Robert-Falcon Ouellette
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Dr. Robert-Falcon Ouellette MP BA PhD |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Winnipeg Centre |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Pat Martin |
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| Born |
November 22, 1976 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Cantin |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | St. Vital, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Education | Doctor of Philosophy, Anthropology |
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Université Laval (Ph.D., M.A.) University of Calgary (B.A.) |
| Profession | Anthropologist |
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| Allegiance | Canadian Forces |
| Service/branch | Royal Canadian Navy |
| Years of service | 1992-present |
| Rank | Petty Officer 1st class |
| Unit | HMCS Chippawa |
Robert-Falcon Ouellette MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Winnipeg Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015. He was previously a candidate for Mayor of Winnipeg in the 2014 municipal election, finishing third.
Of mixed English and Cree descent, Ouellette was a veteran of nearly twenty years in the Canadian Forces and a university professor before his entry into politics.
Ouellette was born and raised in Calgary. His namesake was his mother's younger brother Robert-Falcon Green who died in 1961 at age 9. His mother was born in Tottenham, England and moved from England to Canada in 1974 and his father was mix of Cree and Métis and from the Red Pheasant First Nation, located south of North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Ouellette was raised primarily by his mother, a poorly educated woman with a history of depression. Ouellette's father was a student in the Canadian Indian residential school system and an alcoholic who was sometimes absent.
Ouellette grew up in poor conditions, often going hungry, and he once spent a summer homeless in Winnipeg. Determined to change her son's future, Ouellette's mother insisted that he take the admissions test for the Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, an elite private school. After Ouellette was admitted, his mother paid for his tuition by taking out a loan she could not afford to pay back.
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