Jean-Yves Duclos
- Born
- 1965
- Education
- Undergraduate degree in economics, University of Alberta; graduate and doctoral studies in economics, London School of Economics
- Career
- Headed the economics department at Université Laval; president-elect of the Canadian Economics Association
- Political Experience
- MP for Québec Centre since 2015; Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (2015-2019); President of the Treasury Board (2019-2021); Minister of Health (2021-2023); Minister of Public Services and Procurement (2023-2025)
- Notable
- Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2014; elected 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 politics, Jean-Yves Duclos was a prominent academic. He was a professor and the Director of the Department of Economics at Université Laval. He also served as president of the Canadian Economics Association. His work focused on public economics, poverty, and social policy. According to his public disclosures to the Ethics Commissioner, Duclos has declared sources of income that include his MP and ministerial salaries, as well as rental income from properties. He has also reported holding various publicly traded securities and other investments in registered accounts like RRSPs.
Key Relationships & Connections
As a long-serving cabinet minister in the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Duclos is a key member of the Liberal Party's inner circle. He has held several senior portfolios, including Minister of Health and Minister of Public Services and Procurement, placing him in close working relationships with the Prime Minister and other senior cabinet members. Duclos maintains strong ties to the academic community in Quebec and across Canada, particularly from his time at Université Laval. He is known for his connections within economic and public policy circles, stemming from his previous career as a respected economist.
Public Controversies
As Minister of Health during the later stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jean-Yves Duclos was a central figure in the federal government's response. He publicly defended and communicated government policies that were the subject of significant public debate and controversy, including vaccine mandates for federal workers and travellers, as well as federal-provincial healthcare funding negotiations. In early 2022, he made headlines by suggesting that provincial governments might eventually make vaccination mandatory to access services. These comments sparked a national debate about the role of government in public health mandates and were criticized by some provincial premiers and opposition parties.
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Madam Speaker, I was also very pleased and very interested by the speech we just heard from someone who obviously knows and cares very much about how health care systems work and should operate. I am curious to hear his point of view on the connection between research, science and health, health data and health clinical work. Does he believe that providing better access to data to researchers,
Mr. Speaker, my colleague is right to emphasize the importance of security in data sharing. His remarks were very eloquent. We also need to recognize the importance of making the data accessible across Canada. For example, I could get sick on a trip to Edmonton. If the doctor who cares for me in Edmonton is unable to access important personal data to save my life, that is a problem for me. I
S‑5 Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise and speak to the House on Bill, the connected care for Canadians act, and on the collaborative approach that we intend to use to implement it. I would like to remind the House that the bill's objective is to establish a connected health care system, in other words, a system that provides fast, easy, reliable and secure access to health information for the
Madam Speaker, I thank our colleague for her excellent speech. I would note two useful points. First, she said that the bill's objective is noble. Second, she said that the Canadian government has to show leadership in health care across the country, including in Quebec. I would like to ask her whether she has had an opportunity in recent months to speak with researchers or experts in her
Madam Speaker, I would like to begin by congratulating my esteemed colleague, the Minister of Health, for all her leadership on this issue. I can tell her that, yes, we have been waiting a long time for this bill, but now we are truly moving in the right direction, and we are doing so quickly. The Canadian government is playing a leadership role. It is not responsible for managing hospitals, but
Mr. Speaker, that is an excellent question. Data blocking is bad for at least two groups of partners we really need to support and invest in in our health care sector. First, it is bad for researchers who complain, including in Quebec, about data inaccessibility that prevents the development of new technology and connections across health care professionals. It is obviously very bad for patients.
Mr. Speaker, I want to commend our colleague for her speech. She obviously demonstrated her deep experience and knowledge of how a modern health care system should work, including in her community. It is very clear from what she has said that she really believes in the value of health data to provide better services to Canadians in her community in particular. Does she have practical experience
Mr. Speaker, since I have to be very brief, I will thank the member for his continuous advocacy. He knows there has been progress over the years, but he also knows really well that we need more progress in order to support all provinces and territories, regardless of where Canadians live, in their ability to access and benefit from the health data that is so important to them.
Mr. Speaker, I would also like to point out that my colleague herself has also served as health minister and that she contributed to moving this program forward. I tried, to the best of my ability, to follow her example and continue to push it ahead. Indeed, the bill was nearly finished when I was in the post. Things have changed since then. Minister of Health The good news is that the newis
Madam Speaker, there seems to be some confusion in the remarks made by my colleague, for whom I have a great deal of respect. This has nothing to do with the decisions made by the Government of Quebec. What this bill aims to do is regulate the activities of organizations, including multinationals, that are unfortunately restricting access to data needed by patients and health care professionals.
Mr. Speaker, some aspects of my colleague's speech were clear, but others were not. One thing he made clear is that the Government of Canada has both the jurisdiction and the responsibility to protect our young people when it comes to social media. Less clear were his suggestions that the Canadian government could prevent the Government of Quebec from doing the same. How does the fact that the
Mr. Speaker, I just want to thank our colleague for her speech. I thank her for supporting the measures proposed by the Canadian government to protect young people and for recognizing that this is a shared responsibility. The Canadian government has a responsibility, including because social media has no borders. It is an excellent recognition of the role of the Canadian government, which must