Mathieu Fleury
Mathieu Fleury (born September 26, 1985 in Ottawa, Ontario) is the former Ottawa City Councillor of Rideau-Vanier Ward, which includes Lowertown, Sandy Hill and Vanier. He won the ward in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election, defeating the incumbent Georges Bédard in a narrow contest, the youngest City Councillor to be elected at that time. He was subsequently re-elected as the councillor in the 2014[2] and 2018 Ottawa municipal elections. He indicated in early 2022 that he would not seek re-election in the 2022 municipal elections. [3]
Mathieu Fleury | |
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Fleury in 2014 | |
| Ottawa City Councillor | |
| In office December 1, 2010 – November 15, 2022[1] | |
| Preceded by | Georges Bédard |
| Succeeded by | Stéphanie Plante |
| Constituency | Rideau-Vanier Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 26, 1985 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Spouse | Lai Hoang |
He was the recipient of the 2023 Bernard Grandmaitre award from ACFO Ottawa[4] and L'Ordre de la Pléiade "Chevalier" 2023. [5]
Early life edit
Fleury was born in Ottawa and raised in Sandy Hill and Lowertown neighbourhoods. He attended Francojeunesse and Franco-Cité School in Ottawa, and later attended the University of Ottawa.[6]
Municipal career edit
Fleury was the chair of the Ottawa Community Housing Board,[7] the Ottawa Sports Commissioner,[8][9] a member of the city of Ottawa's Transportation Committee[10] and the Community and Protective Services Committee.[11] During his career, Fleury lobbied for infrastructure improvements,[12] including the Adawe Bridge,[13] the reconstruction of Sussex Drive,[14] Rideau Street Reconstruction[15] and Montreal Road development.[16] He supported the city of Ottawa's move to become a bilingual city.[17][18][19] Fleury has also lobbied for the increasing of "safe supply" of narcotics, which he claims to prevent overdosing and drug-associated crime.[20][21][22]
On August 28, 2023, it was announced by Cornwall, Ontario mayor Justin Towndale, that Fleury would serve as the city's new chief administrative officer (CAO) for a period of 5 years.[23][24]
Personal life edit
Fleury is married to his wife Lai.[25]
Fleury has made political donations to several Liberal politicians in the past, including Madeleine Meilleur, Mona Fortier and Nathalie Des Rosiers.[26]
References edit
- ^ "Mark Sutcliffe laces up for new political marathon". CTV Ottawa. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Rideau-Vanier voters liked the youthful approach; Fleury rolls to re-election". ottawacitizen. from the original on 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "Mathieu Fleury not seeking re-election in Rideau-Vanier". CBC. from the original on 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ "L'Ancien conseiller d'Ottawa Mathieu Fleury récipiendaire du prix Bernard Grandmaître 2023".
- ^ "La Section canadienne de l'Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) dévoile ses récipiendaires de l'Ordre de la Pléiade pour 2023 - Parlement du Canada". www.parl.ca (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ . ottawacitizen.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Leadership". Ottawa Community Housing (OCH). from the original on 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ sportsottawa (2019-03-18). "Local sport facility development top-of-mind for City's new Sports Commissioner". OttawaSportsPages.ca. from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "Our Team". Sport Ottawa. from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "Transportation Committee". 15 December 2021. from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Council and standing committees". 19 April 2021. from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Baker, Michelle Nash (2017-10-03). "New gathering space added to ByWard Market". Toronto.com. from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "Video: Pedestrians and cyclists celebrate the opening of Adàwe crossing over the Rideau River". ottawacitizen. from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "Confederation Boulevard – Sussex Dr. Reconstruction". Tomlinson Group. from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "Councillor hopeful change coming to Rideau Street". Ottawa. 2012-06-18. from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "City touts tax plan to boost business on Montreal Road". CBC. from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Société-. "Ottawa doit devenir bilingue en 2017, croit Mathieu Fleury". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ "Des défis pour le bilinguisme". Le Droit (in French). 2017-12-18. from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
- ^ "Province tables bill to make Ottawa officially bilingual". CBC. 2017-11-15. from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ "Bolster drug program to curb petty crime during pandemic, councillor urges". CBC. from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ "Council advocates for larger 'safe supply' of drugs for addicts". ottawacitizen. from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ Média, Bell (26 May 2020). "Councillor calls for expansion of 'Safe Supply' of drugs in Ottawa". www.iheartradio.ca. from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "City of Cornwall Welcomes New Chief Administrative Officer". City of Cornwall. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ Ted, Raymond (2023-08-29). "Cornwall, Ont. taps former Ottawa councillor as new chief administrative officer". CTV News – Ottawa. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ "Monsieur le maire Mathieu Fleury ?". Le Droit (in French). 2019-02-01. from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Rideau-Vanier". from the original on 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-10.