Nancy Tremblay, NDP Candidate for Orléans
Nancy Tremblay is Non-Status Indian (First Nation) of Abenaki decent,
she is the NDP candidate for the Ottawa riding of Orleans, Ontario.
Background and
Experience
- Nancy is as a scientist with Environment Canada for nearly
a decade, if elected her goal is to leader a return to evidence-based
policy-making in Ottawa.
- She and her husband have built and run a large equestrian
operation in Carlsbad Springs, they have also developed a software company selling
products worldwide.
- Nancy is a founding member of the Orléans NDP riding
association and is the Aboriginal Representative for the party’s Eastern
Ontario caucus.
- Nancy has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from Trent
University.
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Riding and History
- As a result of the 2003 electoral redistribution process, Orléans (formerly Ottawa-Orleans gains some territory and losses some to the
surrounding ridings. The riding has a large Francophone population.
- The riding has a history of electing Liberals, however it
switched Conservative in the 2004 election when the Conservative won a minority
government.
- Orléans has an Aboriginal population of 2.4% of total Canadian
population (2011).
Orléans -
Candidates
Royal Galipeau, Conservative
Andrew Leslie, Liberal
TBD, Green
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