Jean-Denis Garon
- Career
- Economist, professor at UQAM's School of Management Sciences
- Political Experience
- Elected to represent the riding of Mirabel in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election. Served as the critic of national revenue, green finance and green equalization in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet of the 44th Parliament of Canada. Elected vice chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025.
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Jean-Denis Garon won with 22,494 votes (39.9%)
Total votes cast: 56,359
C-242 Mr. Speaker, I would like to give my regard to my colleagues on this Monday morning. I am pleased to rise on behalf of the Bloc Québécois to speak to Billregarding interim release. I read the bill and examined it very closely. In short, this bill seeks to do 12 different things. Let us start with the first one. First, it is important to remember that the bill seeks to replace the principle [more]
The fact that hate speech may be perceived as enjoying greater protection because of its religious nature undermines the credibility of the legal system. Mr. Speaker, in an article in La Presse this weekend, Éric Ouellet, a member of the Barreau du Québec, wrote: The real systemic risk is not an overuse of prosecution, but rather the normalization of rhetoric that targets protected groups under [more]
That's why I asked it.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Ms. Ryan, you were introduced as one of the five people with the best knowledge of the transfer system. I have no doubt about that. I think you have that expertise, which means that you also have some knowledge of the public finances of the provinces and their fiscal situation. Would you consider Quebec's fiscal path to be sustainable today?
However, since you broached the subject, I think it's relevant. We've read the OECD report on the institution that is the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The office's work was recognized, although the OECD criticized the fact that the position was vacant, undermining the office's integrity. Why do you think a government would want to replace the Parliamentary Budget Officer, in this [more]
Thank you, Madam Chair. Ms. Ryan, I want to address one aspect that I consider quite important. I know that, at this point in your career, you still have a number of years to work with competence and integrity. However, we looked at the situation of all the former parliamentary budget officers, including Mr. Fréchette, Mr. Page and Mr. Giroux. Mr. Jacques is likely to remain in the federal [more]
Thank you.
However, does the fact that Mr. Jacques held this position, albeit on an interim basis, give him special expertise or a special role? I'm curious to know how things work when you arrive under these circumstances. How do you see this?
Thank you, Madam Chair. First off, Ms. Ryan, thank you for joining us today. I'd also like to take a few seconds to thank the outgoing Parliamentary Budget Officer, Mr. Jacques, and his entire team. We often forget the Parliamentary Budget Officer is supported by a gigantic team. Actually, it's a small team, too small a team, but it's made up of very competent people. I'd like to take a second [more]
You can indeed provide us with a written answer later. I think it's a yes or no answer. I don't think there's a right or wrong answer.
I'll ask you one last quick question, since I have only 25 seconds left. Minister of Transport While talking about the economy during question period today, thesaid we were heading towards an economic apocalypse. What do you make of that kind of language?