44th · 45th · Sitting

Joël Lightbound

Lib

Louis-Hébert·Quebec·Minister

Kept rate

70 %

14 kept · 6 broke

Floor

80 yea

21 nay · 6 no vote

With caucus

89 %

Descriptive tally. Not the kept test.

Sourced pledges

  • Energy & climate·ran nay
    I broke with my own caucus on the carbon-tax hike. I will not pretend the politics changed the math for households.

    December 2023 press conference

  • Immigration & borders·ran yea
    Quebec and Canada need a pause that is real, not a talking point.

    2024–2025 interviews

  • Crime & bail·ran yea
    Bail has to change for repeat violent crime. I said so before it was fashionable.

    Quebec coverage

Campaign ticket · 2025

The national platform they ran on. A personal quote above is the scoring test; the ticket is context. They sat both Parliaments — the 2021 ticket and the 2025 ticket are both on file.

  • Energy & climate·ran yeaoverridden

    Day one, cancel the consumer carbon tax — and legislate it so it cannot creep back.

    Liberal platform 2025, Canada Strong

  • Housing & cost of living·ran yea

    Build Canada Homes will be a federal developer on public land. Double housing starts.

    Liberal platform 2025

  • Immigration & borders·ran yeaoverridden

    Hold the cap until Canada has the capacity to receive more people.

    Liberal platform 2025

  • Taxes·ran yea

    Cut the lowest personal-income-tax bracket. GST off first-time new homes under $1 million.

    Liberal platform 2025

  • Defence·ran yea

    Rebuild the Forces, NORAD and the Arctic. Sovereignty is not a slogan.

    Liberal platform 2025

  • Crime & bail·ran yeaoverridden

    Targeted bail changes for repeat violent crime. Safe streets without a slogan bill.

    Liberal platform 2025

  • Digital & speech·ran yea

    Keep the streaming and news rules. A hate bill the courts can actually read.

    Liberal platform 2025

  • Firearms·ran nay

    Keep the assault-style ban. We will not unwind C-21.

    Liberal platform 2025

  • Health care·ran yea

    Keep dental and pharmacare. More doctors, not extra-billing.

    Liberal platform 2025

  • China·ran yea

    Inquiry follow-through, a foreign-influence registry, and friend-shored minerals.

    Liberal platform 2025

  • Elections·ran yea

    Close foreign-money and deepfake holes without voter-ID theatre.

    Liberal platform 2025

  • Indigenous·ran yea

    Keep UNDRIP in statute. Partner on corridors; do not skip consent.

    Liberal platform 2025

Committees

Ethics file

Public summary · 2025 · Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner — public summary (reconstructed categories)

  • Residence

    Principal residence in Quebec. Exempt from the public asset list; existence is still on the summary.

  • Securities

    Registered accounts (RRSP / TFSA) in widely held funds. Issuers are not named in the public summary.

  • Pension

    MP pension accrual; some members also list a prior private-sector plan.

  • Recusal

    Cabinet recusals on files touching previously disclosed interests, filed with the Commissioner.

The public Ethics Commissioner summary names categories, not dollar amounts. This card reconstructs those categories from the riding, the role, and the public filing pattern — it is not the confidential annex.

All ethics files

Key votes they sat

20 pledged key votes in this catalog. Missed votes do not move the rate.