Gatineau is a city in southwestern Quebec,Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River,immediately across from Ottawa,Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region of Quebec and is also part of Canada's National Capital Region. As of 2021,Gatineau is the fourth-largest city in Quebec with a population of 291,041,and it is part of the Ottawa-Gatineau census metropolitan area with a population of 1,488,307 making it the fourth largest in Canada.
The National Capital Commission is the Crown corporation responsible for development,urban planning,and conservation in Canada's Capital Region,including administering most lands and buildings owned by the Government of Canada in the region.
James Alexander Watson is a Canadian politician who served as the 56th mayor of Ottawa from 2010 to 2022. Previously,he served as an Ottawa city councillor from 1991 to 1997,and as mayor from 1997 to 2000.
Gatineau is a federal electoral district in Quebec,Canada,represented in the House of Commons of Canada from since 1949. Between 1987 and 1996,it was known as "Gatineau—La Lièvre".
Marc Bureau is a Canadian politician,who was the mayor of the city of Gatineau,Quebec from 2005 to 2013.
The Gatineau City Council is the governing body for the mayor–council government in the city of Gatineau,Quebec,Canada. It is composed of 19 city councillors and the mayor. The mayor is elected at large,while each councillor represents wards throughout the city. Council members are elected to four-year terms,with the last election being on November 7,2021. The council meets at the Maison du Citoyen in the Hull sector. Much of the council's work is done in the standing committees made up of sub-groups of councillors. The decisions made in these committees are presented to the full council and voted upon.
Robert "Bob" Labine was a politician in Gatineau,Quebec. He was best known for being mayor of the former city of Gatineau between 1988 and 1994 and again between 1999 and 2001.
Stefan Psenak is a Canadian poet,playwright,novelist and politician from Quebec.
The mayor of Gatineau is head of the executive branch of the Gatineau City Council. The mayor is elected alongside the city council every four years on the first Sunday of November;there are no term limits. While in office,mayors are styled His/Her Worship. The office of the mayor administers all city services,public property,police and fire protection,most public agencies,and enforces all city and provincial laws within Gatineau,Quebec.
The Green Party of Quebec ran eighty candidates in the 2008 provincial election,none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
The 1987 Gatineau municipal election was held on November 1,1987,to elect a mayor and councillors in Gatineau,Quebec,Canada. Incumbent mayor Gaétan Cousineau was narrowly re-elected over a challenge from former mayor John Luck.
Several municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held elections on November 4,2001,to elect mayors,reeves,and city councillors. The most closely watched contest was in the newly amalgamated city of Montreal,where Gérald Tremblay defeated incumbent Pierre Bourque.
Gaétan Cousineau is an administrator and former politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He was the mayor of Gatineau from 1983 to 1988 and is now president of the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse.
Jobin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
A municipal election was held in Gatineau,Quebec,Canada on November 7,2021,in conjunction with the 2021 Quebec municipal elections held on the same day. Elections will be held for Mayor of Gatineau as well as for each of the 19 districts on Gatineau City Council.
France Bélisle is a Canadian politician who served as the mayor of Gatineau,Quebec from 2021 to 2024. She was elected in the 2021 Gatineau municipal election,becoming the city's first female mayor.
The 2024 Gatineau mayoral by-election was held on June 9,2024,to elect the 23rd mayor of Gatineau,Quebec,Canada,to serve the remainder of the 2021–2025 term following the resignation of mayor France Bélisle,who resigned effective immediately on February 22,2024,citing a toxic political environment and death threats.
Action Gatineau (AG),formerly known officially as Équipe Pedneaud-Jobin - Action Gatineau until February 26,2021,is a municipal political party in Gatineau,Quebec,Canada. It has been the only active municipal political party in Gatineau since its inception.
The 2024 Action Gatineau leadership election was to take place on April 15,2024,to elect a leader to replace Maude Marquis-Bissonnette,who resigned on December 22,2021,after the 2021 Gatineau municipal election,which,despite the party gaining a seat on city council by winning the newly-created district of Mitigomijokan,saw Marquis-Bissonnette lose the mayoralty to France Bélisle.
