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Dominic LeBlanc
Canadian politician

Dominic LeBlanc

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Biography

Dominic A. LeBlanc, PC MP (born December 14, 1967), is a Canadian lawyer and politician from New Brunswick, Canada. He is the Member of Parliament for the riding of Beauséjour and sits in the Canadian House of Commons as the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. He was first elected in the 2000 federal election and has been re-elected in the last four elections. LeBlanc is the son of former Member of Parliament, Senator and Governor General of Canada, Roméo LeBlanc.

LeBlanc ran for leadership of Liberal Party in 2008 but dropped out of the race to endorse Michael Ignatieff, who was later acclaimed leader. With the resignation of Ignatieff after the 2011 federal election LeBlanc was considered a likely candidate in the race to succeed him as party leader, but declined on running.

On November 4, 2015, he was appointed the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons in the present Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau. On May 31, 2016, upon the resignation of Hunter Tootoo from the Ministry, LeBlanc also assumed the role of Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.

On August 19, 2016, LeBlanc was replaced by Bardish Chagger as Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.

Early life and education

LeBlanc was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Roméo LeBlanc and Joslyn "Lyn" Carter. As a child, he baby-sat Justin, Alexandre, and Michel Trudeau, the children of then-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. He has remained friends with Justin Trudeau, with whom he is currently serving with in the House of Commons, and endorsed his candidacy for Liberal leader in 2012.

LeBlanc attended Lisgar Collegiate Institute for high school. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Toronto (Trinity College), a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of New Brunswick, and then attended Harvard Law School, where he obtained his Master of Laws degree.

Prior to being elected to the House of Commons, LeBlanc was a Barrister and Solicitor with Clark Drummie in Shediac and Moncton. From 1993-1996, LeBlanc was a Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. He is the son of the former Governor General of Canada, The Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc, who had previously been the Member of Parliament for Westmorland-Kent from 1972 to 1984, and then a Senator from 1984 to 1994.

LeBlanc is an Acadian. In 2003, he married Jolène Richard, a Provincial Court judge and daughter of Guy A. Richard, who served as Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick.

Political career

LeBlanc is member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Beauséjour in New Brunswick. He first ran in that riding in 1997, losing to New Democratic Party candidate, Angela Vautour. In 2000 he once again ran against Vautour, who had crossed the floor and was a Progressive Conservative, and was elected. LeBlanc has been re-elected in the 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011 federal elections.

Regarding the race for the leadership of the Liberal Party, LeBlanc, a prospective leadership candidate, puts it, the next leader needs to commit 10 to 15 years of his or her life "occupied exclusively" with rebuilding the Liberal party and winning elections.

Chrétien and Martin governments

During the Liberal Party's time in power LeBlanc served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, from January 13, 2003, to December 11, 2003, and was the chair of the Atlantic Caucus. On July 10, 2004, he was sworn-in as a Member of the Privy Council for Canada and appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Deputy Chief Government Whip. He has served on the Special Committee on Non-Medical Use of Drugs, and the Standing Committees on Fisheries and Oceans, Transport and Government Operations, National Defence and Veterans Affairs, and Public Accounts, Procedures and House Affairs, and International Trade.

In opposition

In January 2006, he was named Official Opposition critic for international trade and later that year he was co-chair of the 2006 Liberal Party leadership convention in Montreal. In January 2007, he was named by the Honourable Stéphane Dion, Vice Chair - Liberal Party of Canada Policy and Platform Committee and In October of that year, he was named Official Opposition critic for intergovernmental affairs. In January 2009, he was named by the Honourable Michael Ignatieff as the critic for justice and attorney general. Before the return of Parliament in September 2010, Ignatieff shuffled his Shadow Cabinet and appointed LeBlanc as the Liberal critic for national defence. Following LeBlanc's re-election in the 2011 federal election, interim Liberal leader Bob Rae appointed LeBlanc as the Liberal Party's Foreign Affairs Critic.

2008 leadership bid

On October 27, 2008, LeBlanc was the first candidate to officially announce his intention to seek the leadership of the Liberal party to replace Stéphane Dion. Former leadership candidates Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae came forward shortly after LeBlanc's announcement. His supporters included top staffers in the prime minister's office under Jean Chrétien, such as his former chief of staff Percy Downe, and Tim Murphy, chief of staff under Paul Martin. Some senior organizers in Gerard Kennedy's 2006 leadership bid were also with LeBlanc.

On December 8, 2008, LeBlanc announced he was dropping out of the leadership race because he felt a leader needed to be put in place as soon as possible and that he was throwing his support behind Ignatieff. The next day Rae dropped out of the race and Ignatieff was acclaimed leader when Dion stepped down.

Trudeau government

On November 4, 2015, he was appointed the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons in the present Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau. On May 31, 2016, upon the resignation of Hunter Tootoo from the Ministry, LeBlanc also became the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. His father had previously held the equivalent position under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

On August 19, 2016, Leblanc was replaced as Leader of the Government in the House of Commons by Bardish Chagger. He retained the post of Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalDominic LeBlanc36,53469.02+28.33
New DemocraticHélène Boudreau8,00915.13–8.30
ConservativeAnn Bastarache6,01711.37–20.34
GreenKevin King2,3764.49+0.32
Total valid votes/Expense limit52,936100.0   $200,095.92
Liberal holdSwing+24.34
Canadian federal election, 2011
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalDominic LeBlanc17,39939.08-7.68
ConservativeEvelyn Chapman14,81433.27+4.12
New DemocraticSusan Levi-Peters10,39723.35+6.47
GreenNatalie Arsenault1,9134.3-2.89
Total valid votes/Expense limit100.00
Liberal holdSwing+5.90
Canadian federal election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
LiberalDominic LeBlanc19,97246.6-0.95
ConservativeOmer Léger12,51229.2-3.03
New DemocraticChris Durrant7,21916.8+0.13
GreenMike Milligan3,1877.4+4.61
Total valid votes42,890
Liberal holdSwing-2.08
Canadian federal election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
LiberalDominic LeBlanc22,01247.55-5.73
ConservativeOmer Léger14,91932.23+4.04
New DemocraticNeil Gardner7,71716.67+1.96
GreenAnna Girouard1,2902.79-1.03
IndependentFrank Comeau3570.77Ø
Total valid votes46,295
Liberal holdSwing+4.89
Canadian federal election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
LiberalDominic LeBlanc21,93453.28+6.18
ConservativeAngela Vautour11,60428.19-17.65
New DemocraticOmer Bourque6,05614.71+7.65
GreenAnna Girouard1,5743.82Ø
Total valid votes41,168
Liberal holdSwing+11.92
Canadian federal election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
LiberalDominic LeBlanc21,46547.10+12.27
Progressive ConservativeAngela Vautour14,63132.11+16.11
AllianceTom Taylor625613.73+3.55
New DemocraticInka Milewski32177.06-31.93
Total valid votes45,569
Liberal gain from New DemocraticSwing+22.10
Canadian federal election, 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
New DemocraticAngela Vautour18,50438.99+33.25
LiberalDominic LeBlanc16,52934.83-41.20
Progressive ConservativeIan Hamilton759216.00+0.78
ReformRaymond Braun483310.18Ø
Total valid votes47,458
New Democratic gain from LiberalSwing+37.23
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