Serge Cormier
- Born
- 1976 — Maisonnette, New Brunswick
- Family
- Lives with his partner Isabelle Thériault, member of the Legislative Assembly and cabinet minister in New Brunswick, and also with his two daughters, and his step-son.
- Education
- Studied business administration
- Career
- Worked for the government of New Brunswick as the chief of staff to various government departments, and then as a policy analyst for Brian Gallant in both the office of the Official Opposition and of the Premier of New Brunswick. Served as an advisor to Gallant with responsibility for northern New Brunswick. Worked as a riding organizer for both the federal and provincial Liberal parties.
- Political Experience
- Elected to represent the riding of Acadie—Bathurst in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. Re-elected in the 2019 federal election.
- Notable
- His father was an inshore fisherman.
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Serge Cormier won with 32,556 votes (67.5%)
Total votes cast: 48,248
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I want to talk about the type of contamination. As you know, on the coasts, in our regions, there are a lot of cottages and houses. Some were built many years ago. They certainly have septic systems that are no longer adequate. Also, when big storms or heavy rains happen, water flows toward the coast and carries other types of contaminants, such as the ones we mentioned earlier. Given that the
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the witnesses for being with us today. I apologize to the interpreters, but clam digging is something we've been doing back home for many years. I started this activity with my grandfather and father. I do it now with my kids. For some people in my region, I can understand that it's hard to accept that, on a nice summer day, they can't engage in this activity.
I'm going to talk specifically about my region, but this could happen elsewhere. Have there been any deaths or cases of poisoning in recent years? Have people who consumed shellfish from certain regions where the test results were negative been poisoned? Have there been any deaths related to this? Do you know if there's any data on that?
Well, Mr. Chair, Mr. Morrissey just basically summarized what I was about to say. In my motion, we invite them. My colleagues, Mr. Small and Mr. Arnold, will be able to ask officials all the questions they want about the previous reports. I want to hear from people on the ground and those outfitters. I want to hear from people we don't hear from sometimes at this committee on this topic. When
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the witnesses for being with us today. I want to take the rest of my time to move a motion. It's not a surprise. The motion is on Atlantic salmon, which I put on notice a couple of weeks ago. Would you like me to read it again, Mr. Chair? I'd like to read it again, if I could. I believe the clerk has the motion on Atlantic salmon, which he can share with the
My question was this: Did we have any mortality in people, or any cases of intoxication that we know of, in an area that was open or closed? Did that happen in some regions?
Thank you.