Claude DeBellefeuille
- Born
- December 13, 1963 — Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
- Career
- Social worker
- Political Experience
- MP for Beauharnois—Salaberry from 2006 to 2011; MP for Salaberry—Suroît since 2019; Chief Bloc Québécois Whip (June 2010 – May 2011); Chief Whip in the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet (since 2021); vice chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Claude DeBellefeuille had a career in the social services and community development sectors. She worked as a social worker and later served as the general director of the Centre local de développement (CLD) du Haut-Saint-Laurent, a local economic development organization. She also worked as a political attaché in Quebec.
Key Relationships & Connections
As a long-serving and senior member of the Bloc Québécois, Claude DeBellefeuille has held the influential position of party whip under different leaders, including Gilles Duceppe and Yves-François Blanchet. In this role, she is a key member of the party's leadership team, responsible for party discipline and parliamentary strategy.
Public Controversies
In May 2021, Claude DeBellefeuille, in her role as Bloc Québécois whip, raised a point of order in the House of Commons after Liberal MP William Amos appeared naked on an internal parliamentary video feed during virtual proceedings. DeBellefeuille stated that it was necessary to remind members to be careful about their camera and attire. The incident drew significant media attention to parliamentary decorum during the era of hybrid sittings.
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Claude Debellefeuille won with 30,005 votes (43.9%)
Total votes cast: 68,314
How does Claude DeBellefeuille's voting record line up with your values?
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Mr. Speaker, I am no longer a member of my professional association of social workers, so I cannot use that title anymore. However, I had a very rewarding career as a social worker that helped me to realize that when we are helping or supporting a victim, their consent is important. It is also important to understand how the victim wants to approach the process, how they want to go about it, so
Mr. Speaker, before I begin my speech, I would like to add my voice to those of all women and the entire population of Quebec who, this week, have experienced yet another tragedy: the 10th femicide of the year in Quebec in just four months. It is incredibly sad. It is unacceptable. As we speak, 10 women have been murdered by someone close to them simply for being women. At the beginning of the
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Mr. Speaker, this being Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, my thoughts go out to my friend Marie-Andrée, who is courageously battling this disease despite the difficulties she faces. I always think of my friend Marie-Andrée when we recognize Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, because we obviously need more donations and grants to advance the research, so I want her to know I am thinking of her.
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