Jean Boulet (politician)
Canadian politician
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Jean Boulet MNA is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Trois-Rivières as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ). He is the current Minister of Labour.
Jean Boulet | |
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Boulet in 2023 | |
| Quebec Minister of Labour | |
| Assumed office October 18, 2018 | |
| Premier | François Legault Christine Fréchette |
| Preceded by | Dominique Vien |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Trois-Rivières | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Denis Girard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Coalition Avenir Québec |
| Relatives | Julie Boulet (sister) |
Personal life
His sister is former Quebec Liberal MNA Julie Boulet.[2]
Career
Boulet was first elected to represent Trois-Rivières in the National Assembly of Quebec in 2018. On October 18, he was chosen by Premier François Legault to serve as Minister of Labor.[3] He was reelected in the 2022 election.
2022 immigration remarks controversy
A few days before the 2022 election as CAQ Immigration and labour minister Boulet walked back from his past comments during a debate a few days before. Saying that 80% of immigrants go to Montreal, don't work, don't speak French or don't adhere to the values of Quebec.[4]
In response to the controversy, Liberal leader Dominique Anglade called for his removal as minister. Éric Duhaime, the leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec, called for Boulet to withdraw his candidacy.[5]
Electoral record
| 2022 Quebec general election: Trois-Rivières | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Jean Boulet | 18,859 | 50.81 | +9.74 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Steven Roy Cullen | 6,069 | 16.35 | -0.83 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Laurent Vézina | 5,323 | 14.34 | -1.09 | ||||
| Conservative | Karine Pépin | 4,552 | 12.26 | +10.55 | ||||
| Liberal | Adams Tekougoum | 2,056 | 5.54 | -17.3 | ||||
| Climat Québec | Éric Trottier | 148 | 0.40 | – | ||||
| L'Union fait la force | Georges Samman | 108 | 0.29 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,115 | 98.69 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 492 | 1.31 | ||||||
| Turnout | 37,607 | 68.72 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 54,728 | |||||||
| 2018 Quebec general election: Trois-Rivières | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Jean Boulet | 15,323 | 41.07 | +18.79 | ||||
| Liberal | Jean-Denis Girard | 8,522 | 22.84 | -16.32 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Valérie Delage | 6,411 | 17.18 | +8.68 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Marie-Claude Camirand | 5,758 | 15.43 | -12.96 | ||||
| Green | Adis Simidzija | 653 | 1.75 | |||||
| Conservative | Daniel Hénault | 639 | 1.71 | +0.84 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,306 | 98.04 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 744 | 1.96 | ||||||
| Turnout | 38,050 | 70.22 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 54,187 | |||||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.56 | ||||||
