Gabriel Ste-Marie | |
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 Ste-Marie's official parliamentary photo | |
| Member of Parliament for Joliette | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Francine Raynault |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Other political affiliations | Québec debout (2018) |
| Residence(s) | Joliette, Quebec, Canada |
| Profession | Economist, Teacher |
Gabriel Ste-Marie MP is a Canadian politician and academic who was elected to represent the riding Joliette in the House of Commons in the 2015 election. He teaches economics at Cégep régional de Lanaudière.
Ste-Marie served as the Bloc Québécois House Leader (and its parliamentary leader as the party leader did not have a seat in parliament) from 2017 until he resigned from the position on February 25, 2018 in a dispute with party leader Martine Ouellet.[1] He, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP on February 28, 2018 citing conflicts with the leadership style of Martine Ouellet.[2] He rejoined the Bloc Québécois caucus on September 17, 2018.[3]
He is also a researcher at the Contemporary Economics Research Institute and lecturer at Université du Québec à Montréal.[4]
Since 2021 he has served as the critic of finance and the treasury board in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet.[5]
- ^ "'Differences' with Martine Ouellet led Bloc MP to resign as house leader".
- ^ Allard, Clement (28 February 2018). "Seven of 10 Bloc Quebecois MPs quit over Martine Ouellet's leadership". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "5 Bloc Québécois MPs who quit party returning to the fold". CBC News. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "" C'est maintenant que le vrai travail commence " - Gabriel Ste-Marie" (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ Lévesque, Catherine (5 October 2021). "Bloc Québécois announces shadow cabinet". Montreal Gazette.