11 Facts About Bob Monette

Robert "Bob" Monette was born on February 18,1952 and is a politician in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Bob Monette first joined political life in 1985 when he served on the Cumberland City Council for six years.

Bob Monette ran for the Liberal Party of Canada nomination for the 1988 Canadian federal election but lost.

Bob Monette currently sits on the Planning Committee, Transportation Committee and the Hydro Ottawa Holdings Board.

Bob Monette has been elected by Council to sit on both the Central Canada Exhibition Association and the Heart of Orleans Business Improvement Association.

Bob Monette has assisted at cleaning up the Ottawa River; helping to secure over 100 million dollars in funding from all the levels of three levels of government after his 2008 tour of the ROPEC facility.

Bob Monette is focused on the development of Lansdowne Park, and actively participated in the Lansdowne Live proposal.

Bob Monette has been involved in many non-profit groups including, the Cumberland Community Resource Centre; Ottawa Arthritis Society; Queenswood Heights Neighbourhood Watch Association; Queenswood Heights Community Association, Fallingbrook Community Association.

Bob Monette switched to the Tories after disagreement with the policies of Premier Dalton McGuinty.

In March 2009, Bob Monette attempted to block atheist slogans from being advertised on OC Transpo buses in an Ottawa City Council motion, despite a legal opinion that such censorship would probably fail in a court challenge.

Bob Monette is firmly in favour of the Corridor 5 option for an interprovincial bridge between Ottawa and Gatineau.