Sébastien Lemire
- Political Experience
- Elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 2019 for Abitibi—Témiscamingue. Critic of industry, regional high-speed internet and entrepreneurship in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet (2021). Vice chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs and the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts (2025).
- Notable
- Admitted to taking a photo of a naked Will Amos on a Zoom call and offered an apology in the House of Commons to that MP (2021).
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Sébastien Lemire won with 24,774 votes (49.4%)
Total votes cast: 50,115
Madam Speaker, I want to sincerely thank the member for Richmond—Arthabaska for his leadership on this issue. He has been raising it in the House for weeks and giving specific examples from his riding. Let us talk numbers. The government is bragging about the fact that there were 85,000 cases but now there are 69,000 or even 63,000. That is the number we were given this morning. Should we be [more]
Madam Speaker, I did so right off the top. Once again, the member for Winnipeg North is being selective about what parts of this debate he listens to. The issue is the federal government's ongoing difficulty determining up-front costs. There are cost overruns. I could point to other software systems, such as the Canada Border Services Agency's assessment and revenue management system, or CARM. [more]
Madam Speaker, to be honest, I suspect that the government still thinks it can pull a fast one on us. With that in mind, I think that the parliamentary secretary is once again putting himself in the minister's shoes and saying that Cúram is worth celebrating. The problem is clear: The federal government does not have the necessary expertise. According to an article in La Presse, a public servant [more]
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Shefford for her being so compassionate, for providing accurate information regarding the 85,000 affected seniors and for calling for answers and accountability from this government. Speaking of government accountability, this morning, at a meeting of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with [more]
Mr. Speaker, I move that the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Monday, March 23, be concurred in. Richmond—Arthabaska First, I want to say that I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for, whose co-operation on this issue has been invaluable. The motion we are debating is as follows: That the committee report to the House to request that the [more]
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Richmond—Arthabaska for his wise words. This member has special expertise because he served in the Quebec National Assembly, where IT cost overruns are taken seriously. When there were cost overruns of $500 million for SAAQclic, an inquiry was conducted. The Quebec government took that situation seriously. Heads rolled and the Government of Quebec learned [more]
Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded division.
Madam Speaker, my colleague from Lac-Saint-Jean put his finger on something absolutely crucial. How was this managed internally? What instructions were public servants given? Were they given proper training in a timely manner? Were they given clear and accurate information? There were cost overruns. The deputy minister told us today that about 5% of cases had errors. What is happening with the [more]
Madam Speaker, honestly, as I listen to what the member for Winnipeg North is saying, I get the impression that everyone is to blame except the Liberals. It is the fault of seniors that they are not receiving their benefits. It is the civil servants’ fault for not implementing the program properly, because the instructions were so clear. To me, there is a problem. I heard something interesting [more]
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very insightful remarks. It is refreshing to hear someone talk about transparency and accountability in the House. Prime Minister The Cúram software was known to have glitches. Five countries have adopted the Cúram system and experienced significant glitches. Australia has been dealing with Cúram glitches for 20 years. The same goes for Ontario. In [more]
The Bloc Québécois won't be supporting the amendment.
I think it's more assertive than clear, but we can live with that. si une information est exclue I also think the French version should instead say “”, because it's on a case-by-case basis when it comes to businesses. I'd put it more in singular. Every time a business is excluded, we want to know why, and the justification is one of the three factors mentioned. I'm not an expert, so if the [more]
We're meeting in public, but I'll still take the opportunity to intervene. Mr. Deltell, when you're speaking nonsense, we have to correct you. Parliamentary Secretary Leitão is the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Industry, not the Minister of Finance. That's just a friendly correction. Regarding the minister's accountability, we support inviting the minister responsible.