Mona N. Fortier[4] PC MP (born August 26, 1972)[1][2][3] is a Canadian politician who previously served as the President of the Treasury Board from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, Fortier has represented the electoral district of Ottawa—Vanier since winning the 3 April 2017 by-election. She previously served as the associate minister of finance and minister of middle class prosperity. Prior to her election, Fortier worked as Chief Director of Communications and Market Development for La Cité Collégiale in Ottawa.[6]
Mona Fortier | |
|---|---|
| President of the Treasury Board | |
| In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Jean-Yves Duclos |
| Succeeded by | Anita Anand |
| Minister of Middle Class Prosperity Associate Minister of Finance | |
| In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Randy Boissonault (Associate Minister of Finance) |
| Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier | |
| Assumed office April 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mauril Bélanger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 26, 1972[1][2][3] Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Beacon Hill South,[4] Ottawa[5] |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa |
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Ottawa—Vanier | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mona Fortier | 28,462 | 49.0 | -2.2 | $92,344.95 | |||
| New Democratic | Lyse-Pascale Inamuco | 13,703 | 23.6 | +2.4 | $38,377.14 | |||
| Conservative | Heidi Jensen | 11,611 | 20.0 | +2.6 | $16,774.67 | |||
| People's | Jean-Jacques Desgranges | 1,855 | 3.2 | +1.5 | $0.00 | |||
| Green | Christian Proulx | 1,816 | 3.1 | -4.4 | $8,354.08 | |||
| Libertarian | Daniel Elford | 248 | 0.4 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Free | Crystelle Bourguignon | 179 | 0.3 | – | $2.00 | |||
| Independent | Marie-Chantal TaiEl Leriche | 157 | 0.3 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,031 | – | – | $117,527.01 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 576 | |||||||
| Turnout | 58,607 | 65.80 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 89,069 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Ottawa—Vanier | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Mona Fortier | 32,679 | 51.2 | 0 | $76,159.78 | |||
| New Democratic | Stéphanie Mercier | 13,516 | 21.2 | -7.5 | none listed | |||
| Conservative | Joel Bernard | 11,118 | 17.4 | +2 | $18,239.00 | |||
| Green | Oriana Ngabirano | 4,796 | 7.5 | +4.2 | $8,669.23 | |||
| People's | Paul Durst | 1,064 | 1.7 | $6,338.44 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Derek Miller | 229 | 0.4 | $0.00 | ||||
| Independent | Joel Altman | 211 | 0.3 | $281.93 | ||||
| Communist | Michelle Paquette | 115 | 0.2 | $496.90 | ||||
| Independent | Daniel James McHugh | 94 | 0.1 | $0.00 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Christian Legeais | 59 | 0.1 | $0.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 63,881 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 699 | |||||||
| Turnout | 64,580 | 71.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 91,015 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.75 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017: Ottawa—Vanier Death of Mauril Bélanger | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Mona Fortier | 15,190 | 51.20 | −6.37 | ||||
| New Democratic | Emilie Taman | 8,523 | 28.73 | +9.48 | ||||
| Conservative | Adrian Paul Papara | 4,578 | 15.43 | −3.68 | ||||
| Green | Nira Dookeran | 987 | 3.33 | +0.26 | ||||
| Independent | John Turmel | 153 | 0.52 | |||||
| Libertarian | Damien Wilson | 137 | 0.46 | −0.33 | ||||
| Independent | Christina Wilson | 99 | 0.33 | |||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 29,667 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | - | |||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | 86,998 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −7.91 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][failed verification] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Gratton, Denis (April 7, 2017). "Le vieux rêve de Mona Fortier". Le Droit. Retrieved October 28, 2019. (in French)
- ^ a b @MonaFortier (August 26, 2022). "Minister Fortier's team here! Happy birthday to the best boss and the kindest human" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b @MonaFortier (August 26, 2021). "Thank you to my team, all my volunteers and everyone who reached out and sent me best wishes for my birthday today!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ Vachet, Benjamin (April 3, 2017). "Ottawa-Vanier: Mona Fortier succède à Mauril Bélanger". TFO (in French). Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "Report on the 2017 by-elections". Retrieved November 21, 2023.
External links
edit- Official Website
- Bio & mandate from the Prime Minister
- Mona Fortier – Parliament of Canada biography
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