- Mario Laframboise
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Mario Laframboise
MPMember of the Canadian Parliament
for Argenteuil—Papineau—MirabelIn office
2000–2011Preceded by Maurice Dumas Succeeded by Mylène Freeman Personal details Born November 7, 1957
Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, QuebecPolitical party Bloc Québécois Profession Notary Mario Laframboise (born November 7, 1957 in Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. Laframboise served as mayor of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix and Reeve of the Papineau MRC before getting into federal politics. In the Canadian federal election, 2000, Laframboise was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Bloc Québécois candidate in the riding of Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel. He was easily re-elected in the 2004, 2006 and 2008 elections, however he was defeated in the 2011 election by NDP Mylène Freeman. A former notary, he is the former Bloc critic to the Minister of Transport, and is their current critic to the Minister of Infrastructure. He was also, vice-president of the federal permanent committee of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.[1]
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Priorities
His recent priorities is centered on the local economy which is especially dominated by the forestry, tourism and agriculture sectors especially in the Petite-Nation region. When the Conservative government of Stephen Harper was elected to power after the 2006 election, Laframboise urged them to adopt a motion by the Bloc Québécois that would have modified the Employment Insurance Bill which would helped workers who've lost their jobs - at that time a local Thurso sawmill closed in early 2006.[2]
He mentioned that the Conservatives had promised during the election to create an independent Employment Insurance program.[3] The MP and his party also wanted measures to help more aged workers when they lost their jobs.
Despite its support over the Kyoto Accord, Laframboise also supported the completion of Autoroute 50 between Gatineau and Lachute in the Laurentians which has been planned for years in order to provide an alternative way to the dangerous Route 148 which was the scene of numerous fatal accidents over the years in the Petite-Nation region. During his mandates, he criticized the lack of participation of the federal government (during the Liberal era) over the construction of it. However, the lack of funding forced the Quebec government to build only a Super-2 highway, while Laframboise wanted a 4-lane traditional Autoroute to facilitated a triangular corridor formed by Montreal, Gatineau and the Mont-Tremblant ski resort in the Laurentians. He mentioned that a two-lane highway would became as dangerous as the Route 175 that crossed the Laurentians Wildlife Reserve north of Quebec City.[4]
Electoral record
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democrat Mylène Freeman 25,801 44.24 +31.84 Bloc Québécois Mario Laframboise 16,876 28.94 -19.16 Liberal Daniel Fox 7,175 12.30 -5.85 Conservative Yvan Patry 6,497 11.14 -6.29 Green Stephen Matthews 1,506 2.58 -1.16 Independent Michel Daniel Guibord 342 0.59 - Marxist–Leninist Christian-Simon Ferlatte 123 0.21 +0.03 Total valid vote/Expense limit 58,320 100.00 Source: Elections Canada
2008 federal election : Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel edit Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Bloc Québécois (x)Mario Laframboise 26,455 48.10 -4.03 $75,734 Liberal André Robert 9,984 18.15 +4.70 $11,373 Conservative Scott Pearce 9,584 17.43 -5.89 $35,878 New Democratic Party Alain Senécal 6,819 12.40 +5.91 none listed Green Pierre Audette 2,055 3.74 -0.90 none listed Marxist-Leninist Christian-Simon Ferlatte 98 0.18 none listed Total valid votes 54,995 100.00 Total rejected ballots 816 1.46 Turnout 55,811 60.86 -1.80 Electors on the lists 91,705 Bloc Québécois hold Swing -4.4 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2006 federal election : Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel edit Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Bloc Québécois (x)Mario Laframboise 27,855 52.13 -5.27 $55,659 Conservative Suzanne Courville 12,461 23.32 +16.28 $41,061 Liberal François-Hugues Liberge 7,171 13.42 -13.45 $12,534 New Democratic Party Alain Senécal 3,466 6.49 +3.45 $1,480 Green Claude Sabourin 2,480 4.64 -0.46 $1,166 Total valid votes 53,433 100.00 Total rejected ballots 846 1.56 Turnout 54,279 62.66 +2.33 Electors on the lists 86,627 Bloc Québécois hold Swing -10.8 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2004 federal election : Argenteuil—Mirabel edit Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Bloc Québécois (x)Mario Laframboise 28,228 57.40 +14.41 $60,403 Liberal Yves Sabourin 13,214 26.87 -15.55 $39,904 Conservative David H. McArthur 3,460 7.04 -2.36 $7,918 Green Claude Sabourin 2,510 5.10 $1,090 New Democratic Party Elisabeth Clark 1,493 3.04 +2.00 none listed Christian Heritage Laurent Filion 202 0.41 none listed Marxist-Leninist Michael O'Grady 69 0.14 none listed Total valid votes 49,176 100.00 Total rejected ballots 1,119 Turnout 50,295 60.33 -1.31 Electors on the lists 83,364 Sources: Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2000 federal election : Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel edit Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Bloc Québécois Mario Laframboise 21,713 43.20 +2.33 $63,057 Liberal Lise Bourgault 21,171 42.12 +8.10 $59,477 Canadian Alliance Francine Labelle 2,897 5.76 $2,011 Progressive Conservative Jean-Denis Pelletier 1,848 3.68 -17.86 $6,611 Marijuana Pierre Audette 934 1.86 none listed Green Gilles Bisson 723 1.44 $16 New Democratic Party Didier Charles 550 1.09 -0.52 none listed Natural Law Marie-Thérèse Nault 256 0.51 -0.47 none listed N/A (Christian Heritage) Laurent Filion 167 0.33 -0.64 $138 Total valid votes 50,259 100.00 Total rejected ballots 1,387 Turnout 51,646 63.74 -7.63 Electors on the lists 81,024 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
References
- ^ Laflamme, Jessy, La Petite-Nation en bref, La Petite-Nation (Saint-Andre-Avellin), Saint-Andre-Avellin, Quebec, May 14, 2006, page 7
- ^ Thurso : MacMillan déborde de confiance, Le Droit, Ottawa, April 22, 2006, page 4
- ^ Soucy, Yves, Assurance-emploi : Laframboise presse les conservateurs d'agir (Employment Insurance : Laframboise urges Conservatives to act), Le Droit, Ottawa, May 12, 2006, page 10.
- ^ Gauderault, Patrice, Élections 2006, Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel, Le fief bloquiste, Le Droit, Ottawa, January 5, 2006, page 6
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