)The Minister of National Revenue is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency and the administration of taxation law and collection....
: Robert CarrierRobert CarrierRobert Carrier may refer to:*Robert Carrier , chef, restaurateur and cookery writer*Robert Carrier , Canadian politician...
(2008-) - Minister of Natural ResourcesMinister of Natural Resources (Canada)The Minister of Natural Resources is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Natural Resources Canada. As of January 19, 2010, the Minister of Natural Resources is Joe Oliver.-Ministers:Key:...
: Paule BrunellePaule BrunellePaule Brunelle is a Canadian politician. She was the Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons from the riding of Trois-Rivières from 2004 to 2011. She was the Bloc critic on Intergovernmental Affairs and Industry. She is a businesswoman and an executive director.-External links:*...
(2008-) - Minister of Public SecurityMinister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (Canada)The Minister of Public Safety is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's domestic security department, Public Safety Canada...
: Serge MénardSerge MénardLt. Serge Ménard is a Quebec politician from Canada. He was a Parti Québécois Member of the National Assembly of Quebec) from 1993 to 2003 in the riding of Laval-des-Rapides, and in that time served under a number of Cabinet portfolios: Minister of Public Safety , Minister of State for the Greater...
(2006-) - Minister of Public Works and Government ServicesMinister of Public Works and Government Services (Canada)The Minister of Public Works and Government Services is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's "common service organization" , an expansive department responsible for the internal servicing and administration of the federal...
: Diane BourgeoisDiane BourgeoisDiane Bourgeois is a Canadian politician. She was a Bloc Québécois Member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding Terrebonne—Blainville from 2000 until 2011...
(2008-) - President of the Queen's Privy Council for CanadaPresident of the Queen's Privy Council for CanadaIn the Canadian cabinet, the President of The Queen's Privy Council for Canada is nominally in charge of the Privy Council Office. The President of the Privy Council also has the largely ceremonial duty of presiding over meetings of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, a body which only convenes...
and Minister of Intergovernmental AffairsMinister of Intergovernmental Affairs (Canada)The Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the federal government's relations with the governments of the provinces and territories of Canada...
: Jean DorionJean DorionJean Dorion is a Canadian politician, sociologist and a Quebec nationalist leader. He is the current President of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal , a post he held also from 1989 to 1994. He is additionally the treasurer of the affiliated Mouvement national des Québécoises et des...
(2008-) - President of the Treasury BoardPresident of the Treasury Board (Canada)The position of President of the Treasury Board was created as a ministerial position in the Canadian Cabinet in 1966 when the Treasury Board became a full-fledged department. From 1867 to 1966 the Treasury Board had been part of the Department of Finance....
: Richard NadeauRichard NadeauRichard Nadeau is a teacher and Bloc Québécois politician in Quebec, Canada.He is the Member of Parliament for the riding of Gatineau. Nadeau attended the University of Ottawa where he received degrees in history, political science and education...
(2006-) - Minister of Veterans AffairsMinister of Veterans Affairs (Canada)The Minister of Veterans Affairs is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet whose position was created in 1944. The Department of Veterans Affairs Canada was split from the Department of Pensions and National Health and was given the responsibility of administering benefits and pensions...
: Guy AndréGuy AndréGuy André was a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons from the riding of Berthier—Maskinongé....
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Special responsibilities
- Minister responsible for La FrancophonieLa FrancophonieFrancophonie is an international organization of politics and governments with French as the mother or customary language, where a significant proportion of people are francophones , or where there is a notable affiliation with the French language or culture.Formally known as the Organisation...
and Official LanguagesBilingualism in CanadaThe official languages of Canada are English and French, which "have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the Parliament and Government of Canada" according to Canada's constitution...
: Richard NadeauRichard NadeauRichard Nadeau is a teacher and Bloc Québécois politician in Quebec, Canada.He is the Member of Parliament for the riding of Gatineau. Nadeau attended the University of Ottawa where he received degrees in history, political science and education...
(2008-) - Minister for SportSport CanadaSport Canada is a branch of the Department of Canadian Heritage. Its mission is "to enhance opportunities for all Canadians to participate and excel in sport." Sport Canada develops Federal sport policy in Canada, provides funding programs in support of sport, and administers special projects...
: Pascal-Pierre PailléPascal-Pierre PailléPascal-Pierre Paillé is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Louis-Hébert in the 2008 Canadian federal election...
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Policy areas for which there is no specific minister
- Asia-Pacific: Jean DorionJean DorionJean Dorion is a Canadian politician, sociologist and a Quebec nationalist leader. He is the current President of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal , a post he held also from 1989 to 1994. He is additionally the treasurer of the affiliated Mouvement national des Québécoises et des...
(2008-) - Ethics, Access to Information and Privacy: Carole FreemanCarole FreemanCarole Freeman is a lawyer and politician in Quebec. She was a Member of Parliament representing the Bloc Québécois for the riding of Châteauguay—Saint-Constant from 2006 to 2011. Freeman first won the seat in the 2006 federal election.-External links:*...
(2008-) - Latin America and Africa: Johanne DeschampsJohanne DeschampsJohanne Deschamps is a Canadian politician. She served as a councillor in Val-Barrette, Quebec from 1994 to 2004 and was Commissioner of the school board in Pierre-Neveu, Quebec from 1998 to 2004. After that, she was elected as a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons in the...
(2006-) - Housing: Christian OuelletChristian OuelletChristian Ouellet, MP is a politician from the Canadian province of Quebec. He has represented Brome—Missisquoi in the Canadian House of Commons since 2006 as a member of the Bloc Québécois...
(2006-) - Public Accounts: Meili FailleMeili FailleMeili Faille is a Canadian politician. She was a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons, being first elected in the 2004 election in the district of Vaudreuil-Soulanges. Prior to being elected, Faille was a consultant and project coordinator...
(2008-) - Seniors: Carole FreemanCarole FreemanCarole Freeman is a lawyer and politician in Quebec. She was a Member of Parliament representing the Bloc Québécois for the riding of Châteauguay—Saint-Constant from 2006 to 2011. Freeman first won the seat in the 2006 federal election.-External links:*...
(2008-) - Youth: Nicolas DufourNicolas DufourNicolas Dufour is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Repentigny in the 2008 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the Bloc Québécois....
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See also
- Cabinet of CanadaCabinet of CanadaThe Cabinet of Canada is a body of ministers of the Crown that, along with the Canadian monarch, and within the tenets of the Westminster system, forms the government of Canada...
- Official Opposition (Canada)Official Opposition (Canada)In Canada, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition , commonly known as the Official Opposition, is usually the largest parliamentary opposition party in the House of Commons or a provincial legislative assembly that is not in government, either on its own or as part of a governing coalition...
- Shadow CabinetShadow CabinetThe Shadow Cabinet is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition form an alternative cabinet to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual member of the government...
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (Canada)Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (Canada)The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 39th Canadian parliament is listed below. Members are drawn from the Liberal Party of Canada, and most are members of their parliamentary caucus...
- New Democratic Party Shadow CabinetNew Democratic Party Shadow CabinetThis is a list of members of the New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet of the 40th Canadian parliament. Positions in the shadow cabinet were announced on November 17, 2008, and include all 37 members of the New Democratic Party caucus in the Canadian House of Commons except Joe Comartin who was...