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Patrick Brazeau
Patrick Brazeau (born November 11, 1974) is a Canadian politician. On the recommendation of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Brazeau was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on January 8, 2009. Prior to his appointment, Brazeau was the national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples from 2006 to 2009.
During his tenure in the Senate, Brazeau faced a number of controversies. He was arrested several times in 2013 and in 2014 including for assault and cocaine possession, the two charges he pleaded guilty to in 2015 as part of a plea deal which saw him acquitted of sexual assault and other charges. He was granted an absolute discharge by a Quebec court, avoiding incarceration or a criminal record. Brazeau was suspended from the Senate until September 2016, when separate charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his disallowed expense claims were withdrawn by the Crown.
Brazeau is an Algonquin from the Kitigan Zibi reserve near Maniwaki. He worked at HMCS Carleton, a Royal Canadian Naval Reserve unit based in Ottawa that operates under the Canadian Forces Maritime Command. Brazeau earned a Quebec Diploma of College Studies in social sciences from CEGEP Heritage College (Gatineau) and studied, but dropped out of, civil law at the University of Ottawa. Fluent in both official languages, Brazeau's language preference is French.
Brazeau joined the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) in 2001 and was elected vice-chief in April 2005. He acted as national chief from February 2006 until his election later in November of the same year. He is a member of CAP's affiliate, Alliance Autochtone du Quebec Inc. also known as the Native Alliance of Quebec, or the AAQ or NAQ.
Brazeau pursued a very vocal strategy to obtain repeal of section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) as his CAP vision. His position was that section 67 impeded the individual human rights of Aboriginal peoples by its insistence that communal Indian Act rights superseded the CHRA. In this position he was supported by editorials of the National Post and The Globe and Mail. Brazeau endorsed passage of Bill C-21 as a step toward reform of Aboriginal governance, suggesting on 20 June 2008 that the extension of human rights protection “will ultimately lead to the dismantling of the Indian Act.”
After Brazeau's appointment to the Senate was announced, The Globe and Mail reported on January 19, 2009, that Health Canada auditors rejected almost $260,000 out of a budget of $472,900 in CAP expenses allocated to the congress by the department, alleging that much of the money had been spent on board meetings where health issues were not discussed. Conservative Party spokesman Kory Teneycke indicated that the alleged misspending occurred before Brazeau became chief of the organization, and that Brazeau took steps to address the problem once he took over the leadership.
On December 22, 2008, Brazeau was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He was sworn in as a senator on January 8, 2009.
Brazeau was criticized for stating his intention to accept a seat in the Senate and concurrently remain national chief of the CAP thus collecting two publicly funded six-figure salaries; a decision from which he subsequently retreated by resigning as CAP chief. He has also come under fire over a sexual harassment complaint made against him to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, and for allegedly condoning heavy drinking during business hours. Brazeau resigned from his position of national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples on January 9, 2009.
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Patrick Brazeau
Patrick Brazeau (born November 11, 1974) is a Canadian politician. On the recommendation of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Brazeau was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on January 8, 2009. Prior to his appointment, Brazeau was the national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples from 2006 to 2009.
During his tenure in the Senate, Brazeau faced a number of controversies. He was arrested several times in 2013 and in 2014 including for assault and cocaine possession, the two charges he pleaded guilty to in 2015 as part of a plea deal which saw him acquitted of sexual assault and other charges. He was granted an absolute discharge by a Quebec court, avoiding incarceration or a criminal record. Brazeau was suspended from the Senate until September 2016, when separate charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his disallowed expense claims were withdrawn by the Crown.
Brazeau is an Algonquin from the Kitigan Zibi reserve near Maniwaki. He worked at HMCS Carleton, a Royal Canadian Naval Reserve unit based in Ottawa that operates under the Canadian Forces Maritime Command. Brazeau earned a Quebec Diploma of College Studies in social sciences from CEGEP Heritage College (Gatineau) and studied, but dropped out of, civil law at the University of Ottawa. Fluent in both official languages, Brazeau's language preference is French.
Brazeau joined the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) in 2001 and was elected vice-chief in April 2005. He acted as national chief from February 2006 until his election later in November of the same year. He is a member of CAP's affiliate, Alliance Autochtone du Quebec Inc. also known as the Native Alliance of Quebec, or the AAQ or NAQ.
Brazeau pursued a very vocal strategy to obtain repeal of section 67 of the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) as his CAP vision. His position was that section 67 impeded the individual human rights of Aboriginal peoples by its insistence that communal Indian Act rights superseded the CHRA. In this position he was supported by editorials of the National Post and The Globe and Mail. Brazeau endorsed passage of Bill C-21 as a step toward reform of Aboriginal governance, suggesting on 20 June 2008 that the extension of human rights protection “will ultimately lead to the dismantling of the Indian Act.”
After Brazeau's appointment to the Senate was announced, The Globe and Mail reported on January 19, 2009, that Health Canada auditors rejected almost $260,000 out of a budget of $472,900 in CAP expenses allocated to the congress by the department, alleging that much of the money had been spent on board meetings where health issues were not discussed. Conservative Party spokesman Kory Teneycke indicated that the alleged misspending occurred before Brazeau became chief of the organization, and that Brazeau took steps to address the problem once he took over the leadership.
On December 22, 2008, Brazeau was appointed to the Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He was sworn in as a senator on January 8, 2009.
Brazeau was criticized for stating his intention to accept a seat in the Senate and concurrently remain national chief of the CAP thus collecting two publicly funded six-figure salaries; a decision from which he subsequently retreated by resigning as CAP chief. He has also come under fire over a sexual harassment complaint made against him to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, and for allegedly condoning heavy drinking during business hours. Brazeau resigned from his position of national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples on January 9, 2009.