Suzanne Blais-Grenier

Suzanne Blais-Grenier, PC (March 2, 1936 June 13, 2017) was a Canadian politician.


Suzanne Blais-Grenier

Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Rosemont
In office
1984–1988
Preceded byClaude-André Lachance
Succeeded byBenoît Tremblay
Personal details
Born(1936-03-02)March 2, 1936
DiedJune 13, 2017(2017-06-13) (aged 81)
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Blais-Grenier was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1984 federal election that brought Brian Mulroney to power. She represented the riding of Rosemont, Quebec. She was appointed to the Cabinet as Prime Minister Mulroney's first Minister of the Environment.

She faced mounting criticism from environmentalists following cuts to various programs, her lackluster performance over several months when being targeted by the Opposition in the House of Commons during question period and her spending on foreign travel. Blais-Grenier was demoted in 1985 to the position of Minister of State for Transport.

Following the demotion, Blais-Grenier became increasingly critical of the Mulroney government. At the end of 1985, she resigned from Cabinet to protest the government's refusal to prevent the closure of an oil refinery in Montreal.

On September 20, 1988, she was expelled from the Progressive Conservative caucus for refusing to withdraw allegations of kickbacks involving the Quebec wing of the party. She ran as an independent candidate in the November 1988 general election, but was defeated by Progressive Conservative Benoît Tremblay, and came in fourth place with 2,060 votes.

Electoral record (partial)

1988 Canadian federal election: Rosemont
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeBenoît Tremblay17,12737.84$44,311
LiberalJacques Guilbault13,20929.18$45,624
New DemocraticGiuseppe Sciortino9,16320.24$37,493
IndependentSuzanne Blais-Grenier2,0604.55$8,864
RhinocerosChristian Nettoyeur Jolicoeur1,6563.66$0
GreenSylvain Auclair1,3833.06$24
CommunistGaétan Trudel1510.33$18
Social CreditDollard Desjardins1480.33$0
Marxist–LeninistArnold August1220.27$130
IndependentLéo Larocque1220.27$5,150
Commonwealth of CanadaChristiane Deland-Gervais1200.27$0
Total valid votes 45,261 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,025
Turnout 46,286 68.31
Electors on the lists 67,754
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-fourth General Election, 1988.


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