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Royal Galipeau (January 5, 1947 – January 27, 2018) was a Canadian politician who was Member of Parliament for the Ottawa—Orléans federal constituency. He was first elected as a Conservative Party candidate in the 2006 election, and was reelected in 2008 and 2011. He was one of the Deputy Speakers of the House of Commons between the 2006 and 2008 elections. He was defeated in the 2015 election by retired Canadian Forces Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie. In February 2014, he revealed that he was battling multiple myeloma, but insisted he would run for office again in the 2015 election.[1] Galipeau died from the disease in 2018.
Royal N. Galipeau | |
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| Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Orléans | |
| In office January 23, 2006 – October 18, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Marc Godbout |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Leslie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 5, 1947 St-Isidore, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | January 27, 2018 (aged 71) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Anne Pallascio |
| Children | Louis, Paul, Claude & Mimi |
| Residence | Ottawa |
| Profession | Advisor, businessman, corporate director |
Municipal politics and early career
editIn 1982, he was elected to Gloucester City Council.[2] On city council, he helped introduce equal opportunity hiring policies and unsuccessfully pushed to replace the term "alderman" with a gender-neutral term.[citation needed] In 1985, he ran for mayor of Gloucester, finishing third behind fellow councillor Harry Allen and interim mayor Mitch Owens.[citation needed]
Galipeau was appointed in 2001 by the Council of the newly amalgamated city of Ottawa as Trustee of the Ottawa Public Library, where he helped introduce content-filtered Internet access to city public libraries to protect from Internet pornography on library computers.[2] In 2004, he was the only Trustee of the previous term to be reappointed by City Council.[citation needed] He was twice elected as vice-chair of the Board.[citation needed]
Furthermore, he served on the Ottawa-Carleton Regional District Health Council, helping prepare a policy for the delivery of minority language health services.[2] In 2005, Galipeau was involved in the East-West Light Rail Transit Corridor Environmental Assessment Committee, studying implementation of a rapid transit system across Ottawa.[2] Galipeau has also served two terms as a director of TVOntario.[2] In this role, he helped bring about the launch of the Francophone TFO service.[citation needed]
Federal politics
editGalipeau started politics as a Liberal and worked for MPs Mauril Bélanger and Eugène Bellemare.[3] He also served as campaign manager for the unsuccessful Liberal candidate in Carleton in the 1995 Ontario provincial election.[citation needed]
However, in May 2005, he decided to run for the Conservatives. The riding of Ottawa—Orléans was a Conservative target. In the 2004 federal election, Walter Robinson, the high-profile head of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, failed to capture the seat, losing to Liberal newcomer Marc Godbout by 2,800 votes. Galipeau won the 2006 election by less than 2000 votes.
From April 2006 to November 2008, Galipeau was Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, which allowed him to sit in the Speaker's chair when the Speaker and Deputy Speaker were both absent.[4][5] In May 2007, Galipeau apologized for an incident in which he broke parliamentary rules by crossing the floor to argue with Liberal MP David McGuinty after a heated exchange over the Conservative MP's record on Francophone rights.[5]
After being re-elected in the 2008 election, Galipeau ran to replace Peter Milliken as Speaker of the House, but lost.[6] Galipeau was re-elected in the 2011 election, but was defeated by a nearly 2-to-1 margin in the 2015 federal election to former Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie of the Liberal Party.
Galipeau was an anti-abortion MP and attended and spoke at the Campaign Life Coalition's annual March for Life event on Parliament Hill several times, including in 2011, 2013, and 2015.[7][8][9]
Diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of cancer, in 2015, he died of the disease on January 27, 2018.[10]
Electoral history
edit| 2015 Canadian federal election: Orléans | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Andrew Leslie | 46,542 | 59.7 | 21.72 | – | |||
| Conservative | Royal Galipeau | 23,821 | 30.5 | -14.68 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Nancy Tremblay | 6,215 | 8.0 | -5.98 | – | |||
| Green | Raphaël Morin | 1,410 | 1.8 | -1.06 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 77,988 | 100 | $240,250.25 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 272 | 0.30 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 78,260 | 81.37 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 96,174 | – | – | |||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | 18.2 | ||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Ottawa–Orléans | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Royal Galipeau | 28,584 | 44.55 | -0.29 | – | |||
| Liberal | David Bertschi | 24,649 | 38.42 | -0.32 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Martine Cenatus | 9,086 | 14.16 | 4.06 | – | |||
| Green | Paul Maillet | 1,839 | 2.87 | -3.45 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,158 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 235 | 0.36 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 64,393 | 72.76 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 88,502 | – | – | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0.03 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Ottawa–Orléans | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Royal Galipeau | 27,206 | 44.84 | 3.80 | $87,319 | |||
| Liberal | Marc Godbout | 23,504 | 38.74 | -0.37 | $86,870 | |||
| New Democratic | Amy O'Dell | 6,127 | 10.10 | -3.98 | $1,544 | |||
| Green | Paul Maillet | 3,833 | 6.32 | 2.50 | $3,951 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,670 | 100.00 | $88,543 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.09 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Ottawa–Orléans | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Royal Galipeau | 25,414 | 41.04 | 0.70 | ||||
| Liberal | Marc Godbout | 24,215 | 39.11 | -5.88 | ||||
| New Democratic | Mark Leahy | 9,339 | 15.08 | 5.01 | ||||
| Green | Sarah Samplonius | 2,368 | 3.82 | -0.78 | ||||
| Independent | Alain Saint-Yves | 585 | 0.94 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 61,921 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.29 | ||||||
| Gloucester, Ontario mayoral election, 1985 | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Allen | 7,390 | 37.97 |
| Mitch Owens (X) | 6,257 | 32.15 |
| Royal Galipeau | 5,814 | 29.88 |
References
edit- ^ "MP Royal Galipeau battling cancer | Ottawa Citizen".
- ^ a b c d e "Galipeau, Royal". The Globe and Mail. 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Mcgregor, Glen (18 August 2015). "Riding profile: Trudeau 'star' challenges Tory in once-safe Liberal Orléans". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "GALIPEAU, Royal". Library of Parliament. Offices and Roles as a Parliamentarian. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Ottawa MP apologizes after alleged assault in Parliament". CBC News. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Ottawa-Orléans MP running for Speaker". Ottawa Citizen. 14 November 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Wingrove, Josh (9 May 2013). "Conservative MPs rally for renewed abortion debate". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Thousands attend Ottawa anti-abortion rally". Ottawa Citizen. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Feibel, Adam (28 May 2015). "Make abortion an election issue, MPs urge demonstrators". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Former Orléans MP Royal Galipeau dies of cancer". CBC.ca. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.