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Hugo Jobin

2026-06-09 Sitting 132 Showing 1–1 of 1

In a debate titled 'Hugo Jobin', a Bloc Québécois MP spent their entire statement talking about a giant snake statue made of painted rocks in a Baie-Comeau park. She described the snake's length and the number of rocks used, but did not explain who Hugo Jobin is or why the snake sculpture is relevant. A typical day in Parliament.

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Marilène Gill

Bloc Québécois 2:05 p.m.

“I'm filling time with a cute story.”

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Mr. Speaker, visitors strolling through the Parc des pionniers in Baie-Comeau will see a 1,150-foot-long snake winding its way across, made up of some 34,000 rocks painted by people from around the world, like a fantastical creature emerging from the nearby sea. This immense creature sprang from the genius of a young boy, Hugo Jobin. At eight years old, when leukemia was threatening his childhood, Hugo chose to bring his rock snake to life, because he decided then that he would beat not only leukemia, but also a Guinness world record. Two years later, Hugo has beaten cancer and has already beaten every possible record for love and solidarity, alongside an entire community and, of course, his parents, Mélanie and Nicolas, as well as his little sister. I want to thank Hugo for showing us that the act of creating gives us even greater strength. He is 10 years old today. The Bloc Québécois is celebrating life with him and, soon, his Guinness world record.

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