Christine Moore (politician)
| Christine Moore MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
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| Assumed office May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Marc Lemay |
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| Born | October 21, 1983 La Sarre, Quebec |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence | La Reine, Quebec |
| Profession | Nurse |
Christine Moore (born October 21, 1983) is a Canadian politician and Nurse. On May 2, 2011, she was elected as the Member of Parliament for Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Quebec for the New Democratic Party during the 2011 Canadian federal election.[1] She defeated Bloc Québécois MP Marc Lemay, who held the riding since 2004. On October 19, 2015, Christine Moore was re-elected as the Member of the Parliament for Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Quebec for the New Democratic Party during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2]
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Education and experience[edit]
Moore was trained as a medical technician; she was educated at 52e Medical coy (Army Force) Sherbrooke and graduated in 2005. She earned a diploma of college studies in nursing from the Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue in 2008 and a B.Sc. in nursing from the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) in 2010. She completed a one-month humanitarian internship in Senegal as part of her nursing degree at UQAT in 2009, and she served with the Canadian Forces for over three years. She is also a member of Nurses Without Borders.
Federal politics[edit]
Moore finished a distant fourth as the NDP candidate in Abitibi—Témiscamingue in 2006 and 2008; both times, she came up well short of the 10-percent threshold to have her campaign expenses refunded. However, on her third try in 2011, she overwhelmed Lemay by 9,500 votes as part of the NDP wave that swept through Quebec.
On May 26, 2011, she was appointed the federal Official Opposition critic for military procurement. The key files Moore is responsible for include the purchase of F 35s, the modernization of various navy ships, and the replacement of search and rescue aircraft. Consequently, she works mostly on the Standing Committee on National Defence, the main forum for addressing these issues. She also assists Jack Harris with his duties as federal Official Opposition critic for National Defence.
In November 2013, she was appointed Deputy Critic for Energy & Natural Resources for the NDP. The key files covered by this responsibility : forestry, mines, nuclear & pipelines. In 2014, Christine Moore brought forward a motion to promote a National strategy on forestry in Canada. This motion asked that the government should work in consultation with provinces and territories, First Nations, stakeholders, and the public to put forward, a national strategy to advance Canada’s forestry sector, with the objectives of creating value-added jobs, developing our forests in a sustainable way, diversifying and promoting wood-based products and developing building systems, and by expanding international markets for Canadian wood products.[3]
During the 2011–2012 New Democratic Party leadership race, she threw her support behind Romeo Saganash.
In January 2015, she was appointed Deputy Critic for Health for the NDP.
On February 2, 2016, Christine Moore was elected to the executive committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association as a Vice-Chair.
Since April 18, 2016 Christine Moore is a Vice-Chair of the Canadian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development.
Christine Moore gave birth during the election campaign in 2015. She has been pushing for more resources for MPs with newborns since she came back to Parliament in fall in 2015: high chairs were put in parliamentary cafeteria, the Commons Board of Internal Economy also changed the name of the “spouses lounge” near the Commons Chamber to “family room” to better accommodate the changing demographics of the House.[4]
On March 24, 2016 Ms. Moore introduced the bill that would eliminate the federal tax on certain baby products.[5]
Electoral record[edit]
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Christine Moore | 20,636 | 41.5 | -9.75 | – | |||
| Liberal | Claude Thibault | 14,733 | 29.6 | +23.68 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Yvon Moreau | 9,651 | 19.4 | -12.1 | – | |||
| Conservative | Benoit Fortin | 3,425 | 6.9 | -3.0 | – | |||
| Green | Aline Bégin | 859 | 1.7 | +0.27 | – | |||
| Rhinoceros | Pascal Le Fou Gélinas | 425 | 0.9 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,470 | 100.0 | $253,763.89 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 741 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 51,481 | 62.25 | +2.4 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,695 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Christine Moore | 24,763 | 51.22 | +41.72 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Marc Lemay | 15,258 | 31.56 | -16.35 | ||||
| Conservative | Steven Hébert | 4,777 | 9.88 | -9.05 | ||||
| Liberal | Suzie Grenon | 2,859 | 5.91 | -14.82 | ||||
| Green | Patrick Rochon | 694 | 1.44 | -0.79 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,351 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 654 | 1.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 49,005 | 59.85 | ||||||
| New Democratic Party gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | +29.0 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Marc Lemay | 20,929 | 47.91 | -4.42 | $96,091 | |||
| Liberal | Gilbert Barrette | 9,055 | 20.73 | +6.92 | $29,810 | |||
| Conservative | Pierre Grandmaitre | 8,267 | 18.93 | -3.66 | $742 | |||
| New Democratic | Christine Moore | 4,151 | 9.50 | +0.96 | $3,377 | |||
| Green | Bruno Côté | 976 | 2.23 | -0.50 | $742 | |||
| Independent | Ghislain Loiselle | 302 | 0.69 | – | $644 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 43,680 | 100.00 | $101,466 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Marc Lemay | 24,637 | 52.33 | -5.32 | $73,954 | |||
| Conservative | Marie-Josée Carbonneau | 10,634 | 22.59 | +17.01 | $6,194 | |||
| Liberal | Charles Lavergne | 6,501 | 13.81 | -17.17 | $21,500 | |||
| New Democratic | Christine Moore | 4,022 | 8.54 | +5.15 | $2,782 | |||
| Green | Patrick Rancourt | 1,283 | 2.73 | +0.34 | $710 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,077 | 100.00 | $94,667 | |||||
| Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | -11.2 | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Election 2011: Abitibi—Témiscamingue. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
- ^ "Christine Moore". www.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ^ http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Christine-Moore(232)/Motions?sessionId=151&documentId=6657428
- ^ DOUDARD, JEAN-LOUP (April 18, 2016). "NDP MP Moore says Parliamentarian parents need more help". www.hilltimes.com.
- ^ "CHRISTINE MOORE WANTS TO ELIMINATE TAX ON BABY PRODUCTS". March 24, 2016.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Abitibi—Témiscamingue, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
