Christine Moore (politician)

Christine Moore
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Abitibi—Témiscamingue
Assumed office
May 2, 2011
Preceded by Marc Lemay
Personal details
Born (1983-10-21) October 21, 1983
La Sarre, Quebec
Political party New Democratic Party
Residence La Reine, Quebec
Profession Nurse

Christine Moore (born October 21, 1983) is a Canadian politician and Nurse. On May 2, 2011, she was elected as the Member of Parliament for Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Quebec for the New Democratic Party during the 2011 Canadian federal election.[1] She defeated Bloc Québécois MP Marc Lemay, who held the riding since 2004. On October 19, 2015, Moore was re-elected as the Member of the Parliament for Abitibi—Témiscamingue, Quebec for the New Democratic Party during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2]

Education and experience

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. She completed a one-month humanitarian internship in Senegal as part of her nursing degree at UQAT in 2009, and she served with the Canadian Forces for over three years. She is also a member of Nurses Without Borders.

Federal politics

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 overwhelmed Lemay by 9,500 votes as part of the NDP wave that swept through Quebec.

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

In November 2013, she 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.[3]

During the 2011–2012 New Democratic Party leadership race, she threw her support behind Romeo Saganash.

In January 2015, she was appointed deputy critic for health for the NDP.

On February 2, 2016, Moore was elected to the executive committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association as a vice-chair.

Since April 18, 2016 Moore is a vice-chair of the Canadian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development.

Moore gave birth during the election campaign in 2015. She has 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.[4]

On March 24, 2016 Moore introduced the bill that would eliminate the federal tax on certain baby products.[5]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticChristine Moore 20,636 41.5 -9.75 –
LiberalClaude Thibault 14,733 29.6 +23.68 –
Bloc QuébécoisYvon Moreau 9,651 19.4 -12.1 –
ConservativeBenoit Fortin 3,425 6.9 -3.0 –
GreenAline Bégin 859 1.7 +0.27 –
RhinocerosPascal Le Fou Gélinas 425 0.9 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,470100.0   $253,763.89
Total rejected ballots 741––
Turnout 51,48162.25+2.4
Eligible voters 82,695
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticChristine Moore 24,763 51.22 +41.72
Bloc QuébécoisMarc Lemay 15,258 31.56 -16.35
ConservativeSteven Hébert 4,777 9.88 -9.05
LiberalSuzie Grenon 2,859 5.91 -14.82
GreenPatrick Rochon 694 1.44 -0.79
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,351100.00
Total rejected ballots 6541.33
Turnout 49,00559.85
     New Democratic Party gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +29.0
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMarc Lemay 20,929 47.91 -4.42 $96,091
LiberalGilbert Barrette 9,055 20.73 +6.92 $29,810
ConservativePierre Grandmaitre 8,267 18.93 -3.66 $742
New DemocraticChristine Moore 4,151 9.50 +0.96 $3,377
GreenBruno Côté 976 2.23 -0.50 $742
IndependentGhislain Loiselle 302 0.69 – $644
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,680100.00 $101,466
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMarc Lemay 24,637 52.33 -5.32 $73,954
ConservativeMarie-Josée Carbonneau 10,634 22.59 +17.01 $6,194
LiberalCharles Lavergne 6,501 13.81 -17.17 $21,500
New DemocraticChristine Moore 4,022 8.54 +5.15 $2,782
GreenPatrick Rancourt 1,283 2.73 +0.34 $710
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,077100.00 $94,667
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -11.2

References

  1. ↑ Election 2011: Abitibi—Témiscamingue. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Christine Moore". www.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. ↑ http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Christine-Moore(232)/Motions?sessionId=151&documentId=6657428
  4. ↑ DOUDARD, JEAN-LOUP (April 18, 2016). "NDP MP Moore says Parliamentarian parents need more help". www.hilltimes.com.
  5. ↑ "CHRISTINE MOORE WANTS TO ELIMINATE TAX ON BABY PRODUCTS". March 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Abitibi—Témiscamingue, 30 September 2015
  7. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.


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