Michel Bellemare (born July 10, 1967) is a

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politician and lawyer. Bellemare was a member of the

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, Canada from 1994 to 2010. He served as the acting as

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, while mayor

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faced charges from May 2 to July 8, 2009 and represented

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in the east end of the city, formerly part of

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. Born in Ottawa, Bellemare is the son of former

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Eugene Bellemare, and nephew of MP

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. A lawyer by training, Bellemare first ran for a seat on the

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council (RMOC) in 1994. He was successful, defeating long-standing councillor

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. When the RMOC was abolished with the creation of the larger city of Ottawa in 2000, Bellemare was elected to the Ottawa City Council. In council, he is one of the strongest proponents of official bilingualism and tax cuts. He has also been a longtime opponent of Ottawa's

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light rail program and voted for the cancellation of the north-south line extension to

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which would have been completed and in operation starting in 2009.

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Ottawa city councillors Franco-Ontarian people Living people Bellemare, Micke Ottawa-Carleton regional councillors Mayors of Ottawa