Jean Poirier was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1984 to 1995 who represented the Ottawa area riding of Prescott and Russell.
18 Facts About Jean Poirier
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Jean Poirier served as a project coordinator for Environment Canada from 1972 to 1977, and was a professional community development officer from 1979 to 1984.
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Jean Poirier ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Prescott and Russell On December 13,1984, in a by-election that was called when the previous member, Don Boudria, resigned to run for federal office.
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Jean Poirier defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Gaston Patenaude by 1,824 votes.
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Jean Poirier was re-elected with a significantly increased majority in the 1985 provincial election.
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The Liberals formed a minority government after this election, and Jean Poirier was appointed as a parliamentary assistant to the Minister of the Environment.
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Jean Poirier was re-elected by a landslide in the 1987 provincial election, and he was appointed as Deputy Speaker.
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The Liberals were upset by the New Democratic Party in the 1990 provincial election, although Jean Poirier was re-elected by a significant margin.
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Jean Poirier served as his party's critic for Correctional Services and Intergovernmental Affairs while in opposition.
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In 1994, Jean Poirier was one of only three Liberal MPPs, along with Tim Murphy and Dianne Poole, to vote in favour of Bill 167, a government bill which would have extended spousal benefits to same-sex couples.
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Jean Poirier did not run for re-election in the 1995 provincial election.
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Jean Poirier was a member of the Charge de mission pour la region Amerique committee from 1989 to 1995, was the Ontario president of l'Assemblee internationale des parlementaires de langue francaise from 1986 to 1995, and was a member of l'Association parlementaire Ontario-Quebec from 1990 to 1995.
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Jean Poirier served as regional president of the Association des communautes franco-ontariennes in Eastern Ontario.
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Jean Poirier resigned in early 2004 to join the organization as its president.
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Jean Poirier resigned in November 2005 to found l'Assemblee de la Francophonie en Ontario.
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Jean Poirier now appears as a panelist on the CPAC television program Revue Politique.
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Jean Poirier is a leading proponent of official bilingualism in Eastern Ontario municipalities.
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Jean Poirier was made an Officer of the National Order of Merit by the French Government in May 2002.