▁Beau har no is . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Trans it ▁Corporation ▁to ▁invest ▁in ▁sub urban ▁comm uter ▁trains ▁rather ▁than ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁bridge ▁between ▁L aval ▁and ▁Montreal . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Bre ton ▁called ▁on ▁Canadian ▁environment ▁minister ▁John ▁B air d ▁to ▁res ign ▁over ▁the ▁Stephen ▁Har per ▁government ' s ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁Ky oto ▁Acc ord . ▁Bre ton ▁described ▁B air d ▁as ▁" ne ither ▁compet ent ▁nor ▁willing ▁to ▁carry ▁in ▁a ▁serious , ▁non - part isan ▁manner , ▁the ▁heavy ▁bur den ▁of ▁the ▁environment ▁port folio ." ▁ ▁Bre ton ▁spoke ▁against ▁Quebec ' s ▁plans ▁for ▁sh ale ▁gas ▁expl oration ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Daniel ▁Bre ton ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁as ▁environment ▁minister ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁months ▁after ▁taking ▁office . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁election . ▁ ▁Political ▁activ ism ▁Bre ton ▁helped ▁re - launch ▁the ▁d orm ant ▁Green ▁Party ▁of ▁Quebec ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Quebec ▁general ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁party ' s ▁candidate ▁in ▁Hoch el aga - M ais onne uve . ▁He ▁finished ▁sixth ▁against ▁Parti ▁Qu éb é co is ▁inc umb ent ▁Louise ▁H arel . ▁Bre ton ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁of