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Françoise Boivin

   
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Beyond Politics

NDP MP Françoise Boivin was born and raised in Hull, Quebec, now a part of the larger municipality of Gatineau.

Her father worked for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, where he was often transferred to work in different cities across Quebec. For Françoise, being uprooted as often as she was meant making new friends and adapting to new surroundings. She believes the experience helped her in her career as a lawyer, and now politician.

Françoise expressed her desire for public office early. At age 10 she told her teacher she was going to be prime minister one day. Françoise eventually became a lawyer and had a successful career both in law and as a radio talk show host.

She became the Liberal MP for Gatineau in 2004 but was defeated in 2006. Following an acrimonious dispute with the Liberal party she left politics. In 2008 she was asked to run for the NDP by both Jack Layton and Thomas Mulcair. She wasn't successful the first time in 2008, but in 2011 won the riding the riding with a plurality of over 26,000 votes. Catherine Clark spoke to Françoise Boivin about her life Beyond Politics.

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Submitted by James Chant (not verified) on
Françoise Boivin is a freshing and dynamic MP. She has both a deep understanding of the issues and a great command of both official languages as shown on the floor of the House. I was hoping that the interview would have said a little about her fallout with the Liberals. Yet, be that as it may, the loss the Liberals incurred with her departure was clearly a net gain for the NDP. I wish Madame Boivin well as the MP for Gatineau.

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James Chant:
Françoise Boivin is a freshing and dynamic MP.
Richard Collis:
Very much enjoyed the interview. Keep up the good work Mark.
myna lee johnstone:
sweet!!! the interview and the 2 persons refreshing even if you had a nasty cold
Michael Nicula:
Very disappointed to see how CPAC has given extensive airtime to 4 out of 6 candidates, but completely ignored CHP's Moriarity and Onli