Lucille Collard
Lucille Collard MPP | |
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Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier | |
Assumed office February 27, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Nathalie Des Rosiers |
Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario School Trustee | |
In office December 1, 2010 – February 27, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Denis Chartrand |
Succeeded by | Warsama Abdourahman Aden |
Constituency | Zone 10 |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | Vanier, Ontario[1] |
Occupation | lawyer |
Lucille Collard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a by-election on February 27, 2020.[2] She represents the riding of Ottawa—Vanier as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.
Early life[]
In 1999, Collard completed a law degree at the University of Ottawa and pursued a public service career as a lawyer. She practised international trade law with the NAFTA Secretariat, administrative and regulatory law with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and public law as a federal government civil litigator at the Federal Court of Canada.[3]
Collard is a mother of four children and has reported education as a personal interest. In 2003, she launched a pilot francophone school with 18 students – Trille des Bois – which was officially opened in 2010. Today, 600 students attend Trille des Bois.[4]
Collard first ran for public office in 2010 and was elected as a School Trustee for the Ottawa-Vanier, Ottawa-Rockcliffe region. She was re-elected in 2014 and 2018. Following her second re-election, she was elected as Chair of the Board of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario.[5]
Legislative career[]
In early 2020, Collard won the Liberal nomination for the by-election to the provincial electoral district of Ottawa-Vanier, which was vacated by Nathalie Des Rosiers. She was elected on February 7, 2020, with 52.2% of the vote.
In the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, she serves as the Liberal opposition critic for the following ministerial portfolios:
- Ministry of the Attorney General (the provincial judiciary, criminal justice system and legal defence of the Government of Ontario)
- Ministry of the Solicitor General (law enforcement, penitentiary and correctional services)
- Office of Women's Issues
- Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks[6]
References[]
- ^ "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ Robert Benzie, "Liberals easily retain two seats in Ottawa byelections". Toronto Star, February 27, 2020.
- ^ Government of Canada, Shared Services Canada (2017-10-01). "Person Information". geds-sage.gc.ca. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Lucille Collard". Rogers TV / TV Rogers. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Blair Crawford, "Lawyer, school trustee Lucille Collard wins provincial Liberal nomination in Ottawa-Vanier". Ottawa Citizen, September 7, 2019.
- ^ "Del Duca Appoints New Critics". Ontario Liberal Party. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
- 21st-century Canadian politicians
- Living people
- Politicians from Ottawa
- Women MPPs in Ontario
- Ontario school board trustees
- Franco-Ontarian people
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians