Hubert Meilleur
Encyclopedia
Hubert Meilleur is a politician from Quebec
, Canada
, currently the mayor
of Mirabel
.
Stephen Harper
, to return 4,450 hectares of farmland expropriated in 1969 to build Mirabel airport
.
.
Meilleur ran for a seat at the National Assembly
in 1994
in the district of Argenteuil
. He finished third with 18% of the vote. Liberal candidate Régent Beaudet won the election with 43% of the vote.
Meilleur ran again in 2003
in the new district of Mirabel
. He finished second with 34% of the vote. PQ
candidate Denise Beaudoin
won with 38%.
Around 2004, Meilleur and Cossette left the ADQ and joined the Liberals. In 2007, they expressed disappointment over the fact that the Liberals lost their majority in the legislature
and claimed that they had made the decision to stay out of provincial politics.
However, Cossette ran in the district of Mirabel in the 2007
and 2008 elections. She was defeated both times, finishing a distant third with only 16% of the vote the first time and ending second with 23% of the vote on her second attempt.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, currently the mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Mirabel
Mirabel, Quebec
Mirabel is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is an off-island suburb north-west of Montreal.Mirabel is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality and census division of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Mirabel. Its geographical code is 74.Mirabel's population was...
.
Mayor
He was first elected as mayor in 1987 and was re-elected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007. Under his tenure, Mirabel's population increased, going from 15,000 to 34,000. As Mayor, Meilleur opposed the decision, announced in December 2006 by the government of Prime MinisterPrime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
, to return 4,450 hectares of farmland expropriated in 1969 to build Mirabel airport
Montréal-Mirabel International Airport
Montréal-Mirabel International Airport, originally called Montréal International Airport and widely known simply as Mirabel is an airport located in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal and was opened October 4, 1975...
.
Provincial politics
Meilleur and his wife Ritha Cossette each served as president of the ADQAction démocratique du Québec
The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist, and has support from both soft nationalists and federalists....
.
Meilleur ran for a seat at the National Assembly
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
in 1994
Quebec general election, 1994
The Quebec general election of 1994 was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Daniel Johnson, Jr.....
in the district of Argenteuil
Argenteuil
Argenteuil is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Argenteuil is a sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department, the seat of the arrondissement of Argenteuil....
. He finished third with 18% of the vote. Liberal candidate Régent Beaudet won the election with 43% of the vote.
Meilleur ran again in 2003
Quebec general election, 2003
The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:...
in the new district of Mirabel
Mirabel (electoral district)
Mirabel is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The municipalities of Mirabel, Oka, Pointe-Calumet, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac and Saint-Placide and the Mohawk community of Kanesatake are situated in this...
. He finished second with 34% of the vote. PQ
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
candidate Denise Beaudoin
Denise Beaudoin
Denise Beaudoin is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. She was first elected to represent the riding of Mirabel in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2003 provincial election, but was defeated in the 2007 provincial election by François Desrochers of the Action démocratique du...
won with 38%.
Around 2004, Meilleur and Cossette left the ADQ and joined the Liberals. In 2007, they expressed disappointment over the fact that the Liberals lost their majority in the legislature
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
and claimed that they had made the decision to stay out of provincial politics.
However, Cossette ran in the district of Mirabel in the 2007
Quebec general election, 2007
The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in...
and 2008 elections. She was defeated both times, finishing a distant third with only 16% of the vote the first time and ending second with 23% of the vote on her second attempt.