City gathers to welcome new mayor Maude Marquis-Bissonnette
Lily Ryan
The swearing-in ceremony was held at City Hall, June 18. The mayor elect, Maude Marquis-Bissonnette took office, as did the new councillor for Carrefour-de-l’Hôpital Ward, Catherine Craig-St-Louis. In the by-election held June 9, Ms Marquis-Bissonnette won by almost 11% over the next closest candidate, former mayor of Hull, Yves Ducharme. With the wins of Marquis-Bissonnette and her running-mate in the district by-election for Carrefour-de-l’Hôpital, Gatineau’s only political party, Action Gatineau gained ground on council. With 19 councillors plus the mayor’s vote on council, Action Gatineau has ten seats, exactly half.
Marquis-Bissonnette’s first meetings since her swearing-in June 18 were with city staff and local politicians.
Photo caption: From left to right: Véronique Denis, Gatineau City Clerk; Alicia Lacasse-Brunet, Municipal Councillor, Bellevue district (15), Action Gatineau; Bettyna Bélizaire, Municipal Councillor, Plateau district (4), Action Gatineau; Anik Des Marais, Municipal Councillor, Mitigomijokan district (5), Action Gatineau; Mike Duggan, Municipal Councillor, Pointe-Gatineau district (12), Independent; Louis Sabourin, Municipal Councillor, Limbour district (10), Action Gatineau; Steven Boivin, Municipal Councillor, Aylmer district (1), Independent; Daniel Champagne, Municipal Councillor, Versant district (14) and Former Interim Mayor (February 2024 - June 2024), Independent; Isabelle N. Miron, Municipal Councillor, l'Orée-du-Parc district (9), Action Gatineau; Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, Mayor (since June 2024), Action Gatineau; Steve Moran, Municipal Councillor, Hull–Wright district (7), Action Gatineau; Denis Girouard, Municipal Councillor, Lac-Beauchamp district (16), Independent; Tiffany-Lee Norris Parent, Municipal Councillor, Touraine district (11), Action Gatineau; Catherine Craig-St-Louis, Municipal Councillor (since June 2024), Carrefour-de-l'Hôpital district (13), Action Gatineau; Gilles Chagnon, Municipal Councillor, Lucerne district (2), Independent; Marc Bureau, Municipal Councillor (since October 2022, Former Mayor 2005–2013), Parc-de-la-Montagne-Saint–Raymond district (8), Independent; Mario Aubé, Municipal Councillor, Masson-Angers district (18), Independent; Jean Lessard, Municipal Councillor, Rivière-Blanche district (17), Independent.
Photo credit: Christian Rochefort
