Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault
- Born
- June 11, 1994 — Kedgwick, New Brunswick
- Family
- Widowed, wife Stéphanie Bacher (deceased)
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in political science from the Université de Moncton; Master's degree in Canadian Politics from the University of Ottawa; Doctoral studies at the University of Ottawa (thesis in progress)
- Career
- Research associate at the Sociopol research firm; Columnist for Francopresse; Political commentator on FM Route 17 radio
- Political Experience
- Municipal councillor for Kedgwick (2021-2025); Elected Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche (2025)
- Notable
- Leading figure in New Brunswick's protest movement against the Employment Insurance reform; Co-wrote a book on the history of Kedgwick; Involved in the protection and promotion of the French language and Acadian culture; President of a local branch of the Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick
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Total votes cast: 41,178
C-8 Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her remarks and acknowledge her expertise and work on cybersecurity issues. Cybersecurity is a matter of national security, and our government has a responsibility to protect Canadians from all the growing cyber-threats. With Bill, we are taking concrete steps to protect our telecommunications infrastructure and other critical sectors. I [more]
Mr. Speaker, accelerating housing construction is key to improving affordability. That is why Build Canada Homes is working with partners across the country to launch new projects. Last week, I had the great pleasure of participating in an announcement with my colleagues to deliver some very good news to New Brunswickers. Can the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure update the House on this [more]
Thank you. Do I have any time left, Madam Chair?
Mr. Chan, you mentioned that your research has been supported by federal programs. Do you have any suggestions for improving existing accountability mechanisms, based on your experience?
All I wanted to say is that, on our side, we're prepared to support Mr. Beaulieu's motion. That means it could be adopted unanimously.
Do you have any examples of what such criteria might look like and how they could be better included?
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank my colleague Mr. Villeneuve for the motion. First, I too would like to offer my condolences to the families of the victims of this accident. Second, as mentioned, in a video posted yesterday on social media, the CEO of Air Canada presented a message in a pre-recorded video using English only, even though francophones were affected by the incident. [more]
I would like to quickly move an amendment. In the first paragraph, the words “and passengers” should be removed.
We know that the current governance frameworks include ministerial oversight, public reports, program evaluations and various mechanisms in place when a researcher receives funding. The motion before us is broad and focuses on the hypothetical creation of an independent body that would be responsible for monitoring, analysis, accountability and federal science policy. If I understood you [more]
In that regard, you've already mentioned a number of avenues. Are there any avenues that you haven't had the opportunity to present to us so far and that you would like us to explore in our work?
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I'd like to thank the three witnesses for their testimony. Ms. Morin, first of all, why is it important to consider the social sciences and humanities perspective in our work on the governance and accountability of federal science policy and institutions? How does that perspective differ from that of other disciplines? Do you have any specific points or factors [more]
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I believe that when a minister appears, we can ask them questions on all topics, so I don't think we necessarily have to expand the motion.