• Self-introduction video

Political, parliamentary and ministerial offices

Elected as Member for Chicoutimi in the general election held on November 30, 1998

• Member of the Delegation of the National Assembly for Relations with the United States (DANREU) from March 2, 1999 to March 12, 2003
• Member of the Québec Section, France-Québec Interparliamentary Committee (CIFQ) from March 2, 1999 to March 12, 2003
• Member of the Committee on Labour and the Economy from March 4, 1999 to March 12, 2003
• Member of the Committee on Public Administration from March 4, 1999 to March 4, 2001
• Member of the Office of the National Assembly from March 24, 1999 to March 27, 2001
• Parliamentary assistant to the Minister of State for Education and Youth from March 21, 2001 to December 5, 2001
• Member of the Committee on Education from March 27, 2001 to February 7, 2002
• Parliamentary assistant to the Minister of State for Education and Employment from December 5, 2001 to January 30, 2002
• Regional delegate for the Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean region from January 30, 2002 to April 29, 2003
• Secretary of State for the Renewal of the Public Service from January 30, 2002 to April 29, 2003
• Parliamentary assistant to the Minister of State for Administration and the Public Service and Chair of the Conseil du trésor from January 30, 2002 to April 29, 2003
• Member of the Comité ministériel des affaires régionales et territoriales from February 7, 2002 to April 29, 2003
• Member of the Comité ministériel à la jeunesse from February 7, 2002 to April 29, 2003
• Member of the Comité de législation from October 30, 2002 to April 29, 2003

Reelected as Member for Chicoutimi in the general election held on April 14, 2003

• Deputy Opposition House Leader from April 29, 2003 to February 21, 2007
• Official Opposition critic for native affairs from May 1, 2003 to February 18, 2004
• Official Opposition critic for the Commission d'accès à l'information from May 1, 2003 to February 18, 2004
• Official Opposition critic for justice from May 1, 2003 to February 18, 2004
• Member of the Committee on Institutions from June 5, 2003 to November 26, 2003
• Official Opposition critic for justice and access to information from February 18, 2004 to February 21, 2007
• Member of the Select Committee on Choosing a Site for the New Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal from February 28, 2005 to March 8, 2005

Reelected as Member for Chicoutimi in the general election held on March 26, 2007

• Whip of the Second Opposition Group from April 4, 2007 to October 22, 2008
• Member of the Committee on the National Assembly from April 4, 2007 to November 5, 2008
• Second Opposition Group critic for justice from April 25, 2007 to August 7, 2008
• Substitute member of the Office of the National Assembly from May 15, 2007 to November 5, 2008
• Second Opposition Group critic for reform of democratic institutions from August 7, 2008 to November 5, 2008
• Second Opposition Group critic regarding the Chief Electoral Officer from August 7, 2008 to November 5, 2008
• Second Opposition Group critic for the electoral map from August 7, 2008 to November 5, 2008
• Second Opposition Group critic for ethics from August 7, 2008 to November 5, 2008
• House Leader of the Second Opposition Group from October 22, 2008 to November 5, 2008

Reelected as Member for Chicoutimi in the general election held on December 8, 2008

• Official Opposition House Leader since December 16, 2008
• Official Opposition critic for Reform of democratic institutions from January 9, 2009 to August 26, 2010
• Member of the Committee on the National Assembly since January 13, 2009
• Member of the Subcommittee on Parliamentary Reform since January 13, 2009
• Official Opposition critic for the reform of democratic institutions from August 27, 2010 to August 18, 2011
• Official Opposition critic for Reform of democratic institutions since August 19, 2011