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Mathieu Fleury
Fleury in 2014
Ottawa City Councillor
In office
December 1, 2010 – November 15, 2022[1]
Preceded byGeorges Bédard
Succeeded byStéphanie Plante
ConstituencyRideau-Vanier Ward
Personal details
Born (1985-09-26) September 26, 1985 (age 38)
Ottawa, Ontario
SpouseLai Hoang

Mathieu Fleury (born September 26, 1985 in Ottawa, Ontario) is the 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 will not seek re-election in the upcoming 2022 municipal elections. [3]

Early life

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.[4]

Municipal Politics

Fleury is the chair of the Ottawa Community Housing Board,[5] the Ottawa Sports Commissioner,[6][7] is a member of the city of Ottawa's Transportation Committee[8] and the Community and Protective Services Committee.[9] During his career, Fleury lobbied for infrastructure improvements,[10] including the Adawe Bridge,[11] the reconstruction of Sussex Drive,[12] Rideau Street Reconstruction[13] and Montreal Road development.[14] He has supported the city of Ottawa's move to become a bilingual city.[15][16][17] Fleury has also lobbied for the increasing of "safe supply" of narcotics, which he claims to prevent overdosing and drug-assiciated crime.[18][19][20]

Personal life

Fleury is married to his wife Lai.[21]

Fleury has made political donations to several Liberal politicians in the past, including Madeleine Meilleur, Mona Fortier and Nathalie Des Rosiers.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Mark Sutcliffe laces up for new political marathon". CTV Ottawa. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Rideau-Vanier voters liked the youthful approach; Fleury rolls to re-election". ottawacitizen. Archived from the original on 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  3. ^ "Mathieu Fleury not seeking re-election in Rideau-Vanier". CBC. Archived from the original on 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  4. ^ "Survey: Mathieu Fleury - Rideau-Vanier". ottawacitizen.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16.
  5. ^ "Leadership". Ottawa Community Housing (OCH). Archived from the original on 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  6. ^ sportsottawa (2019-03-18). "Local sport facility development top-of-mind for City's new Sports Commissioner". OttawaSportsPages.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  7. ^ "Our Team". Sport Ottawa. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  8. ^ "Transportation Committee". 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Council and standing committees". 19 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  10. ^ Baker, Michelle Nash (2017-10-03). "New gathering space added to ByWard Market". Toronto.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  11. ^ "Video: Pedestrians and cyclists celebrate the opening of Adàwe crossing over the Rideau River". ottawacitizen. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  12. ^ "Confederation Boulevard – Sussex Dr. Reconstruction". Tomlinson Group. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  13. ^ "Councillor hopeful change coming to Rideau Street". Ottawa. 2012-06-18. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  14. ^ "City touts tax plan to boost business on Montreal Road". CBC. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  15. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Société-. "Ottawa doit devenir bilingue en 2017, croit Mathieu Fleury". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  16. ^ "Des défis pour le bilinguisme". Le Droit (in French). 2017-12-18. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  17. ^ "Province tables bill to make Ottawa officially bilingual". CBC. 2017-11-15. Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  18. ^ "Bolster drug program to curb petty crime during pandemic, councillor urges". CBC. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  19. ^ "Council advocates for larger 'safe supply' of drugs for addicts". ottawacitizen. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  20. ^ Média, Bell (26 May 2020). "Councillor calls for expansion of 'Safe Supply' of drugs in Ottawa". www.iheartradio.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  21. ^ "Monsieur le maire Mathieu Fleury ?". Le Droit (in French). 2019-02-01. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  22. ^ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Rideau-Vanier". Archived from the original on 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-10.

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