Lionel Carmant is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election."Ian Lafrenière, Lionel Carmant, Gaétan Barrette, Nicole Ménard et Catherine Fournier élus". Le Courrier du Sud, October 2, 2018. He represented the electoral district of Taillon and was elected as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.
As Associate Minister for Health in October 2018, Carmant announced that the government would tighten the rules on cannabis consumption, including increasing the legal age to consume to 21 from 18."CAQ wants to hike legal age for cannabis to 21 by March, minister says". Montreal Gazette, October 24, 2018.
On October 30, 2025, Carmant resigned from his cabinet post and quit the party to sit as an independent MNA."Longtime Quebec minister Lionel Carmant steps down". CBC News, October 30, 2025. His daughter had published an editorial in Le Devoir that criticized the government's overhaul of health legislation (Bill 2), which linked physicians' compensation to performance targets and prohibited physicians from using labour pressure tactics that could interfere with access to care. On 1 April 2026, Carmant rejoined the CAQ caucus after endorsing Christine Fréchette in the 2026 Coalition Avenir Québec leadership election. He returned to cabinet that month. He did not seek re-election in the 2026 general election.
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