Élisabeth Brière

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The Honourable
Élisabeth Brière
PC MP
Minister of Veterans Affairs
In office
March 14, 2025 – May 13, 2025
Prime MinisterMark Carney
Preceded byDarren Fisher
Succeeded byJill McKnight
Minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency[a]
In office
December 20, 2024 – May 13, 2025
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Mark Carney
Preceded byMarie-Claude Bibeau
Succeeded byFrançois-Philippe Champagne
Member of Parliament
for Sherbrooke
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byPierre-Luc Dusseault
Personal details
Born1967 or 1968 (age 57–58)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
PartyLiberal
Children3
Residence(s)Sherbrooke, Quebec

Élisabeth Brière (French pronunciation: [elizabɛt bʁiɛʁ]; born 1967 or 1968) is a Canadian politician and notary who has served as the member of Parliament in for the riding of Sherbrooke since 2019 as a member of the Liberal Party. She served as Minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency from December 2024 to May 2025 and as Minister of Veterans Affairs from March to May, 2025.

Background

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Brière was born in 1967 or 1968 in Quebec City, Quebec.[1] She completed a Bachelor of Laws at the Université de Sherbrooke and obtained a diploma in notarial law in 1991, as well as a certificate in business administration in 1993.[2]

Before entering politics, Brière worked as a notary for nearly 30 years.[3] She also lectured at the Université de Sherbrooke[2] and served as the president of Maison Aube-Lumière, a palliative care residence.[4]

Political career

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In August 2019, Brière was confirmed as the Liberal Party's candidate for the riding of Sherbrooke in advance of the 2019 federal election.[4] On October 21, she unseated NDP incumbent Pierre-Luc Dusseault.[5] She was the first woman elected in the riding and the first Liberal elected since Irénée Pelletier in 1984.[4]

Brière was re-elected in the 2021 and 2025 elections. She was appointed Minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency in December 2024 and Minister of Veterans Affairs in March 2025, a week before the election was called. She was dropped from cabinet in May 2025.[6][7]

Personal life

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Brière is married and has three sons.[3]

Electoral record

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2025 Canadian federal election: Sherbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Élisabeth Brière 31,249 51.29 +13.75
Bloc Québécois Pierre-Étienne Rouillard 16,224 26.63 –2.38
Conservative Esteban Méndez-Hord 7,983 13.10 +0.27
New Democratic Jean-Pierre Fortier 3,516 5.77 –8.16
Green Kevin McKenna 1,383 2.27 –0.60
People's Alexandre Lépine 576 0.95 –1.52
Total valid votes/expense limit 60,931 98.63
Total rejected ballots 845 1.37 -0.90
Turnout 61,776 67.80 +2.65
Eligible voters 91,110
Liberal notional hold Swing +8.07
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
2021 Canadian federal election: Sherbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Élisabeth Brière 21,830 37.5 +8.2 $49,489.03
Bloc Québécois Ensaf Haidar 16,848 29.0 +3.1 $32,613.67
New Democratic Marika Lalime 8,107 13.9 -14.4 $5,314.88
Conservative Andrea Winters 7,490 12.9 +2.3 $8,864.11
Green Marie-Clarisse Berger 1,670 2.9 -1.6 $0.00
People's Marcela Niculescu 1,453 2.5 – $0.00
Free Maxime Boivin 787 1.4 – $2.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 58,185 97.7 – $119,070.42
Total rejected ballots 1,355 2.3
Turnout 59,540 65.6
Eligible voters 90,743
Liberal hold Swing +2.6
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2019 Canadian federal election: Sherbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Élisabeth Brière 17,490 29.3 -0.5 $41,211.61
New Democratic Pierre-Luc Dusseault 16,881 28.3 -9.0 $34,349.81
Bloc Québécois Claude Forgues 15,470 25.9 +5.4
Conservative Dany Sévigny 6,362 10.6 +1.2
Green Mathieu Morin 2,716 4.5 +3.3 $1,651.14
Independent Edwin Moreno 471 0.8
Rhinoceros Steve Côté 219 0.4
No affiliation Hubert Richard 117 0.2
Total valid votes/expense limit 59,726 100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,003
Turnout 60,729 68.3
Eligible voters 88,936
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +4.25
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]

Notes

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  1. ^ Position titled Minister of National Revenue until March 14, 2025

References

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  1. ^ "Au-delà des pancartes : découvrez les candidats de Sherbrooke" [Beyond the signs: discover the Sherbrooke candidates]. Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). October 8, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Galarneau, Mathieu (October 18, 2019). "Voici les avocats libéraux!" [Meet the Liberal lawyers!]. Droit-Inc.com (in Canadian French). Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "À propos de Élisabeth Brière" [About Élisabeth Brière]. Archived from the original on August 8, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Brochu, Tommy (August 20, 2019). "Élisabeth Brière confiante" [Élisabeth Brière Confident]. La Tribune (in Canadian French). Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  5. ^ "2019 Canada election results: Sherbrooke". Global News. October 22, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  6. ^ Lyonnais, Marie-Claude (April 28, 2025). "La libérale Élisabeth Brière réélue pour une troisième fois à Sherbrooke" [Liberal Élisabeth Brière re-elected for a third time in Sherbrooke]. Radio Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  7. ^ Lévesque, Catherine; Nardi, Christopher (May 13, 2025). "Anand moves to foreign affairs, Guilbeault stays and Wilkinson is out in new Carney cabinet". National Post. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  8. ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  9. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  11. ^ Elections Canada. "Election Night Results". enr.elections.ca. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
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