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The Bloc Québécois
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 39th Canadian parliament
39th Canadian Parliament
The 39th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 3, 2006 until September 7, 2008. The membership was set by the 2006 federal election on January 23, 2006, and it has changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections...

is listed below. Its composition was announced on February 15, 2006. Modifications were made on September 12, 2006. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=c5682815-5a57-4671-8681-88895c573faf&k=23099

Portfolio	Critic
Caucus Officers
Leader (Critic for the Prime Minister of Canada Prime Minister of Canada The 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 Duceppe Gilles Duceppe Gilles 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–)
Chief Whip Whip A 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 Guimond Michel Guimond Michel 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 Whip Whip A 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...	Pauline Picard Pauline Picard Pauline Picard was a Quebec politician. She was the Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the riding of Drummond from 1993 to 2008....	(2006–)
House Leader Leader 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 for the Minister responsible for Democratic Reform	Michel Gauthier Michel Gauthier Michel Gauthier is a Québécois politician, who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 1996 to 1997. He was Leader of the Opposition during this time.- Biography :...	(1997–2007)
	Pierre Paquette Pierre Paquette Pierre 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 Leader House Leader In 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...	Monique Guay Monique Guay Monique Guay is a Quebec politician. She was the Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the riding of Rivière-du-Nord....	(2006–2008)
Bloc Québécois Caucus Chair Caucus A 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 Plamondon Louis Plamondon Louis Plamondon is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec and the current interim parliamentary leader of the Bloc Québécois ....	(2006–)
Critics for Ministers of departments
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister 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 Bellavance André Bellavance André 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 Women Minister of Canadian Heritage The 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)	Maka Kotto Maka Kotto Maka Kotto , is a provincial level politician from Quebec, Canada and a former member of the Canadian House of Commons. He is the husband of Longueuil mayor Caroline St-Hilaire. He is also a published author and has appeared in film...	(2004–2008)
Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women Minister of Canadian Heritage The 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)	Maria Mourani Maria Mourani Maria Mourani , of Lebanese origin, is the Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament in the federal riding of Ahuntsic in Canada. She was elected in the 2006 Canadian federal election and reelected in 2008 and 2011...	(2006–2008)
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Minister 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...	Meili Faille Meili Faille Meili 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...	(2004–2008)
Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec 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....	Jean-Yves Laforest Jean-Yves Laforest Jean-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...	(2006–2008)
Minister of the Environment Minister 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 Bigras Bernard Bigras Bernard 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 Finance Minister 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...	Pierre Paquette Pierre Paquette Pierre 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...	(2006–2008)
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Minister 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 Blais Raynald Blais Raynald 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 Affairs Minister 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 Lalonde Francine Lalonde Francine Lalonde is a politician on the national and provincial levels. Prior to being elected she was a lecturer, teacher and unionist...	(1999–)
Minister of Health Minister 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...	Christiane Gagnon Christiane Gagnon Christiane 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...	(2006–2008)
Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Minister 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 Lessard Yves Lessard Yves 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 Development Minister 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 Lemay Marc Lemay Marc 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 Industry Minister 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 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....	(2002–2009)
Minister for International Cooperation Minister 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:...	Caroline St-Hilaire Caroline St-Hilaire Caroline St-Hilaire is a Canadian politician, currently serving as Mayor of Longueuil under the banner of Action Longueuil as of 10 November 2009...	(2006–2008)
Minister of International Trade Minister 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 Cardin Serge Cardin Serge 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 Justice Minister 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 Ménard Réal Ménard Réal 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 Labour Minister 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...	Carole Lavallée Carole Lavallée Carole 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...	(2004–2008)
Minister of National Defence Minister 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 Bachand Claude Bachand Claude 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 Revenue Minister 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 Bouchard Robert Bouchard Robert 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....	(2004–2008)
Minister of Natural Resources Minister 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:...	Claude DeBellefeuille Claude DeBellefeuille Claude DeBellefeuille is a former Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the riding of Beauharnois—Salaberry in Quebec, Canada....	(2006–2008)
Minister of Public Safety Minister 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 Ménard Serge Ménard Lt. 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 Services Minister 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...	Jean-Yves Laforest Jean-Yves Laforest Jean-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...	(2006–2008)
President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada In 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 Affairs Minister 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...	Paule Brunelle Paule Brunelle Paule 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:*...	(2006–2008)
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Minister 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 Laframboise Mario Laframboise Mario 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...	(2006–)
President of the Treasury Board President 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 Nadeau Richard Nadeau Richard 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 Affairs Minister 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...	Gilles-A. Perron	(2006–2008)
Critics for Special Ministerial Responsibilities
Minister responsible for La Francophonie La Francophonie Francophonie 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 Languages Bilingualism in Canada The 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...	Vivian Barbot Vivian Barbot Vivian Barbot is a teacher, activist, and politician. She is a former President of the Fédération des femmes du Québec, a former Member of Parliament and currently serves as interim president of the Bloc Québécois....	(2006–2008)
Minister for Sport Sport Canada Sport 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...	Luc Malo Luc Malo Luc 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...	(2006–2008)
Critics for Policy Areas for which there is no specific minister
Asia-Pacific	Diane Bourgeois Diane Bourgeois Diane 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...	(2006–2008)
Latin America and Africa	Johanne Deschamps Johanne Deschamps Johanne 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 Ouellet Christian Ouellet Christian 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–)
Seniors	Nicole Demers Nicole Demers Nicole 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...	(2006–2008)
Youth	Thierry St-Cyr Thierry St-Cyr Thierry 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 :...	(2006–2008)

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