Alexis Deschênes
- Career
- Lawyer, journalist
- Political Experience
- Candidate for the Parti Québécois in Trois-Rivières in 2014, candidate for the Parti Québécois in Bonaventure in 2022, elected Member of Parliament for Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj in 2025, elected vice chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025
- Notable
- Unseated cabinet minister Diane Lebouthillier
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Alexis Deschênes had a career in education. He worked as a teacher and later became a school principal. Public records indicate he has declared employment income from the Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque, a school service centre in Quebec.
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Diane Lebouthillier won with 21,817 votes (38.3%)
Total votes cast: 56,984
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C-9 Madam Speaker, my colleague has provided an accurate description of the turmoil and concerns that Billhas caused among the people. Does he not acknowledge that the government may have failed to explain Bill C‑9 properly, allowing the situation to escalate because of what appears to be incorrect information? What will the government do differently next time to explain its legislative
C‑9 Madam Speaker, in the drafting of Bill, some interpretive clauses were added that, in my opinion, address the concerns of my Conservative colleagues. I am going to read them, and I want my Conservative colleagues to tell me what is missing from these clauses so I can reassure them. The goal is not to prevent individuals from worshipping in accordance with the religions they wish to follow.
Mr. Speaker, I thank my riding neighbour for his speech. My colleague represents a riding on the other side of our beautiful Chaleur Bay. I want to ask him a question. He brought up remarks made yesterday in the House. I was there. It was about 11:50 p.m. He spoke on the importance of not repeating remarks that might be hurtful to others, yet by taking a few minutes of his speech to go over
Madam Speaker, I am going to ask my colleague the same question I asked earlier. I hope I get an answer by the end of the debate. C-9 Billcontains interpretive clauses specifically intended to ensure that under no circumstances are individuals prevented from practising the religion of their choice or communicating the contents of a biblical text. The following involves subsections 319(2) and
You just said that, in your opinion and that of scientists, it is useful and relevant to know whether there will be an impact on marine ecosystems.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm kind of surprised that the federal government is designating areas for offshore wind energy development in Canada before obtaining scientific advice to determine whether there will be an impact on fisheries, which are an important activity in the region. In July 2025, it stated that its goal for the designated areas on Nova Scotia's offshore was to develop a
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Ms. Williams, do you think it would be useful and relevant to investigate whether the presence of offshore wind turbines could have an impact on marine ecosystems?
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources As I understand it, in July 2025, when theannounced that he was designating the first offshore wind energy production areas, you had not been asked for your input beforehand to determine whether this was a good thing for the future of offshore fishing in Nova Scotia. Is that correct?