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Honoré-Mercier
2008 Results
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View these results in the interactive map »Gerard Labelle
Party: Bloc Québécois
Education: BA, Collège de Saint-Boniface, University of Manitoba; Master of public administration, University of Moncton; MBA, University of Moncton; studied political science at the Laval University
Profession: Business consultant
Career Background: Consultant with Impact Graphics Inc., 2005-present. General manager with Services P. Campbell, 2002-present. Import-export coordinator with Lamko, 2003-present. Founder, president and general manager of Les boîtes Eurobox Inc., 1995-2002. Founder, president and general manager of Imprimerie Campbell Inc., 1990-2002. Sales representative with Les formules d'affaires Informco Inc., 1986-1990.
Community Activities: Internal vice-president, AEUCSB (the student association at Collège de Saint-Boniface), 1975. Radio host, CKSB/Radio-Canada, Manitoba, 1977. Vice-president of the MBA association, Université de Moncton, 1984. Chairman of the Association Québec-Île Maurice (a group working to integrate people immigrating to Quebec), from 1994 to 1998. Member of the executive committee of the Club Rotary du Vieux-Montréal, 1998. Chairman of the fundraising campaign for the Association Québec-Îles Maurice, 1999. Executive member and master of ceremonies for the annual fundraising gala for the Club Rotary du Vieux-Montréal, from 2002 to 2003. Member of the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in Honoré-Mercier in the 2006 general election.
Rodrigo Alfaro
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: Studied at the École nationale d’aéoronautique and the École polytechnique de Montréal.
Profession: Manager in the aeronautics sector
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Erika Enriquez
Children: Three - Jacob, Paulina and Rachel
Career Background: Manager of the quality operations group for Pratt & Whitney Canada.
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-312-4402
Gaetan Bérard
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthplace: Montreal
Education: Earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Quebec in Montreal and a diploma in public relations from the University of Montreal.
Profession: Businessman
Career Background: Works at Techno POS, a company based in Montreal. He previously owned two homeopathic pharmacies when he lived in Mexico for four years.
Community Activities: Sat on the board of directors of a Mexican folk dance group in Montreal. Was also involved in the 2002 World Youth Day, an annual international youth festival held in Sydney, Australia.
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-494-2608
Pablo Rodriguez
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: June 21, 1967
Age: 40
Birthplace: San Miguel, Argentina
Education: Graduated in business administration from the University of Sherbrooke.
Profession: Businessman
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Roxane
Children: One daughter - Béatrice
Career Background: Began his career in 1989 as a management consultant for the university's business enterprise centre. In 1991, he joined Club 2/3 Inc. as the director of international projects, where he was in charge of administering and evaluating development projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, a role that led to regular invitations as a speaker, both in Canada and abroad. From 1996 to 2003 was vice-president and a partner at GGA Communications, with assignments both in Canada and abroad. From October 2003 until his election in 2004, he has been operating his own business as a consultant in strategic communications.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in this riding in the 2004 general election. Re-elected in 2006.
Political History
Committee: Vice-chair of the committee on official languages. Member of the committees on public accounts, and on the environment and sustainable development.
Caucus: Member of the LIberal caucus.
Mailing address:
8600 rue Maurice-Duplessis
Montreal, Que.
H1E 3E1
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-764-8612
François Pilon
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthdate: 1958
Age: 48
Birthplace: Laval, Que.
Education: Architectural design
Community Activities: Since 1989 has held several positions in the union representing blue collars employees of the City of Laval, including the vice-presidency since 1998. Founding member and vice-president of the Association des Pilon d'Amérique, an organization dedicated to the study of genealogy.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in Honoré-Mercier in the 2004 and 2006 general elections.
Contact information:
Telephone: 514-494-9973
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