Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet of the 40th Parliament of Canada explained

The Bloc Québécois shadow cabinet of the 40th Canadian Parliament is includes caucus officers and critics of the minority party.

Caucus officers

Leader (critic to the Prime Minister of Canada): Gilles Duceppe (1997-)
House leader and Critic to the Minister responsible for Democratic Reform (Canada): Pierre Paquette (2007-)
Deputy house leader: Christiane Gagnon (2008-)
Chief whip: Michel Guimond (2006-)
Deputy whip: Claude DeBellefeuille (2008-)
Bloc Québécois caucus chair: Louis Plamondon (2006-)
Chief organizer and critic to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities: Mario Laframboise (2006-)

Critics for Ministers or Departments

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food: André Bellavance (2006-)
Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women (Canadian Heritage): Carole Lavallée (2008-)
Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women (Status of Women): Nicole Demers (2008-)
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration: Thierry St-Cyr (2008-)
Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec: Jean-Yves Roy (2008-)
Minister of the Environment: Bernard Bigras (2000-)
Minister of Finance: Jean-Yves Laforest (2008-)
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans: Raynald Blais (2006-)
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Francine Lalonde (1999-)
Minister of Health: Luc Malo (2008-)
Minister of Human Resources and Social Development: Yves Lessard (2004-)
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development: Marc Lemay (2006-)
Minister of Industry: Paul Crête (2002-2009), Robert Bouchard (2009-)
Minister for International Cooperation: Johanne Deschamps (2008-)
Minister of International Trade: Serge Cardin (2006-)
Minister of Justice (and Attorney General): Réal Ménard (2006-)
Minister of Labour: Luc Desnoyers (2008-)
Minister of National Defence: Claude Bachand (2000-)
Minister of National Revenue: Robert Carrier (2008-)
Minister of Natural Resources: Paule Brunelle (2008-)
Minister of Public Security: Serge Ménard (2006-)
Minister of Public Works and Government Services: Diane Bourgeois (2008-)
President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs: Jean Dorion (2008-)
President of the Treasury Board: Richard Nadeau (2006-)
Minister of Veterans Affairs: Guy André (2008-)

Special responsibilities

Minister responsible for La Francophonie and Official languages: Richard Nadeau (2008-)
Minister for Sport: Pascal-Pierre Paillé (2008-)

Policy areas for which there is no specific minister

Asia-Pacific: Jean Dorion (2008-)
Ethics, Access to Information and Privacy: Carole Freeman (2008-)
Latin America and Africa: Johanne Deschamps (2006-)
Housing: Christian Ouellet (2006-)
Public Accounts: Meili Faille (2008-)
Seniors: Carole Freeman (2008-)
Youth: Nicolas Dufour (2008-)

See also