Patrick Brazeau was born on November 11,1974 and is a Canadian senator from Quebec.
40 Facts About Patrick Brazeau
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However, Patrick Brazeau remained suspended until September 2016, when separate charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his disallowed expense claims were withdrawn by the Crown.
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Patrick Brazeau is an Algonquin from the Kitigan Zibi reserve near Maniwaki.
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Patrick Brazeau earned a Quebec Diploma of College Studies in social sciences from CEGEP Heritage College and studied, but dropped out of, civil law at the University of Ottawa.
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Patrick Brazeau joined the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples in 2001 and was elected vice-chief in April 2005.
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Patrick Brazeau acted as national chief from February 2006 until his election later in November of the same year.
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Patrick Brazeau is a member of CAP's affiliate, Alliance Autochtone du Quebec Inc known as the Native Alliance of Quebec, or the AAQ or NAQ.
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Patrick Brazeau pursued a very vocal strategy to obtain repeal of Section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act as his CAP vision.
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Patrick Brazeau's position was that Section 67 impeded the individual human rights of aboriginals by its insistence that communal Indian Act rights superseded the CHRA.
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On December 22,2008, Patrick Brazeau was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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Patrick Brazeau was sworn in as a senator on January 8,2009.
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On March 31,2012, Patrick Brazeau lost in a celebrity boxing match to Liberal MP Justin Trudeau.
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Patrick Brazeau has stated that he would like a rematch with Trudeau but Trudeau declined to participate in another boxing match.
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On May 30,2015, Patrick Brazeau acted as a guest referee at a Great North Wrestling event at the Earl Armstrong Arena in Ottawa.
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Patrick Brazeau ended up getting bodyslammed through a table during the course of the match.
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The Quebec provincial police issued a statement indicating Patrick Brazeau's injuries did not appear related to criminal activity, and the Hull hospital released a statement saying his injuries were treated by successful surgery and were not considered life-threatening.
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On February 24,2016, reports came out that Patrick Brazeau was hospitalized because of a suicide attempt in his house.
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Patrick Brazeau has been a proponent of Bill S-254, sponsoring its introduction to the Senate in November, 2022.
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Patrick Brazeau was criticized for stating his intention to accept a seat in the Senate and concurrently remain national chief of the CAP thus collecting two publicly funded six-figure salaries; a decision from which he subsequently retreated by resigning as CAP chief.
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Patrick Brazeau resigned from his position of national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples on January 9,2009, issuing the following statement on the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples' website:.
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Conservative Party spokesman Kory Teneycke indicated that the alleged misspending occurred before Patrick Brazeau became chief of the organization, and that Patrick Brazeau took steps to address the problem once he took over the leadership.
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On June 26,2012, Patrick Brazeau came under fire after attacking Canadian Press journalist Jennifer Ditchburn via his official Twitter account.
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Patrick Brazeau publicly called Ditchburn a "bitch" after she reported on his poor Senate attendance record.
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The affidavit said that Patrick Brazeau actually resided in a rented Gatineau home right across the Ottawa river from his workplace, while claiming the housing allowance for living in Maniwaki.
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CTV news employee Robert Fife reported that the RCMP investigation revealed that Patrick Brazeau was being investigated for breach of trust.
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Patrick Brazeau later singled out Fife in his Senate farewell speech on 4 November 2013.
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Patrick Brazeau was criticized for mocking Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence at a Conservative fundraiser in an Ottawa suburb on 29 January 2013.
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Patrick Brazeau was critical of the Idle No More movement, saying that he felt many Canadian aboriginals simply expected to be supported by taxpayers.
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Patrick Brazeau insinuated in the recording that Spence had actually gained weight during her "so-called hunger strike".
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On February 7,2013, scarcely nine days after the Spence incident, Patrick Brazeau was arrested for an incident relating to domestic violence.
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On October 13,2014, Patrick Brazeau was charged with intoxicated driving.
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Patrick Brazeau is officially charged with violating bail conditions and intoxicated driving.
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Patrick Brazeau was court ordered to two months of detox rehabilitation as he awaits trial.
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The specific motion to suspend Patrick Brazeau without pay was voted on as follows: 50 yeas, 29 nays, and 13 abstentions.
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Patrick Brazeau returned to his seat in the Senate in September 2016 after charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his expense claims were withdrawn by the Crown.
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In December 2013, Patrick Brazeau was hired as a freelance reporter for the Halifax edition of the satirical magazine Frank but was fired after writing one column.
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In January 2014, Patrick Brazeau wrote a column for the political website Loonie Politics where he outlines his argument why Prime Minister Stephen Harper is not serious about senate reform.
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Patrick Brazeau was hired as day manager of an Ottawa strip club known as the Bare Fax in February 2014.
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Patrick Brazeau later described the move as an act of desperation, after being unable to find a job.
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Patrick Brazeau had expressed interest in writing a book or starring in a reality show as means of earning an income, prior to his suspension being lifted.