Francis Drouin
{{short description|Canadian Liberal politician (born 1983)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Francis Drouin
| image =
| office = President of Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie
| term_start = July 8, 2022
| term_end =
| predecessor = Adama Bictogo
| parliament1 = Canadian
| term_start1 = October 19, 2015
| term_end1 = March 23, 2025
| predecessor1 = Pierre Lemieux
| successor1 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|7}}
| birth_place = Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| profession = Consultant
| alma_mater = University of Ottawa
La Cité collégiale
| party = Liberal
| residence = Russell, Ontario, Canada
| footnotes =
| partner = Kate Forrest
| children = |
| riding1 = Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
}}
Francis Drouin (born October 7, 1983){{Canadian Parliament links|ID=18497|nolist=yes}} is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Glengarry—Prescott—Russell in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. He did not seek re-election in 2025.
Early life
Drouin was born and raised in Hawkesbury, Ontario.{{cite news|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/riding-profile-tories-hope-to-further-tighten-grip-on-glengarry-prescott-Russell|title=Riding profile: Tories hope to further tighten grip on Glengarry-Prescott-Russell|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|publisher=PostMedia|last=Deachman|first=Bruce|date=October 2, 2015|access-date=February 13, 2016}} After obtaining a diploma in business administration from La Cité collégiale, he attended the University of Ottawa, where he earned a bachelor's degree in commerce. He worked as a special assistant to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty for four years, and then joined a government relations firm as a communications consultant. He continued to work as a consultant in various capacities thereafter. He has volunteered on the board of his alma mater, La Cité.
Federal politics
Drouin joined the Liberal Party when he was 17 years old, and served for two years as president of the Young Liberals in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell. He managed the Liberal campaigns there in the 2011 federal and 2014 provincial elections.[https://francisdrouin.liberal.ca/biography/ Meet Francis Drouin], Liberal.ca. Drouin won the federal Liberal nomination for the 2015 federal election in January 2015.[http://www.thereview.ca/francis-drouin-wins-liberal-nomination Francis Drouin wins Liberal nomination] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305164225/http://www.thereview.ca/francis-drouin-wins-liberal-nomination |date=2016-03-05 }}, The Review, January 20, 2015. He won the election, unseating three-term Conservative incumbent Pierre Lemieux by over 10,000 votes.
Committees
He was a member of the Official Languages Committee and Agriculture and Agri-Food
He was previously a sitting member of the committee on Covid-19 Pandemic and Government Operations and Estimates
On December 3, 2021, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/francis-drouin(88756)/roles|title=Roles - Francis Drouin - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada|website=www.ourcommons.ca}}
Controversies
In April 2018, Drouin was alleged to have groped a woman at a Halifax bar during the Liberal Party policy convention.{{cite news| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mp-francis-drouin-remains-in-liberal-caucus-as-incident-in-halifax-is/| title = MP Francis Drouin remains in Liberal caucus as incident in Halifax is being investigated - The Globe and Mail| newspaper = The Globe and Mail| date = 23 April 2018}} Drouin denied the allegations stating he was misidentified.{{cite web| url = https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/04/24/mp-francis-drouin-still-in-liberal-caucus-as-halifax-incident-is-investigated.html| title = Liberal MP Drouin says allegation in Halifax bar a case of mistaken identity {{!}} The Star| website = Toronto Star| date = 24 April 2018}} Police did not lay charges.{{cite news |title=Police won't lay charges against Liberal MP Francis Drouin after groping allegation |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/francis-drouin-cleared-sexual-assault-allegations-1.4672677 |access-date=18 November 2018 |publisher=CBC News |date=May 22, 2018}}
In May 2024, Drouin received backlash after remarks about witnesses in the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages, calling them "full of shit" and referring their position on the issue as "extremist".{{Cite news |last=Pirro |first=Raphaël |date=May 7, 2024 |title=Comité sur les langues officielles: "Scusez-moi, là, mais vous êtes un plein de m****", lance un libéral à un témoin |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/05/07/comite-sur-les-langues-officielles-scusez-moi-la-mais-vous-etes-un-plein-dm-lance-un-liberal-en-comite |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508013521/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/05/07/comite-sur-les-langues-officielles-scusez-moi-la-mais-vous-etes-un-plein-dm-lance-un-liberal-en-comite |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |access-date=May 9, 2024 |work=Journal de Montréal}}{{Cite news |date=May 8, 2024 |title=Propos orduriers à Ottawa: "C'est un total manque de jugement", dit Legault |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/05/08/propos-orduriers-a-ottawa--cest-un-total-manque-de-jugement-dit-legault |access-date=May 9, 2024 |work=Journal de Montréal}}{{Cite news |date=May 7, 2024 |title=Liberal MP calls witnesses 'full of s---' in committee on protecting French in Quebec |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/liberal-mp-calls-witnesses-full-of-s-in-committee-on-protecting-french-in-quebec-1.6877196 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508130438/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/liberal-mp-calls-witnesses-full-of-s-in-committee-on-protecting-french-in-quebec-1.6877196 |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |access-date=May 9, 2024 |language=en}}
Electoral record
{{2021 Canadian federal election/Glengarry—Prescott—Russell}}
{{2019 Canadian federal election/Glengarry—Prescott—Russell}}
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|Glengarry—Prescott—Russell (federal electoral district)|Glengarry—Prescott—Russell||percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes|}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Francis Drouin|34,189 |53.28|+22.68|– }}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Pierre Lemieux|23,367|36.41|-12.4|– }}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Normand Laurin|5,087|7.93|-8.74|– }}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Genevieve Malouin-Diraddo|1,153|1.8|-1.78|– }}
{{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|Jean-Serge Brisson|377|0.59|+0.25|– }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|64,173|100.0 | |$222,406.73}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|399|–|–}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|64,572|75.6%|–}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|85,388}}
{{CANelec/gain|CA|Liberal|Conservative|28.83%}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada[http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=35031&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=ON&PROVID=35&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1 Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, 30 September 2015][http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/canlim&document=index&lang=e Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates]
{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815061116/http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand%2Fcanlim&document=index&lang=e |date=August 15, 2015 }}}}
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References
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External links
- [https://francisdrouin.libparl.ca/ MP Website]
- [https://francisdrouin.liberal.ca/ Official Website]
- {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=18497}}
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Category:Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Category:University of Ottawa alumni
Category:Franco-Ontarian people
Category:La Cité collégiale alumni
Category:21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada