Bourque was named Chairman of the Select Committee on Cannabis, pursuant to Motion 31 of the 3rd session of the 58th New Brunswick Legislature.[2]
Bourque was re-elected in the 2018 and 2020 provincial elections.
As of September 8, 2024, he serves as the Official Opposition critic for Education and Early Childhood Development, as well as for la Francophonie and the Official Languages Act.