Caroline Desbiens MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 election from Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix as a member of the Bloc Québécois.[2]

Caroline Desbiens
Caroline Desbiens on stage, France, 2013
Member of Parliament
for Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded bySylvie Boucher
Personal details
BornL'Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
ResidenceL'Isle-aux-Coudres[1]

Political career

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During the election 2019 election campaign, it was found that in 2013, Desbiens wrote on her Facebook page that the Charter of Quebec Values that was being proposed by the Parti Québécois government of the day should be supported even if it was not perfect. “Our daughters, grand-daughters and great-grand-daughters could have to wear a veil to go to the IGA for fear of going to prison in a few years,” In 2016, she praised far-right French politician Marine Le Pen for having the courage of her convictions on Facebook. “Whether one agrees or not or only partially with what Ms. Le Pen says, we need more people like her”.[3][4] She later apologized about it, expressing deep regrets.[5][6]

Since 2021 she has served as the critic of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet.[7]

Electoral record

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2021 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Caroline Desbiens 19,270 38.44 +2.09 $27,050.37
Conservative Véronique Laprise 15,969 31.85 +2.14 $25,427.63
Liberal Alexandra Bernier 10,365 20.67 –0.28 $7,031.80
New Democratic Frédéric du Verle 2,242 4.47 –1.14 $320.79
People's Jennifer Lefrançois 881 1.76 –0.30 $0.00
Green Frédéric Amyot 733 1.46 –1.22 $0.00
Free Chantal Laplante 449 0.90 $409.94
Independent Vicky Lépine 227 0.45 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,136 100.00 $115,228.60
Total rejected ballots 902 1.77 –0.12
Turnout 51,038 65.64 –1.69
Registered voters 77,752
Bloc Québécois hold Swing –0.03
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2019 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Caroline Desbiens 18,407 36.35 +17.21 $10,197.29
Conservative Sylvie Boucher 15,044 29.71 -3.82 none listed
Liberal Manon Fortin 10,608 20.95 -5.94 none listed
New Democratic Gérard Briand 2,841 5.61 -12.85 none listed
Green Richard Guertin 1,355 2.68 +0.98 $5,913.35
No affiliation Raymond Bernier 1,335 2.64 $5,886.96
People's Jean-Claude Parent 1,045 2.06 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,635 98.11
Total rejected ballots 976 1.89
Turnout 51,611 67.33
Eligible voters 76,657
Bloc Québécois gain from Conservative Swing +10.52
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Canada election: Beauport–Côte-de-Beaupré–Île d'Orléans–Charlevoix". Globalnews. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Bloc says up to Quebeckers to judge its candidates' social-media posts".
  4. ^ "Bloc leader apologizes for candidates' Islamophobic and racist social media posts | CBC News".
  5. ^ "Caroline Desbiens s'excuse pour ses propos islamophobes".
  6. ^ "Propos Anti-islam de candidats bloquistes: les excuses suffisent à Blanchet".
  7. ^ Lévesque, Catherine (October 5, 2021). "Bloc Québécois announces shadow cabinet". Montreal Gazette.
  8. ^ "Election Night Results — Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix". Elections Canada. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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