Bernard Patry

{{Short description|Canadian politician (born 1943)}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2023}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Bernard Patry | image =  | term_start = October 25, 1993 | term_end = May 2, 2011 | predecessor = Gerry Weiner | birth_date = {{birth date and age |1943|1|30}} | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | successor = Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe | death_date = | death_place = | profession = Physician | party = Liberal | riding = Pierrefonds—Dollard | footnotes = | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | spouse = Françoise Haxaire }} '''Bernard Patry''' ({{IPA|fr|bɛʁnaʁ patʁi}}; born January 30, 1943) is a Canadian politician who served six terms as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Quebec riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard from 1993 to 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=14953 | title=Profile }}</ref> A member of the Liberal Party, Patry was also the President of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) from 2005 to 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apf-francophonie.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/Releve2005.pdf|title=Relevé de décisions de la XXXIe Session Bruxelles (Belgique), du 6 au 9 juillet 2005 (en application de l'article 9.5 du Règlement)|language=fr|quote=Entendu une allocution de M.Bernard Patry, nouveau Président de l’Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, Député du Canada.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apf-francophonie.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/2006_Rabat_Releve.pdf|title=Relevé de décisions de la XXXIIe Session Rabat (Maroc), du 30 juin au 3 juillet 2006 (en application de l'article 9.5 du Règlement)|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|language=fr|url=https://apf-francophonie.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/2007_gab_releve.pdf|title=Relevé de décisions de la XXXIIIe Session Libreville (Gabon), du 3 au 6 juillet 2007 (en application de l'article 9.5 du Règlement)}}</ref>

==Career== Born in Montreal, Patry was a general practitioner and one of the founders of the Pierrefonds Medical Clinic. He began his political career in 1968, at the age of 25, becoming a city councillor in L'Île-Bizard, Quebec and one year later, one of the youngest mayors in Quebec. He was re-elected mayor five times and led his city for 18 years.

Patry was first elected to Parliament in 1993 as a Liberal candidate in the riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard, a position he held until 2011, when he lost re-election to NDP candidate Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe. During his time in Parliament, he notably served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development from 1996 to 1998. He was also the Chair of Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade from 2002 to 2006.

===Parliamentary committees=== Shortly after his arrival on Parliament Hill in 1993, Patry was active on a number of committees, including, inter alia:

* The Sub-Committee on HIV-AIDS * The Standing Committee on Industry * The Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Northern Affairs * The Standing Committee on Health * The Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

===Other political activity=== Patry further served as Vice-Chair of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Urban Affairs in 2001. Prior to this, he had chaired the Quebec Liberal Caucus of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1995 to 1996.

==International honours== In March 1998, he was awarded the title of "Chevalier" and in March 2003, the title of "Commandeur" of the Ordre de la Pléiade, which seeks to promote dialogue between francophone cultures.

==Personal life== Patry is married to Françoise Haxaire. He has two sons and two granddaughters.

==Electoral record== {{Canadian election result/top|CA|2011|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe |16,390 |34.13 |+23.58| }} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bernard Patry|14,632 |30.47 |-16.47| }} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Agop Evereklian |12,901 |26.86 |+1.03| }} {{CANelec|CA|BQ|Nicolas Jolicoeur |2,392 |4.98 |-4.55| }} {{CANelec|CA|Green|Jonathan Lumer |1,710 |3.56 |-3.35| }} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|48,025|100.00| }} {{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|343|0.71 |+0.06 }} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|48,368|59.20 | +1.39}} {{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters| 81,704|–|–| }} {{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bernard Patry|21,468|46.94|-4.18| $44,617 }} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Pierre-Olivier Brunelle|11,815|25.83|+2.75 | $85,049}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Shameem Siddiqui|4,823|10.55| +2.87| $0}} {{CANelec|CA|BQ| Reny Gagnon|4,357|9.53|-2.84| $6,647}} {{CANelec|CA|Green|Ryan Young|3,161|6.91| +1.37| $1,652}} {{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Marsha Fine|111|0.24|+0.04 | }} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|45,735| 100.00 | $85,897}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|300|0.65| -0.04}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|46,035| 57.81|-2.08}} {{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bernard Patry|24,388|51.12 |-12.45| $40,479 }} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Don Rae|11,013| 23.08|+12.32 | $51,979}} {{CANelec|CA|BQ|Denis Martel|5,901| 12.37| -3.58| $9,446}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Shameem Siddiqui|3,664|7.68 | +2.21| $3,754}} {{CANelec|CA|Green|Leo Williams|2,645| 5.54|+2.53 | $1,073}} {{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Garnet Colly|96| 0.20|+0.05 | }} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit| 47,707| 100.00| $80,758}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|331|0.69| -0.08}} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|48,038| 59.89|+0.13}} {{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2004|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bernard Patry|29,601|63.57|-9.28| $43,521}} {{CANelec|CA|BQ|Marie-Hélène Brunet|7,426|15.95|+4.96| $9,961}} {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Andrea Paine|5,010|10.76|-1.22| $30,293}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Danielle Lustgarten|2,545|5.47|+3.42 | $3,022}} {{CANelec|CA|Green|Theodore Kouretas|1,401|3.01|–| }} {{CANelec|CA|Marijuana|Jean-François Labrecque|511|1.10|-1.03 | }} {{CANelec|CA|Marxist-Leninist|Garnet Colly|71|0.15|–| }} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|46,565 |100.00| $79,686}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|365|0.78| }} {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|46,930| 58.76}} {{end}} Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2000|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bernard Patry|39,357|72.85|+6.42}} {{CANelec|CA|BQ|Sylvie Brousseau|5,937|10.99|+0.22}} {{CANelec|CA|Canadian Alliance|Neil Drabkin|3,481|6.44|+4.48}} {{CANelec|CA|PC|John Profit|2,991|5.54|-12.67}} {{CANelec|CA|Marijuana|Jean-François Labrecque|1,149|2.13|}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Adam Hodgins|1,109|2.05|+0.22}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|54,024|100.00}} {{end}} Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1997|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bernard Patry|38,476|66.43|+1.45}} {{CANelec|CA|PC|Neil Drabkin|10,546|18.21|+5.03}} {{CANelec|CA|BQ|Normand Jean D'Ambrosio |6,239|10.77|-6.64}} {{CANelec|CA|Reform|Robert Laganière|1,134|1.96|}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|David Lyons|1,060|1.83|+0.43}} {{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Céline Chamard|465|0.80|+0.02}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|57,920|100.00}} {{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1993|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bernard Patry|39,947|64.98|+24.77}} {{CANelec|CA|BQ|René de Cotret Opzoomer|10,712|17.41|}} {{CANelec|CA|PC|Gerry Weiner|8,106|13.18|-36.59}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Catherine J. Rideout-Erais |864|1.40|-5.57}} {{CANelec|CA|Natural Law|Ruby Finkelstein|480|0.78|}} {{CANelec|CA|National|Carlos Roldan|474|0.77|}} {{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|Hugh Rowe|410|0.67|+0.12}} {{CANelec|XX|Independent|Lionel Albert|386|0.63|}} {{CANelec|CA|Commonwealth of Canada|Glenford Charles|108|0.18|+0.04}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|61,514|100.00}} {{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1988|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|CA|PC|Gerry Weiner|27,532|49.77}} {{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Bernard Patry|22,244|40.21}} {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Pierre Razik|3,854|6.97}} {{CANelec|CA|Rhinoceros (historical)|Jean-François Lafond|856|1.55}} {{CANelec|XX|Independent|William Short|452|0.82}} {{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|Hugh Rowe|302|0.55}} {{CANelec|CA|Commonwealth of Canada|Michel Haddad|77|0.14}} {{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|55,317|100.00}} {{end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=14953}}

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