Stéphane Émard-Chabot
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Stéphane Émard-Chabot is a former Ottawa
city councillor and has been Assistant Dean of the University of Ottawa
law school since 2001. A native of Sandy Hill
he has a B.Comm and law degree from Ottawa and a degree from École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris. After obtaining his degree he became a professor at La Cité collégiale
and also head of the Action Sandy Hill community group.
He was elected to city council in 1994 at age 28. Openly gay
one of the first issues the city council faced was whether to recognize Gay Pride Day. Mayor Jacquelin Holzman
pushed through a compromise that recognized a generic "Pride Day," much to the displeasure of Émard-Chabot and other councillors. One of the most left wing city councillors he supported legalizing prostitution. He also led the effort to scrap a municipal bylaw that forced stores to close at 6 p.m. He chose not to run for reelection in 2000, joining a private law firm and opening a boutique on Sussex Drive in Ottawa with his boyfriend. He closed the store 3 years after.
He was also appointed as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation in 2000 after leaving politics, but was fired from this position, along with the rest of the Board, after a 2004 dispute with city council.
In addition to his work at the University of Ottawa, he has been working with local media (CBC, Radio-Canada and the French-language paper LeDroit) as a municipal affairs columnist.
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
city councillor and has been Assistant Dean of the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
law school since 2001. A native of Sandy Hill
Sandy Hill
Sandy Hill is a bilingual neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario located just east of downtown. The neighbourhood is bordered on the west by the Rideau Canal and on the east by the Rideau River. To the north it stretches to Rideau Street and the Byward Market area while to the south it is bordered by...
he has a B.Comm and law degree from Ottawa and a degree from École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris. After obtaining his degree he became a professor at La Cité collégiale
La Cité collégiale
La Cité collégiale is the largest French-language applied arts and technology college in Ontario, Canada’s most populated province. Created in 1989, it is situated in Ottawa and now offers more than 90 programs to some 4 700 full-time students from Ontario, other parts of Canada and many foreign...
and also head of the Action Sandy Hill community group.
He was elected to city council in 1994 at age 28. Openly gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
one of the first issues the city council faced was whether to recognize Gay Pride Day. Mayor Jacquelin Holzman
Jacquelin Holzman
Jacquelin Holzman served as mayor of Ottawa, Canada, from 1991 to 1997. Never attending university, she married at age nineteen and started a family...
pushed through a compromise that recognized a generic "Pride Day," much to the displeasure of Émard-Chabot and other councillors. One of the most left wing city councillors he supported legalizing prostitution. He also led the effort to scrap a municipal bylaw that forced stores to close at 6 p.m. He chose not to run for reelection in 2000, joining a private law firm and opening a boutique on Sussex Drive in Ottawa with his boyfriend. He closed the store 3 years after.
He was also appointed as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation in 2000 after leaving politics, but was fired from this position, along with the rest of the Board, after a 2004 dispute with city council.
In addition to his work at the University of Ottawa, he has been working with local media (CBC, Radio-Canada and the French-language paper LeDroit) as a municipal affairs columnist.