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LaSalle - Émard

2008 Results

LaSalle-Émard
Party Candidate Votes Status
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST 202/202 polls
LIB Lise Zarac 17,131 Elected
BQ Frédéric Isaya 10,386
CON Béatrice Guay-Pepper 6,782
NDP Amy Darwish 5,602
GRN Kristina Vitelli 1,642
IND Antoine Kaluzny 674
ML Yves Le Seigle 144

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Frédéric Isaya

Frédéric Isaya

Party: Bloc Québécois

Education: Earned a diploma of collegial studies (D.E.C) in human sciences from Cégep de Limoilou, one of the first general education colleges established in Quebec. Also studied arts, sciences and law at the University of Montreal.

Profession: Teacher

Career Background: Since 2000, he has been teaching at École Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeois.

Community Activities: Is a member of the union of artists. In 2004, he served on the board of Montérégie youth centres.

Mailing address:

4055 Ste-Catherine Ouest, Suite 135

Montreal, Que.

H3Z 3J8

Contact information:

Telephone: 514-933-5868

lasalle@bloc.org

www.presentpourlequebec.org

Béatrice Guay-Pepper

Béatrice Guay-Pepper

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Profession: Public relations worker

Career Background: Working extensively in the public relations field, she has been the co-ordinator of the communications and PR departments of various companies in the aviation, engineering and telecommunications sectors, as well as for various Crown corporations and professional associations.

Contact information:

Telephone: 514-327-2007

info@beatriceguaypepper.ca

www.conservative.ca

Kristina Vitelli

Kristina Vitelli

Party: Green Party of Canada

Birthplace: Montreal

Education: Undergraduate political science student at Concordia University.

Community Activities: In June 2006, became part of the team that revived The Insider, the campus newspaper of Vanier College, a CEGEP in Montreal, and went on to become editor in chief.

Contact information:

Number 1: 514-951-4746

kristina.vitelli@greenparty.ca

greenparty.ca

Antoine Kaluzny

Party: Independent

Birthplace: Normandy

Education: Earned a philosophy degree in Munich.

Profession: Businessman, teacher

Marital Status: Married

Children: Four

Career Background: Over the years, he has worked in construction, sales, leasing and property management. Between 1968 and 1998, he was a professor of Greek philosophy and human rights at the Cégep of Saint-Hyacinthe, a general education college. In 1996, he edited and published a biography of famous Quebecer Josaphat Jean, and in 2006, he wrote a book on the philosophy of individual success.

Community Activities: He was briefly involved with the Canadian Coast Guard in 1964 and 1965.

Contact information:

Telephone: 514-366-2009

Lise Zarac

Lise Zarac

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Profession: Businesswoman

Career Background: She worked on the management team of Bell Canada until 2001, when she entered politics.

Community Activities: She is a member of Montreal's cultural development commission, the industrial safety committee and the round table on urban safety. She works with the Centre Henri-Lemieux, a cultural community centre in LaSalle and chaired the city's round table on social development. She sits on the board of administration of Feed Montreal, a program that analyzes the causes of hunger in Montreal and offers alternative solutions to food aid.

Electoral History

Municipal: Served as a city councillor in LaSalle since 2001.

Contact information:

www.liberal.ca

Amy Darwish

Amy Darwish

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Education: Graduated from McGill University, where she studied psychology.

Profession: Youth worker

Career Background: Since 2007, has been working at the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi, an organization located in downtown Montreal dedicated to helping youth find work, where she is responsible for projects aimed at preventing youth from dropping out of school.

Contact information:

Telephone: 514-992-1662

amydarwish@ndp.ca

amydarwish.ndp.ca

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2008 Results