Clive Doucet (born 1946[1]) is a Canadian writer and politician. He served as the Ottawa City Councillor for Capital Ward from 1997 to 2010 and ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election, finishing third with 15 per cent of the vote. Eight years later, he again ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Ottawa, this time finishing second with 22 per cent of the vote.
Doucet was born in 1946 in London, England to an Acadian serviceman from Grand Étang[2] and an English war bride. Doucet grew up in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, having moved there at the age of six. He also spent some of his youth in St. John's, Newfoundland. Doucet was raised as a Catholic, and his mother was Protestant. He became a Quaker in 1980. He first came to Ottawa in his teens when his father worked there. Doucet played for the Carleton Ravens football team for one season, and then moved to the University of Toronto. A football injury took him out of that sport and into the sport of rowing. He received a master's degree in urban anthropology from the University of Montreal.[3] In his younger days, he spent a summer working in a rock copper mine in British Columbia and helped build the National Arts Centre as a construction worker. Before entering politics, Doucet was a municipal affairs policy advisor.[4]
Central to his political platform has been the creation of a light rail rapid transit system across Ottawa manifested to date with the O-Train demonstration project (today's Trillium Line).
On 6 July 2010, Doucet announced his candidacy for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election. Doucet joined a record number of 115 candidates running for municipal office in 2010, of which 15 challenged mayoral incumbent Larry O'Brien.[5] Doucet placed third with 15 per cent of the vote.[6]
On July 27, 2018, Doucet announced that he would once again be running for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2018 Ottawa municipal election.[8] Doucet placed second behind incumbent mayor Jim Watson who he had also lost to in 2010. He won 22% of the vote.
Throughout his career, Doucet has been a writer of novels, poetry, plays, and non-fiction, often writing about his Acadian roots. His most recent book, Urban Meltdown: Cities, Climate Change and Politics as Usual, was published by New Society Publishers in 2007.[10] In its review, The Walrus wrote "When Doucet speaks from the firm ground of experience as city councillor, his sharply logical solutions to municipal problems seem both hopeful and achievable."[11]
FictionEdit
Disneyland Please, novel, 1978, shortlisted for the W.H. Smith First Novel Award
John Coe's War, novel, 1983
Gospel According to Mary Magdalene, novel, 1990
The Priest's Boy, linked short stories, 1992
Non-fictionEdit
My Grandfather's Cape Breton, originally 1980, republished in 2003 – a memoir of summer boyhood visits to his grandfather on the family farm on Cape Breton Island in the 1960s.
Lost and Found in Acadie (2004), a meditation on Acadian history, the Great Expulsion of 1755 and his visit to the Second Acadian World Congress in Louisiana in 1999.
Notes from Exile, 1999 – profiles his visit to the 1994 First Acadian World Congress in New Brunswick.
Acadian Memories, 2005 – collaboration with photographer Francois Gaudet, a coffee table book keepsake of the Third Acadian World Congress held in Ste Anne, Nova Scotia in 2004.
PoetryEdit
Before Star Wars, 1981
Debris of Planets, 1993
Looking for Henry, 1999 – an epic poem meditating on the deportation of Acadians in 1755 contrasted to the defeat of the Metis Nation in 1885, and how the victors get to write history.
^Cockburn, Neco (1 September 2010). "O'Brien responsible for record number of candidates: Watson". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 1 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
^. City of Ottawa. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^"Can Ottawa's municipal candidates shed political allegiances?". Ottawa Sun. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
^Willing, Jon (27 July 2018). "Former councillor Clive Doucet announces run for mayor". The Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
^"Clive Doucet to run for Parliament as a Green in Cape Breton".
clive, doucet, born, 1946, canadian, writer, politician, served, ottawa, city, councillor, capital, ward, from, 1997, 2010, unsuccessfully, mayor, ottawa, 2010, ottawa, municipal, election, finishing, third, with, cent, vote, eight, years, later, again, unsucc. Clive Doucet born 1946 1 is a Canadian writer and politician He served as the Ottawa City Councillor for Capital Ward from 1997 to 2010 and ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election finishing third with 15 per cent of the vote Eight years later he again ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Ottawa this time finishing second with 22 per cent of the vote Clive DoucetDoucet in 2018Ottawa City CouncillorIn office 2001 2010Preceded byInez BergSucceeded byDavid ChernushenkoConstituencyCapital WardOttawa Carleton Regional CouncillorIn office 1997 2000Preceded byBrian McGarrySucceeded byPosition abolishedConstituencyCapital WardPersonal detailsBorn1946London EnglandPolitical partyGreen Party of Canada since 2019 SpousePat Steenberg Contents 1 Early life 2 Politics 3 Publications 3 1 Fiction 3 2 Non fiction 3 3 Poetry 3 4 Plays 4 Electoral record 4 1 Federal 4 2 Municipal 4 2 1 Mayoral 4 2 2 City Councillor 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditDoucet was born in 1946 in London England to an Acadian serviceman from Grand Etang 2 and an English war bride Doucet grew up in the city of Ottawa Ontario having moved there at the age of six He also spent some of his youth in St John s Newfoundland Doucet was raised as a Catholic and his mother was Protestant He became a Quaker in 1980 He first came to Ottawa in his teens when his father worked there Doucet played for the Carleton Ravens football team for one season and then moved to the University of Toronto A football injury took him out of that sport and into the sport of rowing He received a master s degree in urban anthropology from the University of Montreal 3 In his younger days he spent a summer working in a rock copper mine in British Columbia and helped build the National Arts Centre as a construction worker Before entering politics Doucet was a municipal affairs policy advisor 4 Politics EditIn the 1997 regional elections Doucet ran for Ottawa Carleton Regional Council in Capital Ward which includes The Glebe Old Ottawa South Old Ottawa East part of Riverview Park Carleton University and Heron Park He was an activist against the proposed Bronson Freeway which propelled him to victory Central to his political platform has been the creation of a light rail rapid transit system across Ottawa manifested to date with the O Train demonstration project today s Trillium Line On 6 July 2010 Doucet announced his candidacy for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election Doucet joined a record number of 115 candidates running for municipal office in 2010 of which 15 challenged mayoral incumbent Larry O Brien 5 Doucet placed third with 15 per cent of the vote 6 During the 2018 Ontario election campaign Doucet volunteered in Ottawa Centre for NDP candidate Joel Harden 7 On July 27 2018 Doucet announced that he would once again be running for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2018 Ottawa municipal election 8 Doucet placed second behind incumbent mayor Jim Watson who he had also lost to in 2010 He won 22 of the vote Doucet announced he will be running for the Green Party of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election in the riding of Cape Breton Canso the riding of his secondary residence of Grand Etang Nova Scotia 9 Publications EditThroughout his career Doucet has been a writer of novels poetry plays and non fiction often writing about his Acadian roots His most recent book Urban Meltdown Cities Climate Change and Politics as Usual was published by New Society Publishers in 2007 10 In its review The Walrus wrote When Doucet speaks from the firm ground of experience as city councillor his sharply logical solutions to municipal problems seem both hopeful and achievable 11 Fiction Edit Disneyland Please novel 1978 shortlisted for the W H Smith First Novel Award John Coe s War novel 1983 Gospel According to Mary Magdalene novel 1990 The Priest s Boy linked short stories 1992Non fiction Edit My Grandfather s Cape Breton originally 1980 republished in 2003 a memoir of summer boyhood visits to his grandfather on the family farm on Cape Breton Island in the 1960s Lost and Found in Acadie 2004 a meditation on Acadian history the Great Expulsion of 1755 and his visit to the Second Acadian World Congress in Louisiana in 1999 Notes from Exile 1999 profiles his visit to the 1994 First Acadian World Congress in New Brunswick Acadian Memories 2005 collaboration with photographer Francois Gaudet a coffee table book keepsake of the Third Acadian World Congress held in Ste Anne Nova Scotia in 2004 Poetry Edit Before Star Wars 1981 Debris of Planets 1993 Looking for Henry 1999 an epic poem meditating on the deportation of Acadians in 1755 contrasted to the defeat of the Metis Nation in 1885 and how the victors get to write history Canal Seasons 2003Plays Edit Hatching Eggs National Arts Centre 1976 A Very Desirable Residence Penguin Performance Company 1978 Chicken Delight CBC Playhouse radio 1978 May the Best Man Win The Chez Lucien is Dead with Wayne Rostad Electoral record EditFederal Edit vte2019 Canadian federal election Cape Breton CansoParty Candidate Votes ExpendituresLiberal Mike Kelloway 16 694 38 88 35 51 none listedConservative Alfie MacLeod 14 821 34 52 20 07 99 102 26New Democratic Laurie Suitor 6 354 14 80 6 59 none listedGreen Clive Doucet 3 321 7 73 4 77 23 886 83People s Billy Joyce 12 925 2 15 0 00Independent Michelle Dockrill 685 1 60 none listedNational Citizens Alliance Darlene Lynn LeBlanc 140 0 33 0 00Total valid votes expense limit 42 940 98 62 102 831 89Total rejected ballots 601 1 38 0 75Turnout 43 541 71 73 0 15Eligible voters 60 699Liberal hold Swing 27 79Source Elections Canada 13 Municipal Edit Mayoral Edit Mayoral candidate Vote Jim Watson X 188 960 71 03 Clive Doucet 59 156 22 24 Bruce McConville 4 360 1 64 Craig MacAulay 2 272 0 85 Ahmed Bouragba 1 912 0 72 Joey Drouin 1 893 0 71 Hamid Alakozai 1 867 0 70 James T Sheahan 1 354 0 51 Michael Pastien 1 177 0 44 Ryan Lythall 1 115 0 42 Moises Schachtler 994 0 37 Bernard Couchman 964 0 36MayorCandidate Votes Jim Watson 131 323 48 70Larry O Brien X 64 862 24 06Clive Doucet 40 148 14 89Andrew S Haydon 18 914 7 01Mike Maguire 6 618 2 4515 other candidates 7 775 2 88Total votes 269 640 100 00Source 2010 municipal election results City of Ottawa Archived from the original on 19 February 2014 City Councillor Edit Capital Ward Ward 17 Candidate Votes Clive Doucet X 6 495 48 14 Jay Nordenstrom 4 602 34 11 Ian Boyd 1 963 14 55 Sean Curran 433 3 21 Capital Ward Ward 17 Candidate Votes Clive Doucet X 5 785 80 06 C R L Erickson 1 024 14 17 Mike Salmon 417 5 77 Capital Ward Ward 17 Candidate Votes Clive Doucet X 6 486 69 51Jim Bickford 2 845 30 49Capital Ward Ward 17 Candidate Votes Clive Doucet 2 984 36 80Jim Kennelly 2 051 25 29Robin Quinn 1 571 19 37Ed Barter 1 002 12 36David McNicoll 501 6 18References Edit Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file LAF clive Doucette Noted in a book review Globe and Mail August 07 2009 Meet your candidates for Ottawa mayor CBC News Mohammed Adam Clive Doucet Accidental politician Ottawa Citizen 13 September 2010 Cockburn Neco 1 September 2010 O Brien responsible for record number of candidates Watson Ottawa Citizen Retrieved 1 September 2010 permanent dead link Official Results Resultats officiels City of Ottawa Archived from the original on 13 November 2010 Retrieved 27 July 2018 Can Ottawa s municipal candidates shed political allegiances Ottawa Sun 31 July 2018 Retrieved 1 August 2018 Willing Jon 27 July 2018 Former councillor Clive Doucet announces run for mayor The Ottawa Citizen Retrieved 6 September 2018 Clive Doucet to run for Parliament as a Green in Cape Breton New Society Publishers Urban Meltdown Dutkiewicz Jan January 2008 Book Review Urban Meltdown Cities Climate Change and Politics as Usual Archived from the original on 22 December 2010 Retrieved 9 September 2010 Mack Lamoureux 11 September 2019 A QAnon YouTuber Is Running for Office in Canada Vice Retrieved 6 November 2019 Official Voting Results Elections Canada Retrieved 11 August 2021 External links EditOfficial sitePreceded byBrian McGarry Regional councillors from Capital Ward1997 2000 Succeeded byPosition abolishedPreceded byInez Berg City councillors from Capital Ward2000 2010 Succeeded byDavid Chernushenko Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clive Doucet amp oldid 1171712143, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
