Luc Thériault
- Born
- January 31, 1960 — Montreal
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in philosophy, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1984; Masters in political philosophy, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1988; DESS in bioethics, Université de Montréal, 2002
- Career
- Taught philosophy at Collège de Maisonneuve from 1985 to 2003; coached water polo from 1979 to 1988; member of the Ethics Committee of the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital and Jeanne-Le Ber nursing home from 2000 to 2003; member of the Board of Directors of the Maisonneuve Cooperative School (Coopérative scolaire Maisonneuve) from 2001 to 2003; bureau chief for Parti Québécois in Ville-Marie, Montreal from 1999 to 2003
- Political Experience
- Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2007; elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 2015; Bloc Québécois House Leader from 2015 until 2017; party's representative on the Special Committee on Electoral Reform; critic of health, medical aid in dying and drug licensing in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet since 2021
- Notable
- Resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP on February 28, 2018, rejoined the Bloc Québécois caucus on September 17, 2018; sponsored the private member's bill An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management), Bill C-282; vice-chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics and the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Health in the 45th Canadian Parliament.
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Luc Thériault won with 27,268 votes (46.6%)
Total votes cast: 58,519
Mr. Speaker, in October 2024, during a religious speech, Adil Charkaoui called for the death of Jews in a prayer, citing religious reasons. The director of criminal and penal prosecutions was unable to move the case forward. He said that the reason was the religious exemption in the Criminal Code. What does my colleague think of that?
Mr. Speaker, in 2024, Adil Charkaoui recited a prayer in which he called for the death of Jews. Quebec's director of criminal and penal prosecutions found that it could not lay charges because of the religious exemption in the Criminal Code. Does my colleague agree with that?
So we're talking about the power to issue orders, the power to disclose information and the power to do the work yourself, without having to communicate with the RCMP. Is that correct?
When does it become public?
Earlier, you talked about paid work and unpaid work. In your practice, have you seen many cases where this situation arises?
In addition, it would provide a framework for your work or protect you from consequences with respect to certain tasks or powers that you want to have. Is that correct?
Prime Minister Would you be able to ask the person in the highest office of the government, the, to provide you with his telephone communications?
Have you been following our work on conflict of interest?