Madeleine Meilleur (born November 22, 1948) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Dalton McGuinty. See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. A premier is a title for the Head of government in some countries Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr MPP (born July 19, 1955, in Ottawa Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician
Meilleur was born in the small Quebec community of Kiamika. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk She is both a registered nurse and a lawyer, specializing in labour and employment law. She has served on the Ottawa-Carleton Regional District Health Council, the Champlain District Health Council, the Ottawa-Carleton Children's Aid Society and the Vanier Housing Corporation. She has also played an active role in promoting tourism to the city.
Meilleur was elected to the city of Vanier's municipal council in 1991, and also served as a council member in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (which included members from Vanier and other local municipalities). Ottawa's Vanier neighbourhood is a former municipality that ceased to exist in 2001 by becoming part of the city of Ottawa Ontario. In 2000, she became a city councillor in the newly amalgamated city of Ottawa. The Ottawa City Council ( French: Conseil municipal d'Ottawa) is the governing body of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. During her time in municipal government, Meilleur represented the council on the French-Language Services Advisory Committee. She received the United Way's Community Builder's Award in 2001 and le prix d'Excellence from the Réseau socioactif des femmes francophones in 2002. The United Way of Canada ( Centraide Canada in French) is a national Charitable organization in Canada, made up of 124 autonomous United Way and In July 2001, she was named Ottawa's deputy mayor.
In 2003, Meilleur was appointed as the Liberal Party candidate in the provincial riding of Ottawa—Vanier, after party leader Dalton McGuinty rejected the riding association's nomination process, which had included Meilleur, lawyer David Merner, and incumbent Claudette Boyer who was not a member of the party at the time. The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. For the Ottawa—Vanier federal electoral district please see Ottawa—Vanier. Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr MPP (born July 19, 1955, in Ottawa Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer and politician Claudette Boyer (born January 9, 1938 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Ottawa-Vanier has a large francophone population and is known as a safe seat for the Liberal Party, although it was initially unclear if Meilleur would face a challenge in the general election from Claudette Boyer, an Independent Liberal who had been expelled from the party after a legal infraction. Boyer ultimately decided not to run, and Meilleur was elected without difficulty. She was 54 years old at the time of the election.
The Liberal party won the election, and Meilleur was appointed Ontario Minister of Culture with responsibility for Francophone Affairs on October 23, 2003. The Ministry of Culture in the Canadian province of Ontario is responsible for the development of policies and programs and the operation of programs related to arts The Office of Francophone Affairs in the Canadian province of Ontario is responsible for the provision of government services to Franco-Ontarian citizens Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. In November 2003, Meilleur announced that provincial grants would be made available to libraries in rural communities. In April 2004, she announced the extension of demolition controls on heritage buildings. She is also known to favour the extension of official bilingualism in Ottawa and Ontario. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec
On April 5, 2006, Meilleur was promoted to Minister of Community and Social Services. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Ministry of Community and Social Services in the Canadian province of Ontario is responsible for social services such as welfare, and Disability She was easily reelected to her Ottawa—Vanier riding in the October 10, 2007 general provincial election.
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| Preceded by Stéphane Émard-Chabot (Bruyère-Strathcona Ward) |
City councillors from Rideau-Vanier Ward 2000-2003 |
Succeeded by Georges Bédard |
| Preceded by Claudette Boyer, Liberal / Independent |
MPPs from Ottawa-Vanier 2003-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Sandra Pupatello |
Ontario Minister of Community and Social Services 2006-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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