Alain Therrien Explained

Alain Therrien
Birth Date:6 July 1966
Birth Place:Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Party:Bloc Québécois
Otherparty:Parti Québécois
Residence:Saint-Constant, Quebec[1]
Office:House Leader of the Bloc Québécois
Successor:Christine Normandin
Term Start:September 21, 2021
Term End:April 28, 2025
Leader:Yves-Francois Blanchet
Riding1:La Prairie
Parliament1:Canadian
Term Start1:October 21, 2019
Term End1:March 23, 2025
Predecessor1:Jean-Claude Poissant
Successor1:Jacques Ramsay
Office2:Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sanguinet
Term Start2:September 4, 2012
Term End2:October 18, 2018
Predecessor2:Riding established
Successor2:Danielle McCann

Alain Therrien (pronounced as /fr/; born July 6, 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of La Prairie in the 2019 federal election as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Prior to entering federal politics, he served as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Sanguinet from 2012[2] to 2018 as a member of the Parti Québécois.

Career

On June 17, 2020, Therrien was called a "racist" by New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh after Therrien said no to a proposed motion to address systemic racism and discrimination in the RCMP; his position was the same as his party, which was to wait for the RCMP to conduct its own evaluation that is currently happening. Singh was subsequently removed from the House of Commons after refusing to apologize.[3]

From 2021 to 2025 he served as the Bloc Québécois House Leader and critic for democratic institutions and single tax returns in the Shadow Cabinet.[4]

In the 2025 Canadian federal election, he was unseated by Liberal candidate Jacques Ramsay.[5]

Electoral record

Provincial

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Voting Results. Elections Canada. January 23, 2021.
  2. Web site: Sanguinet échappe à François Rebello. Radio-Canada. fr. 4 September 2012.
  3. Web site: Singh stands by calling Bloc MP a racist after being removed from House. ctvnews.ca. 17 June 2020. 17 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Lévesque . Catherine . October 5, 2021 . Bloc Québécois announces shadow cabinet . Montreal Gazette.
  5. Web site: Canadienne . La Presse . 2025-04-29 . Alerte: Alain Therrien, leader à la Chambre du Bloc, défait dans La Prairie-Atateken . 2025-04-29 . L’actualité . fr-CA.
  6. Web site: General Elections: 2014, Sanguinet . electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. 28 May 2018.
  7. Web site: General Elections: 2012, Sanguinet . electionsquebec.qc.ca. Elections Quebec. 28 May 2018.