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Christine Moore (politician)

Christine Moore (born October 21, 1983)[1] is a Canadian politician and nurse who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue from 2011 to 2019. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), she was first elected in the 2011 Canadian federal election, defeating Bloc Québécois MP Marc Lemay, who had held the riding since 2004.[2] She was re-elected during the 2015 federal election.[3] She did not run for re-election in the 2019 federal election. Despite her Anglophone-sounding name, Moore is a Francophone.

Christine Moore
Member of Parliament
for Abitibi—Témiscamingue
In office
May 2, 2011 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byMarc Lemay
Succeeded bySébastien Lemire
Personal details
Born (1983-10-21) October 21, 1983 (age 41)
La Sarre, Quebec, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic (federal)
Parti Quebecois (provincial)
ResidenceLa Reine, Quebec
ProfessionNurse

Early life

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Moore was born in La Reine, Quebec.[4]

Education and experience

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Moore was trained as a medical technician; she was educated at 52e Medical coy (Army Force) Sherbrooke and graduated in 2005. She earned a diploma of college studies in nursing from the Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue in 2008 and a B.Sc. in nursing from the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) in 2010.[5] She completed a one-month humanitarian internship in Senegal as part of her nursing degree at UQAT in 2009,[5] and she served with the Canadian Forces for over three years.[5][6] She is also a member of Nurses Without Borders.[5]

Political career

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Federal politics

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Moore finished a distant fourth as the NDP candidate in Abitibi—Témiscamingue in 2006 and 2008; both times, she came up well short of the 10-percent threshold to have her campaign expenses refunded. However, on her third try in 2011, she defeated Lemay by 9,500 votes as part of the NDP wave that swept through Quebec.

On May 26, 2011, Moore was appointed the federal Official Opposition critic for military procurement. The key files Moore was responsible for included the purchase of F 35s, the modernization of various navy ships, and the replacement of search and rescue aircraft. Consequently, she worked mostly on the Standing Committee on National Defence, the main forum for addressing these issues. She also assisted Jack Harris with his duties as federal Official Opposition critic for National Defence.

In November 2013, Moore was appointed deputy critic for energy and natural resources for the NDP. The key files covered by this responsibility: forestry, mines, nuclear & pipelines. In 2014, Moore brought forward a motion to promote a national strategy on forestry in Canada. This motion asked that the government should work in consultation with provinces and territories, First Nations, stakeholders, and the public to put forward, a national strategy to advance Canada's forestry sector, with the objectives of creating value-added jobs, developing our forests in a sustainable way, diversifying and promoting wood-based products and developing building systems, and by expanding international markets for Canadian wood products.[7]

During the 2011–2012 New Democratic Party leadership race, Moore endorsed Romeo Saganash.

In January 2015, Moore was appointed deputy critic for health for the NDP. She was reelected at the federal election held a few months later, with a somewhat reduced plurality.

In February 2016, Moore was elected to the executive committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association as a vice-chair. She also served as vice-chair of the Canadian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development.

Moore gave birth during the election campaign in 2015. She had been pushing for more resources for MPs with newborns since she came back to Parliament in fall in 2015: high chairs were put in parliamentary cafeteria, the Commons Board of Internal Economy also changed the name of the "spouses lounge" near the Commons Chamber to "family room" to better accommodate the changing demographics of the House.[8]

On March 24, 2016, Moore introduced the bill that would eliminate the federal tax on certain baby products.[9]

Sexual misconduct allegations

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In 2018 it was revealed that Moore, as an unnamed MP, had accused former Liberal MPs Massimo Pacetti and Scott Andrews of sexual harassment in 2014. Both Andrews and Pacetti, who maintained their innocence, were suspended from caucus and sat as independent MPs pending investigation of the complaints. After the investigation, both MPs were permanently expelled from the Liberal caucus and were barred from running as Liberals in the 2015 election.[10][11]

On May 8, 2018, CBC News reported that Moore had had a non-consensual sexual encounter with a disabled Canadian Forces member, Glen Kirkland, who had come to Parliament Hill in 2013 to testify about military treatment of injured soldiers and veterans. Kirkland, describing the encounter, stated "there was a definite power imbalance and she had a position of authority and I just find it exceptionally ironic that she put herself in this moral, or ethical authority situation now with Erin Weir."[12] She was subsequently suspended from the NDP caucus on May 8, 2018 for allegedly behaving inappropriately while the party ordered an investigation.[13]

On May 13, 2018, Moore held a press conference denying the accusations, stating that she had a romantic relationship with Kirkland that lasted about four months between June and October 2013. She provided photo evidence and email copies of travel itineraries in an effort to prove the relation was consensual.[13]

On July 19, 2018, party leader Jagmeet Singh publicly announced the results of an investigation into his MP's behaviour exonerating her from the allegations and reinstating her to her previous caucus duties.[14]

On June 7, 2019 Moore announced she would not be seeking re-election in the 2019 federal election.[15]

Provincial politics

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Moore ran as a Parti Québecois candidate in the 2022 Quebec provincial election[16] in Ungava, coming in fourth.

Electoral record

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Abitibi—Témiscamingue

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Christine Moore 20,636 41.5 -9.75 –
Liberal Claude Thibault 14,733 29.6 +23.68 –
Bloc Québécois Yvon Moreau 9,651 19.4 -12.1 –
Conservative Benoit Fortin 3,425 6.9 -3.0 –
Green Aline Bégin 859 1.7 +0.27 –
Rhinoceros Pascal Le Fou Gélinas 425 0.9 – –
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,470 100.0     $253,763.89
Total rejected ballots 741 – –
Turnout 51,481 62.25 +2.4
Eligible voters 82,695
Source: Elections Canada[17][18]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Christine Moore 24,763 51.22 +41.72
Bloc Québécois Marc Lemay 15,258 31.56 -16.35
Conservative Steven Hébert 4,777 9.88 -9.05
Liberal Suzie Grenon 2,859 5.91 -14.82
Green Patrick Rochon 694 1.44 -0.79
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,351 100.00
Total rejected ballots 654 1.33
Turnout 49,005 59.85
  New Democratic Party gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +29.0
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Marc Lemay 20,929 47.91 -4.42 $96,091
Liberal Gilbert Barrette 9,055 20.73 +6.92 $29,810
Conservative Pierre Grandmaitre 8,267 18.93 -3.66 $742
New Democratic Christine Moore 4,151 9.50 +0.96 $3,377
Green Bruno Côté 976 2.23 -0.50 $742
Independent Ghislain Loiselle 302 0.69 – $644
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,680 100.00 $101,466
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Marc Lemay 24,637 52.33 -5.32 $73,954
Conservative Marie-Josée Carbonneau 10,634 22.59 +17.01 $6,194
Liberal Charles Lavergne 6,501 13.81 -17.17 $21,500
New Democratic Christine Moore 4,022 8.54 +5.15 $2,782
Green Patrick Rancourt 1,283 2.73 +0.34 $710
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,077 100.00 $94,667
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -11.2

References

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  1. ^ "Lipad - Christine MOORE - Members of the Canadian House of Commons".
  2. ^ Election 2011: Abitibi—Témiscamingue. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "Christine Moore". www.parl.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Rookie MP jumps in with both feet".
  5. ^ a b c d "Rookie MP jumps in with both feet". Canadian Nurse. September 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  6. ^ "MPs send soldiers to war, but few have gone themselves". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  7. ^ "M-518 National strategy on forestry 41st Parliament, 2nd Session - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada".
  8. ^ DOUDARD, JEAN-LOUP (18 April 2016). "NDP MP Moore says Parliamentarian parents need more help". www.hilltimes.com.
  9. ^ "CHRISTINE MOORE WANTS TO ELIMINATE TAX ON BABY PRODUCTS". 24 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Liberal MP Massimo Pacetti maintains innocence, says he won't run again". Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  11. ^ Blatchford, Christie (9 May 2018). "Christie Blatchford: Christine Moore may not be the feminist conscience she branded herself to be". National Post. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  12. ^ Macdonald, Neil (8 May 2018). "Jagmeet Singh says he always believes survivors. Well, here's another one". CBC News. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  13. ^ a b NDP MP Christine Moore denies sexual misconduct, plans defamation lawsuit. CBC News, May 13, 2018.
  14. ^ "Christine Moore will return to federal NDP caucus after being cleared of allegations of sexual misconduct".
  15. ^ "NDP MP Christine Moore decides not to seek re-election this fall | Bowen Island Undercurrent". Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Christine Moore de retour en politique, avec le PQ | Élections Québec 2022". 26 August 2022.
  17. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Abitibi—Témiscamingue, 30 September 2015
  18. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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