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Daniel Breton
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Daniel Breton (born June 18, 1962) is an environmental activist and politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He was the member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques between 2012 and 2014.
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Early life and activism
[edit]Breton was born in Montreal and studied political science at the University of Montreal and the University of Quebec at Montreal.[1] He was a principal organizer of a November 2001 march in Montreal against Canada's military intervention in Afghanistan. During the march, he was quoted as saying, "We held this demonstration because we are against a military solution to settle the conflict and the fight against terrorism. We are against terrorism, but war is not the solution."[2]
Breton subsequently founded Québec-Vert-Kyoto (later known as QuébecKyoto), which advocated in favour of the Kyoto Accord on climate change. In 2004, he led an ultimately successful protest against Hydro-Quebec's plans to launch the Suroit natural gas power project near Beauharnois.[3] The following year, he called for the Montreal Transit Corporation to invest in suburban commuter trains rather than building a new bridge between Laval and Montreal.[4]
In June 2007, Breton called on Canadian environment minister John Baird to resign over the Stephen Harper government's handling of the Kyoto Accord. Breton described Baird as "neither competent nor willing to carry in a serious, non-partisan manner, the heavy burden of the environment portfolio."[5]
Breton spoke against Quebec's plans for shale gas exploration in 2010.[6]
On November 29, 2012, Daniel Breton resigned from his post as environment minister less than two months after taking office. He was an unsuccessful candidate during the 2018 election.
Political activism
[edit]Breton helped re-launch the dormant Green Party of Quebec for the 2003 Quebec general election and was the party's candidate in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. He finished sixth against Parti Québécois incumbent Louise Harel. Breton also worked for the Green Party of Canada. He supported the sovereigntist option in the 1995 Quebec referendum on sovereignty and signed a joint statement in favour of Quebec independence in 2007.[7]
In 2008, Breton left the Green Party to join the Canadian New Democratic Party (NDP). In joining the NDP, he was quoted as saying, "what is at stake in 2008 is not the sovereignty of Quebec but the sovereignty of Canada. We are in the process of losing control over our natural resources, over our economy, of our big businesses and our political sovereignty."[8] He ran as a star candidate for the party in the 2008 federal election and finished third in Jeanne-Le Ber.[9] He was not a candidate in the 2011 federal election, in which the NDP made a historic breakthrough to become the dominant federal party in Quebec.
In 2012, Breton joined the Parti Québécois and ran successfully for the party in the 2012 election,[10] retaining the riding of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques for the PQ. He was the minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks from September 19 to November 29, 2012[11] in the government of Pauline Marois. He was defeated in the 2014 election by Manon Massé of Québec Solidaire.
Electoral record
[edit]| 2014 Quebec general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Manon Massé | 8,437 | 30.60 | +5.17 | ||||
| Liberal | Anna Klisko | 8,346 | 30.27 | +10.96 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Daniel Breton | 7,612 | 27.61 | -8.07 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Patrick Thauvette | 2,364 | 8.57 | -6.21 | ||||
| Green | Stewart Wiseman | 393 | 1.43 | – | ||||
| Option nationale | Nic Payne | 210 | 0.76 | -2.33 | ||||
| Bloc Pot | Marc Bissonnette | 164 | 0.59 | – | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Serge Lachapelle | 47 | 0.17 | -0.04 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 27,573 | 98.86 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 318 | 1.14 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 27,891 | 65.96 | -2.22 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 42,287 | – | – | |||||
| Québec solidaire gain from Parti Québécois | Swing | |||||||
| 2012 Quebec general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Daniel Breton | 10,199 | 35.76 | -10.86 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Manon Massé | 7,253 | 25.43 | +10.03 | ||||
| Liberal | Étienne Collins | 5,531 | 19.39 | -8.83 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Cédrick Beauregard | 4,216 | 14.78 | +10.76* | ||||
| Option nationale | Denis Monière | 880 | 3.09 | – | ||||
| Middle Class | Louis Provencher | 143 | 0.50 | – | ||||
| Independent | Jean-Marc Labrèche | 123 | 0.43 | – | ||||
| Quebec Citizens' Union | Edson Emilio | 87 | 0.31 | – | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Serge Lachapelle | 60 | 0.21 | -0.17 | ||||
| Independent | Dimitri Mourkes | 31 | 0.11 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,523 | 98.94 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 305 | 1.06 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 28,828 | 68.18 | +20.94 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 42,283 | – | – | |||||
* Result compared to Action démocratique
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Jeanne-Le Ber | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Thierry St-Cyr | 17,144 | 34.91 | $88,605 | ||||
| Liberal | Christian P. Feuillette | 15,841 | 32.26 | – | $58,773 | |||
| New Democratic | Daniel Breton | 7,708 | 15.70 | $28,413 | ||||
| Conservative | Daniel Beaudin | 5,494 | 11.19 | $25,712 | ||||
| Green | Véronik Sansoucy | 2,345 | 4.78 | – | $353 | |||
| Independent | Darryl Gray | 577 | 1.17 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 49,109 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 595 | |||||||
| Turnout | 49,704 | 57.66 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 86,201 | |||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
| 2003 Quebec general election: Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Louise Harel | 13,138 | 55.77 | −4.84 | ||||
| Liberal | Richer Dompierre | 6,210 | 26.36 | +0.83 | ||||
| Action démocratique | Louise Blackburn | 2,449 | 10.40 | −1.11 | ||||
| UFP | Lise Alarie | 788 | 3.34 | – | ||||
| Bloc Pot | Alex Néron | 476 | 2.02 | – | ||||
| Green | Daniel Breton | 367 | 1.56 | – | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Christine Dandenault | 79 | 0.34 | −0.28 | ||||
| Christian Democracy | Mario Richard | 52 | 0.22 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 23,559 | 98.40 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 383 | 1.60 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 23,942 | 60.09 | −7.92 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 39,843 | – | – | |||||
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Canada Votes: 2008: Results, Ridings and Candidates: Jeanne-Le Ber, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed 21 May 2012.
- ^ Paul Cherry, "Anti-war message on march: Downtown demo denounces violence, feds' terrorism bill," Montreal Gazette, 18 November 2001, A3.
- ^ Gary Francoeur, "Suroit foes plan protest demo: Power project hearings wrap up," Montreal Gazette, 21 May 2004, A9; Gary Francoeur, "Protesters march against natural-gas-powered plant," Montreal Gazette, 30 May 2004, A2; Catherine Solyom, "'Surprised it took so long': Opponents 'very happy'," Montreal Gazette, 18 November 2004, A4.
- ^ Monique Beaudin, "Transit holds its own, but car use still on rise," Montreal Gazette, 19 January 2005, A8.
- ^ "Baird should resign over Tory government's Kyoto approach: Quebec coalition," Canadian Press, 5 June 2007.
- ^ "D'autres voix disent que l'audience du BAPE sur le schiste est vouée à l'échec," La Presse Canadienne -- Le Fil Radio, 10 September 2010.
- ^ "Former Green Party organizer joins federal NDP," Postmedia News, 8 February 2008, p. 1.
- ^ "Green Party organizer to run for NDP," Montreal Gazette, 9 February 2008, A8.
- ^ "Montreal supremacy up for grabs; 18 precious seats," Montreal Gazette, 15 October 2008, B3.
- ^ "Préparation électorale : Daniel Breton sera candidat du Parti Québécois dans Sainte-Marie-Saint-Jacques | Parti Québécois". Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ Daniel Breton, on the website of the National Assembly
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Daniel Breton
View on GrokipediaEarly life
Birth and background
Daniel Breton was born on June 18, 1962, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [5][6] He is the son of Jean-Marie Breton, a production supervisor, and Jacqueline Nault, a worker at MacDonald Tobacco. [5] He is Canadian. [5]Career
Early activism
Prior to entering elected politics, Daniel Breton was active in environmental organizations. He co-founded Quebec's Green Party and advocated for a moratorium on shale-gas development in the province.[3]Political career
Breton was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec as the Parti Québécois member for Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques in the September 2012 general election. He was appointed Minister of the Environment, Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Parks by Premier Pauline Marois shortly after the Parti Québécois formed government. During his tenure from September to November 2012, he became the first elected official in Canada tasked with leading a government strategy for the electrification of transportation.[3][4] He resigned from cabinet on November 29, 2012, amid media reports of prior legal and financial issues, including a 1988 conviction for employment-insurance fraud, unpaid fines, traffic violations, and unpaid rent from periods of poverty. Breton attributed these to past financial insecurity and stated that he resigned to avoid interference with government work. He remained a member of the National Assembly until his defeat in the 2014 election.[4][3]Post-political career
Since leaving politics, Breton has focused on advancing electric mobility and the energy transition. He serves as President and CEO of Electric Mobility Canada, a national organization dedicated to the electrification of transportation with over 200 members across industry, government, and civil society. He holds a degree in sustainable carbon management and has authored several books on topics including transportation electrification, climate change, air pollution, and energy transition. His work continues to emphasize policy and advocacy for electric vehicles and related infrastructure to address climate challenges.[1][2]Notable works
Daniel Breton has authored several books on topics including transportation electrification, climate change, air pollution, and energy transition.[2][1] No further specific titles or publication details are available in the provided sources.Personal life
Little public information is available on Daniel Breton's personal life beyond aspects he has publicly discussed in relation to his past. He has attributed prior legal and financial difficulties—including convictions for employment-insurance fraud and unpaid fines—to periods of poverty earlier in his life.[4][3] No verified details about his birth date, birthplace, family, relationships, or other private matters appear in reliable sources related to his political and environmental career.References
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3013803