Serge Cormier
- Born
- 1976 — Maisonnette, New Brunswick
- Family
- Lives with his partner Isabelle Thériault, member of the Legislative Assembly and cabinet minister in New Brunswick, and also with his two daughters, and his step-son.
- Education
- Studied business administration
- Career
- Worked for the government of New Brunswick as the chief of staff to various government departments, and then as a policy analyst for Brian Gallant in both the office of the Official Opposition and of the Premier of New Brunswick. Served as an advisor to Gallant with responsibility for northern New Brunswick. Worked as a riding organizer for both the federal and provincial Liberal parties.
- Political Experience
- Elected to represent the riding of Acadie—Bathurst in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. Re-elected in the 2019 federal election.
- Notable
- His father was an inshore fisherman.
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Serge Cormier won with 32,556 votes (67.5%)
Total votes cast: 48,248
Were the same amounts allocated to the contracts we have with third parties, such as Ocean Group? They can use their tugboats to help out if Coast Guard vessels are unavailable. Were all these contracts maintained when the Coast Guard was transferred to the Department of National Defence?
Thank you very much. Also, because my colleague, Mr. Small, touched on the Atlantic salmon strategy a little bit, in case he doesn't remember, I have a motion on notice regarding an important study that we need to do on Atlantic salmon, and I hope he will support it. Perhaps you could talk a little bit about the stage the strategy on Atlantic salmon is at right now, because it's urgent, as you [more]
Mr. Chair, this is debate. This is not a point of order, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have one last question for you. I know the Department of National Defence is now responsible for the Canadian Coast Guard. As you know, the Coast Guard plays a vital role in our region during snow crab season, which is about to begin. Although the Coast Guard has been transferred to the Department of National Defence, are you still in close contact with them to make [more]
Perfect. As you know, over the last few weeks, or rather the last few months, the Nova Scotia government has taken measures regarding the illegal practice of unreported lobster sale. Last week, in its latest budget, the province of New Brunswick did the same thing. If I’m not mistaken, it’s estimated that 10% to 30% of lobster sales go unreported. Did your department work with the governments [more]
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Over the course of this study, we'll probably be hearing from fishers' associations, or even from fishers themselves. You're the ones here today. Since 2022, there have been two points of view. We have your perspective and the industry's perspective. The industry people maintain that the mackerel are plentiful and that they see them everywhere when they go fishing. At the [more]
I don't want to cut you off, but have you been doing these samplings in the same places for the past 20 years?
It's irrelevant.
What is the state of the stock over there? Is it better than here, if we can purchase it from there?
Which one?
That means for fishers and harvesters in the industry, it will be difficult to get mackerel as bait from even those countries. Todd Williams: Yes. Serge Cormier: Are the tests you've done for alternative bait conclusive right now? Where are you at with that testing?