• Self-introduction video

Political, parliamentary and ministerial offices

Elected as Member for Pointe-aux-Trembles in the by-election held on December 9, 1996

• Member of the Committee on Institutions from January 29, 1997 to April 10, 1997
• Mediator for the merger of the municipalities of Saint-Viateur, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Cuthbert from March 21, 1997 to June 21, 1997
• Member of the Committee on Culture from April 10, 1997 to October 28, 1998
• Member of the Committee on Public Finance from April 10, 1997 to October 28, 1998
• Substitute member of the Office of the National Assembly from April 15, 1997 to September 23, 1998
• Member of the Committee on Public Administration from May 14, 1998 to September 23, 1998
• Minister for Child and Family Welfare from September 23, 1998 to December 15, 1998
• Member of the Comité ministériel de l'éducation et de la culture from September 23, 1998 to December 15, 1998
• Member of the Comité ministériel du développement social from September 23, 1998 to December 15, 1998

Reelected as Member for Pointe-aux-Trembles in the general election held on November 30, 1998

• Minister for Child and Family Welfare from December 15, 1998 to March 8, 2001
• Member of the Comité ministériel de l'éducation et de la culture from December 15, 1998 to March 8, 2001
• Member of the Comité ministériel du développement social from December 15, 1998 to April 29, 2003
• Minister for the Elimination of Poverty and Exclusion from March 8, 2001 to April 29, 2003
• Member of the Comité ministériel de la région de Montréal from April 4, 2001 to April 29, 2003
• Member of the Comité ministériel à la jeunesse from May 30, 2001 to May 29, 2003

Reelected as Member for Pointe-aux-Trembles in the general election held on April 14, 2003

• Deputy Opposition Whip from April 29, 2003 to September 9, 2004
• Official Opposition critic for social services from May 1, 2003 to February 18, 2004
• Member of the Committee on Social Affairs from June 5, 2003 to March 25, 2004
• Official Opposition critic for citizen relations from February 18, 2004 to January 30, 2006
• Member of the Committee on Culture from March 25, 2004 to June 1, 2006
• Official Opposition critic for housing from January 30, 2006 to June 1, 2006

Elected as Member for Pointe-aux-Trembles in the by-election held on May 12, 2008

• Second Opposition Group critic for Greater Montréal from August 7, 2008 to November 5, 2008
• Chair of the Second Opposition Group caucus from August 7, 2008 to October 22, 2008
• Whip of the Second Opposition Group from October 22, 2008 to November 5, 2008

Reelected as Member for Pointe-aux-Trembles in the general election held on December 8, 2008

• Chief Official Opposition Whip since December 16, 2008
• Member of the Committee on the National Assembly since January 13, 2009
• Member of the Subcommittee on Parliamentary Reform since January 13, 2009
• Substitute member of the Office of the National Assembly since January 14, 2009
• Member of the Québec Section, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) since May 27, 2009
• Member of the Delegation of the National Assembly for Relations with the United States (DANREU) since May 27, 2009
• Member of the Delegation of the National Assembly for Relations with the French-speaking community of Belgium/Wallonia/Belgium (DANRB) since May 27, 2009
• Official Opposition critic for Greater Montréal since January 27, 2010