Results, Ridings and Candidates
Ottawa - Vanier
2008 Results
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View these results in the interactive map »- Michel (Mike) St-Onge
- Patrick Glémaud
- Akbar Manoussi
- Robert Taylor-Larter
- Mauril Bélanger (Incumbent)
- Christian Legeais
- Trevor Haché
Michel (Mike) St-Onge
Party: Canadian Action Party
Birthdate: Aug. 17, 1977
Age: 31
Birthplace: Sudbury, Ont.
Education: Graduated from Macdonald-Cartier high school in 1997 and attended Canadore College in North Bay, Ont., that same year, but did not complete his studies.
Career Background: Worked in the call-centre business for both big telecoms and small charities. Now works for a federal government information line, helping and talking to Canadians from around the world.
Community Activities: Volunteers with the Ottawa 9/11 truth group and is also active in Ottawa We Are Change. Was a member of the Ottawa Stop the SPP committee that organized the demonstration against the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America in Ottawa and Montebello in August 2007.
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot in the Sept. 17, 2007, byelection.
Contact information:
Telephone: 819-770-3110
Patrick Glémaud
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthplace: Haiti
Education: Has degrees in political science and law from the University of Ottawa.
Profession: Lawyer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Lenore
Children: David and Dominic
Career Background: Currently works as a senior lawyer with the federal Department of Justice. Has also served as legal counsel with Community Legal Services Ottawa and several high tech businesses in Ottawa.
Mailing address:
69 Beechwood
Ottawa, Ont.
K1M 1L8
Contact information:
Telephone: 613-234-0090
Akbar Manoussi
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Honours degree in economics and law from Tehran University in Iran. Post-graduate degrees in applied economics and management sciences/production operations management, both from University of Waterloo.
Profession: University professor
Career Background: Business management professor at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University for the past 25 years. Serves as president of Canadian Higher Education and as an educational consultant to universities and colleges in Asia and the Middle East.
Community Activities: Director general of the Iranian Scholar Association of Canada and vice-president and chair of public relations-media committee for the Ottawa Muslim Association. Sat as an advisory member of the Cultural Diversity Committee with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the National Capital Region, and an advisory member of its community outreach program for the last two years.
Electoral History
Provincial: Defeated in Ottawa-Orleans in 2007
Contact information:
Robert Taylor-Larter
Party: Independent
Birthdate: Jan. 26, 1945
Age: 63
Electoral History
Municipal: Ran for mayor of Ottawa in 2006.
Contact information:
Telephone: 613-421-2642
Mauril Bélanger
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: June 15,1955
Age: 53
Birthplace: Mattawa, Ont.
Education: BA in English literature, University of Ottawa
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Catherine
Career Background: Worked for former minister of transport, 1980 to 1984. Chief of staff for the chair of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. Also worked as a stockbroker.
Community Activities: Member of the Club Richelieu d'Ottawa and the Ottawa Life Sciences Council. In 2005, was decorated as Commandeur de l'Ordre de la Pléiade, an order of La Francophonie that recognises contributions to international friendship and cooperation. In April 2007, Hungarian President László Sólyom made him an Officer of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary in recognition of his work in support of Hungarian-Canadian relations.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in Ottawa-Vanier in a February 1995 byelection. Re-elected in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Cabinet: Official Opposition Critic for Canadian Heritage, Francophonie and Official Languages since Oct. 9, 2007. First appointed to Cabinet by Paul Martin in December 2003, serving as deputy house leader and chief government whip. After the 2004 election, was reappointed as minister responsible for Official Languages; Democratic Reform; associate minister of National Defence and deputy house leader. Took on duties as minister for Internal Trade in May 2005.
Parliamentary Secretary: To minister of Canadian Heritage, 1998 to 2000.
Committee: Co-founded and currently co-chairs the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association. Former chair of the standing committee on Official Languages. Former vice-chair of the standing committee on Canadian Heritage. Former co-chair of the joint committee on Official Languages. Former member Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities; Industry, Science and Technology; Citizenship & Immigration; Special Committee on Non-medical Use of Drugs; sub-committee on Status of Persons with Disabilities; Library of Parliament; special joint committee to amend Section 93 of Constitution Act, 1867 concerning the Quebec School System.
Caucus: Chair of Eastern Ontario caucus. Member of the prime minister's task force on urban issues, 1996 to 1997.
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Christian Legeais
Party: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
Birthdate: 1951
Birthplace: Algeria
Education: Studied history at the University of Quebec in Montreal.
Profession: Researcher
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two sons and a daughter.
Career Background: Works mainly in research and printing. Was the editor of two French newspapers in Ontario.
Community Activities: Sat on the board of directors of Action Santé Outaouais in Gatineau, Que. Also a founding member of the Network to Oppose War and Racism and spokesperson for the Justice for Mohammed Harkat committee.
Electoral History
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in Pontiac-Gatineau-Labelle in 2000, Hull-Aylmer in 2004 and Ottawa Centre in 2006.
Contact information:
Trevor Haché
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Profession: Journalist and union organizer
Career Background: Worked as a newspaper reporter for three years in southern Ontario. Former organizer with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union.
Community Activities: Sits on the board of directors and steering committee of Ecology Ottawa. Is an active member of the Action Sandy Hill Community Association as well as a supporter of the Vanier chapter of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). Is an active peace advocate with the Network to Oppose War and Racism (NOWAR-PAIX).
Mailing address:
185 McArthur Ave.
Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.
K1L 6P6
Contact information:
Telephone: 613-749-7922
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