Caroline St-Hilaire

Caroline St-Hilaire (born November 16, 1969 in Longueuil, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who served as Mayor of Longueuil under the banner of Action Longueuil from November 10, 2009 to November 5, 2017. She was previously a Member of Parliament, representing the Bloc Québécois for the riding of Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher.

Caroline St-Hilaire
30th Mayor of Longueuil
In office
November 10, 2009 – November 5, 2017
Preceded byClaude Gladu
Succeeded bySylvie Parent
MP for Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher
In office
June 2, 1997 – October 14, 2008
Preceded byNic LeBlanc
Succeeded byJean Dorion
Personal details
Born (1969-11-16) November 16, 1969
Longueuil, Quebec
Political partyBloc Québécois (federal)
Action Longueuil (municipal)
Spouse(s)Maka Kotto
ChildrenÉtienne,
Louis-Félix
Alma materUniversité du Québec à Montréal
Professionexecutive manager/consultant

Member of Parliament (1997-2008)

St-Hilaire was re-elected in the 2000 Canadian federal election and again in the 2004 Canadian federal election. She served as the Bloc's Deputy House leader from 2000 to 2004 and has served as the critic to the Status of Women, Amateur Sport, Persons with Disabilities and critic to the Minister of Transport. Her committee duties included the Government Operations and Estimates Committee as well as the Commons SubCommittee on International Human Rights where she served as the Vice Chair. In the 38th Parliament she served as the Vice Chair of the House Transport Committee.

An administrator, consultant and executive manager, she was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1997 Canadian federal election. She is a mother of two, Étienne and Louis-Félix.

On January 14, 2008 St-Hilaire announced she would not be seeking re-election in the 2008 election. The MP told a news conference in Longueuil she was looking forward to spending more time with her children. She said her partner, Bloc Québécois MP Maka Kotto's decision to run for the Parti Québécois in a provincial by-election played a role in her decision.

Mayor of Longueuil (2009-2017)

On November 1, 2009, St-Hilaire was elected as mayor of Longueuil for the first time, defeating Jacques Goyette of the ruling Parti municipal Longueuil. She is also the current leader of the Longueuil municipal political party Action Longueuil.

St-Hilaire has expressed a strong dislike of the use of English in Longueuil council meetings and would like Bill 101 amended to prevent its use.[1]

On July 1, 2016, St-Hilaire was expected to make a speech at the annual Canada Day parade in the Longueuil borough of Greenfield Park however she failed to show up. St-Hilaire is known for being an advocate for Quebec sovereignty.[2]

2009 Longueuil municipal election[3]
Party Mayoral candidate Vote %
  Action LongueuilCaroline St-Hilaire34,29151.41%
  Parti municipal de LongueuilJacques Goyette30,50445.74%
  Total valid votes64,795100%
  Rejected ballots1,892

Federal electoral record (incomplete)
2000 Canadian federal election: Longueuil
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisCaroline St-Hilaire20,86852.25$60,728
LiberalSophie Joncas12,99132.53$45,206
Progressive ConservativeRichard Lafleur2,2105.53$93
AllianceMichel Minguy2,0665.17$7,361
MarijuanaDavid Fiset9682.42none listed
New DemocraticTimothy Spurr6551.64none listed
Marxist–LeninistStéphane Chénier1830.46$10
Total valid votes 39,941 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,181
Turnout 41,122 59.66
Electors on the lists 68,927
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

References
  1. "Caroline St-Hilaire wants Bill 101 amended to prohibit English in council". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. "Longueuil mayor a no-show for Greenfield Park Canada Day Celebrations". Global News Network. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. Elections Longueuil (in French)


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