Guy Caron

Caron was born in Rimouski, Quebec. He has a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Ottawa in 1992, and served two terms as president of their student federation in 1992–1994. He was vice-president of the board of directors of Voyages Campus/Travel Cuts, 1994. He was national president of the Canadian Federation of Students for two terms in 1994–1996.{{cite web| url = http://guycaron.ndp.ca/about| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130628050016/http://guycaron.ndp.ca/about| archive-date = 2013-06-28| title = About Guy Caron}} He also has a master's degree in economics from Université du Québec à Montréal in 2001.

Prior to being elected, Caron was a researcher and economist with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, most recently as Director of Special Projects.{{cite web |url=http://www.cep.ca/union/huge-support-cep-issues |title=Huge support for CEP issues at NDP convention | CEP |access-date=2011-08-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912183510/http://www.cep.ca/union/huge-support-cep-issues |archive-date=2011-09-12 }} He previously worked for the Council of Canadians where he was a media relations officer, then the Campaigner on Canada-U.S. Relations, and then the Healthcare Campaigner. He has also worked for the Canadian Race Relations Foundation. He is also a former journalist: he worked with radio stations CKLE and CKMN-FM, and with the newspapers Progrès-Écho and Rimouskois while studying science at the Cégep de Rimouski.{{cite web |url=http://guycaron.ndp.ca/about |title=About Guy |website=ndp.ca |access-date=26 October 2016}}

He is the author of Crossing the Line: A Citizens’ Inquiry on Canada-U.S. Relations.{{cite web |url=http://www.canadians.org/DI/documents/Crossing_the_Line_Report05.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-08-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928071456/http://www.canadians.org/DI/documents/Crossing_the_Line_Report05.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-28 }}

Caron ran in Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques as the NDP candidate in 2004, 2006 and 2008, each time finishing a distant fourth. In 2011, however, he defeated Bloc Québecois incumbent Claude Guimond as part of the large NDP wave that swept through Quebec. He was appointed chairperson of the NDP's Quebec caucus following the election.{{cite web |url=https://www.ndp.ca/news/statement-guy-caron-ndp-quebec-caucus-chair-decision-charest-government-to-hold-public-inquiry |title=Statement by Guy Caron, NDP Quebec caucus chair, on the decision of the Charest government to hold a public inquiry on the construction industry |website=ndp.ca |date=19 October 2011 |access-date=28 February 2017}}

After the 2015 election, Caron was appointed the NDP critic for Finance, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, as well as deputy critic for Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.{{cite web | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ndp-critics-list-mulcair-thursday-1.3315431 | title=Tom Mulcair taps Nathan Cullen, Charlie Angus, Guy Caron for top critic roles | publisher=The Canadian Press | work=CBC News | date=12 November 2015 | access-date=12 November 2015 | author=Kirkup, Kristy}}

Caron resigned from the NDP shadow cabinet in February 2017 to stand for the leadership of the New Democratic Party to succeed Tom Mulcair.{{cite news |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/threes-a-crowd-guy-caron-joins-federal-ndp-leadership-race-citing-economic-prowess |title=Three's a crowd? Guy Caron joins federal NDP leadership race, citing economic prowess |last=Smith |first=Marie-Danielle |newspaper=National Post |date=27 February 2017 |access-date=28 February 2017}} Caron stated that the two major challenges confronting Canadians are income inequality and climate change. His leadership platform included a guaranteed basic income.{{cite web| url = https://montrealgazette.com/news/national/three+crowd+caron+joins+federal+leadership+race+citing+economic/13006401/story.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170227191806/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/national/three+crowd+caron+joins+federal+leadership+race+citing+economic/13006401/story.html| archive-date = 2017-02-27| title = Three's a crowd? Guy Caron joins federal NDP leadership race, citing economic prowess}} In the October 1, 2017, election, Caron placed fourth with 9.4% of the vote, with Jagmeet Singh winning on the first ballot.{{cite news|last1=Ballingball|first1=Alex|title=Jagmeet Singh wins the NDP leadership race|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/10/01/jagmeet-singh-wins-the-ndp-leadership-race.html|access-date=1 October 2017|publisher=The Toronto Star|date=1 October 2017}} The other two contestants in the leadership election, MPs Charlie Angus and Niki Ashton, came second and third respectively. Caron lost his seat in the 2019 Canadian federal election.

In November 2020, Caron announced his campaign for Mayor of Rimouski in the following year's municipal election, hoping to succeed retiring Mayor Marc Parent.{{cite news |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1750394/guy-caron-mairie-rimouski-candidature-2021-elections|title=Guy Caron annonce sa candidature à la mairie de Rimouski|work=Radio-Canada|date=November 17, 2020|access-date=August 14, 2021|language=French}} He won the election on November 7, 2021.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1837998/mairie-rimouski-resultats-guy-caron-gagnant-virginie-proulx-elections-municipales-2021 "Guy Caron élu à la mairie de Rimouski"]. Ici Radio-Canada Bas-Saint-Laurent, November 7, 2021.

Caron released a tax plan called Making Taxes Work for Canadians as part of his ongoing NDP leadership bid. The plan proposes the creation of a Tax Crimes Division within the Department of Justice Canada, in order to provide a more robust method of preventing tax evasion. In addition, the tax plan proposes a Financial Activities Tax to tax the profits of financial institutions and the remuneration packages of banking executives. Caron's plan also proposes the elimination of the "CEO stock option loophole," a promise made by the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2015 federal election.{{cite news|url=http://en.guycaron.ca/making_taxes_work|title=Making Taxes Work for Canadians|work=Guy Caron for NDP Leader|access-date=2017-07-08|language=en}}

Caron's bid for the NDP leadership also included a plan for basic income for individuals or families who spend at least 20% more of their income than the average on necessities such as food, shelter, and clothing (designated as the low-income cut-off line). The basic income program would be joined with the Canada Childcare Benefit and the Guaranteed Income Supplement, without affecting other programs.{{cite news|url=http://en.guycaron.ca/basic_income|title=Guy Caron for NDP Leader|access-date=2017-07-08|language=en}}

Caron's NDP leadership website states that Caron will work for "trade deals that work for Canadians". The website also states that "trade is good, when the deals are done right".{{cite news|url=http://en.guycaron.ca/about|title=About Guy Caron|work=Guy Caron for NDP Leader|access-date=2017-07-08|language=en}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Guy Caron|19,374|43.11|+0.13|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Pierre Cadieux|12,594|28.02|+18.42|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Johanne Carignan|8,673|19.3|-11.53|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Francis Fortin|3,361|7.48|-7.08|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Louise Boutin|669|1.49|-0.54|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Rhinoceros|Sébastien CôRhino Côrriveau|274|0.61|–|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|44,837|100.0| |$210,378.44}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|–|–|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|–|–|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|69,631}}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|NDP|+9.28}}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada[http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/candidates?L=e&ED=24018&EV=41&EV_TYPE=1&PC=&PROV=QC&PROVID=24&MAPID=&QID=8&PAGEID=17&TPAGEID=&PD=&STAT_CODE_ID=-1 Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, 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]}}

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{{CANelec/top|CA|2011|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Guy Caron|18,360|42.98|+32.65 |$1,454.82}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Claude Guimond |13,170|30.83|-13.85 |$37,084.15}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Bertin Denis |6,218|14.56|-3.70 |$48,523.44}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Pierre Cadieux |4,101|9.60|-10.49|$12,947.19}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Clément Pelletier |867|2.03|+0.40|none listed}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|42,716|100.0  | |$86,716.92}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|449 | 1.04|-0.13}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout| 43,165| 62.90|+4.17}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|68,625}}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|NDP|BQ|+23.25}}

{{CANelec/source|source=Sources:[http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ovr2011/default.html Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011][http://www.elections.ca/WPAPPS/WPF/EN/CC/SelectSearchOptions?act=C2&eventid=34&returntype=1 Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election]}}

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{{CANelec/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ| Claude Guimond |17,652|44.68|-1.70 | $26,530.06}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal| Pierre Béland |7,937|20.09|+0.76 | $16,213.11}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative| Gaston Noël |7,216|18.26|-3.94 | $50,736.77 }}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP| Guy Caron |4,085|10.33|+0.53 | $8,921.06}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Louise Thibault |1,966|4.97|–| $10,441.59}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green| James D. Morrison |645|1.63|-0.65 |none listed}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|39,501|100.0  | | $83,533}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|468|1.17|-0.05}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|39,969|58.73|-5.03}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|68,055}}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|BQ|-1.23}}

{{CANelec/note|Independent candidate Louise Thibault was previously elected as a member of the Bloc Québécois, and lost 41.41 percentage points from her results in the 2006 election.}}

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{{CANelec/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Louise Thibault|19,804|46.38| -11.25 | $37,738.52}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Roger Picard|9,481|22.20|+13.26 | $15,575.69}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Michel Tremblay|8,254|19.33|-4.44 | $54,457.05}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Guy Caron|4,186|9.80| +2.75| $15,288.40}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|François Bédard|973|2.28|-0.34 | $30.76}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|42,698|100.0  | | $77,697}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|529|1.22|-0.68}}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|43,227|63.76|+5.71}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|67,793}}

{{CANelec/hold|CA|BQ|-12.26}}

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{{CANelec/top|CA|2004|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Louise Thibault|22,215|57.63|-2.77| $37,917.81}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Côme Roy|9,161|23.77|-5.96| $52,950.93}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Denis Quimper|3,445|8.94|+2.10| $14,150.40}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Guy Caron|2,717|7.05|+5.10| $6,486.64}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Marjolaine Delaunière|1,008|2.62|–|none listed}}

{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|38,546|100.0  | | $75,927}}

{{CANelec/total|Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots|747|1.90| }}

{{CANelec/total|Turnout|39,293|58.05|-0.46}}

{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|67,686}}

{{CANelec/nothold|CA|BQ|+1.60}}

{{CANelec/note|Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Change for the Conservatives is based on the combined total of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.}}

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Caron has been married to Valerie Stansfield since 2006. They have two children. At the time of his 2011 election they lived in Gatineau, Quebec; following the election they purchased a property in Rimouski, within Caron's riding, though stayed in Aylmer while Parliament was in session.

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• [https://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/basic_income_explainer Basic Income: an explainer by Guy Caron] on the Broadbent Institute's website

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