Jean-Guy Carignan

Jean-Guy Carignan (born 3 May 1941 in Victoriaville, Quebec) is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 to 2004. He was an administrator by career.[1]

For the French Canadian fiddler, see Jean Carignan.


Jean-Guy Carignan
Member of Parliament
for Quebec East
In office
2000–2004
Preceded byJean-Paul Marchand
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born (1941-05-03) 3 May 1941
Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Independent Liberal / Independent
Professionadministrator

Career

Carignan joined the 37th Canadian Parliament on 27 November 2000 after being elected a Liberal member for the Quebec East electoral district.

On his election day, however, he was charged with offences relating to a hit and run incident on 3 October 2000. He pleaded guilty to these charges on 6 November 2001 and was sentenced to a partial house arrest and 100 hours of community service that allowed him to attend the House of Commons.[2] He resigned from the Liberal party on 14 December 2001 and continued as an independent member of Parliament.[3][4]

He declared himself an "Independent Liberal" for a year, beginning 7 October 2002. On 8 October 2003 he rejoined the Liberal party for two days, with Jean Chrétien calling for his resignation after it was learned he did not yet complete his sentence for his 2001 conviction.[5][6][7]

Further controversy ensued following a mailing of 2000 Christmas cards featuring a picture of Carignan with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Groups such as the Canadian Jewish Congress and the B'nai B'rith Canada's League for Human Rights condemned the MP's choice of seasonal greetings.[8]

For the 2004 election, Carignan ran as an independent in Louis-Saint-Laurent, essentially a reconfigured version of his old riding. He finished in sixth place while Bernard Cleary of the Bloc Québécois won the riding.

References
  1. Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Gale Group. 2001.
  2. "Liberal MP resigns over hit-and-run accident". CTV News. 14 December 2001. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  3. "Liberal MP quits caucus after crash conviction". CBC News. 14 December 2001. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2006.
  4. "Quebec Liberal MP pleads guilty to hit-and-run". CBC News. 6 November 2001. Archived from the original on 23 February 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  5. "Explanation of changes to party standings (2000–2004)". Elections Canada. 18 May 2004. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  6. "Changing Partners". Canada Votes 2004. CBC News. 2004. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  7. "Le député Jean-Guy Carignan forcé de redémissionner" (in French). LCN. 9 October 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  8. Lazarus, David (12 December 2002). "Quebec MP criticized for Arafat greeting". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
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