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Tributes poured in Saturday as news broke that former Orléans MP Royal Galipeau had died of multiple myeloma.
He was 71.
“Royal was always a true gentleman and was a passionate voice for Orléans as a city councillor, library board member and M.P.,” Mayor Jim Watson said on Twitter.
Bryan Michaud, Galipeau’s executive assistant as an MP from 2011 until 2015, announced that his “friend and mentor” died peacefully Saturday afternoon from complications of the disease. His family is now asking for privacy, Michaud said.
“For all the stories, your human side, your generosity and your tenacity, thanks Royal Galipeau!” he wrote.
A longtime Liberal who worked for MPs Mauril Bélanger and Eugène Bellemare, Galipeau switched sides and ran in 2006 for the Conservatives in a longtime Liberal stronghold.
When Galipeau, then the vice-chairman of the Ottawa Public Library Board, announced in May 2005 that he was seeking the Conservative nomination, he said that he was running because a Conservative government would be enhanced by the election of qualified French-speaking candidates.
He defeated incumbent Marc Godbout, and captured the seat again in 2008 and 2011, becoming the first Conservative to be re-elected in Ottawa-Orléans in 136 years.
Galipeau held the seat until 2015’s Liberal sweep and served as a deputy speaker of the House of Commons. Even after he was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, he was upbeat in an interview with this newspaper and said he never stopped coming to the House for votes, although he joked that he had cut down on the bean suppers.
“Even when I was flat on my back in the hospital bed, I returned phone calls in the morning and the afternoon,” he said in a 2014 interview.
MP Royal Galipeau arrives at his victory party in Orléans in 2011.
He’d previously served as a city councillor for the former Gloucester and was a tireless proponent of light rail and French-language services.
Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod said she and her husband, Joe Varner, who worked on Galipeau’s 2011 campaign, are saddened to learn of his death and their hearts go out to his wife, Anne, and family.
“Rest peacefully, People’s Servant,” she wrote.
Abdul Abdi, who ran as a Conservative in Ottawa West-Nepean in the 2015 federal election, took to Twitter to thank Galipeau for his service.
“I will always remember Royal for his kindness, thoughtfullness and for his old school sense of humour,” he wrote.
James Moore, a former industry minister in Stephen Harper’s government, recalled Galipeau as “a proud Canadian, historian, staunch defender of Canada’s official languages and a passionate public servant.
“He will be missed,” Moore said.
1/2 It is with great sadness that I confirm that my friend and mentor, former Ottawa-Orléans MP Royal Galipeau, died peacefully this afternoon of complications from multiple myeloma. #cdnpoli #onfr #ottnews
— Bryan Michaud (@bryanmichaud) January 27, 2018
2/2 His family would appreciate their privacy at this time. For all the stories, your human side, your generosity and your tenacity, thanks Royal Galipeau! #cdnpoli #ottnews #onfr
— Bryan Michaud (@bryanmichaud) January 27, 2018
.@josephbvarner and I are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of @RoyalGalipeau. Joe fondly remembers serving as his Deputy Campaign Manager for MP in 2011. Our hearts go out to Anne & his family. Rest peacefully People's Servant.
— Lisa MacLeod (@MacLeodLisa) January 27, 2018
My sympathies to the family and friends of Royal Galipeau on his passing. Royal was always a true gentleman and was a passionate voice for Orleans as a city councillor, library board member and M.P. Rest in peace
— Jim Watson (@JimWatsonOttawa) January 27, 2018
So sad to learn of the passing of a good friend and great parliamentarian Royal Galipeau….his family are in my thoughts and prayers.
— John Baird (@Baird) January 28, 2018
My condolences goes out to Royal Galipeau's family and friends. I will always remember Royal for his kindness, thoughtfullness and for his old school sense of humour.
I thank him for his service to community and country
May you #RIP friend.
— Abdul Abdi (@AbdulAbdi6) January 28, 2018
Very saddened to hear that former MP & Deputy Speaker Royal Galipeau has passed away. A proud Canadian, historian, staunch defender of Canada’s official languages and a passionate public servant. He will be missed. pic.twitter.com/qbMQEczpdX
— James Moore (@JamesMoore_org) January 27, 2018
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He was 71.
“Royal was always a true gentleman and was a passionate voice for Orléans as a city councillor, library board member and M.P.,” Mayor Jim Watson said on Twitter.
Bryan Michaud, Galipeau’s executive assistant as an MP from 2011 until 2015, announced that his “friend and mentor” died peacefully Saturday afternoon from complications of the disease. His family is now asking for privacy, Michaud said.
“For all the stories, your human side, your generosity and your tenacity, thanks Royal Galipeau!” he wrote.
A longtime Liberal who worked for MPs Mauril Bélanger and Eugène Bellemare, Galipeau switched sides and ran in 2006 for the Conservatives in a longtime Liberal stronghold.
When Galipeau, then the vice-chairman of the Ottawa Public Library Board, announced in May 2005 that he was seeking the Conservative nomination, he said that he was running because a Conservative government would be enhanced by the election of qualified French-speaking candidates.
He defeated incumbent Marc Godbout, and captured the seat again in 2008 and 2011, becoming the first Conservative to be re-elected in Ottawa-Orléans in 136 years.
Galipeau held the seat until 2015’s Liberal sweep and served as a deputy speaker of the House of Commons. Even after he was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, he was upbeat in an interview with this newspaper and said he never stopped coming to the House for votes, although he joked that he had cut down on the bean suppers.
“Even when I was flat on my back in the hospital bed, I returned phone calls in the morning and the afternoon,” he said in a 2014 interview.
MP Royal Galipeau arrives at his victory party in Orléans in 2011.
He’d previously served as a city councillor for the former Gloucester and was a tireless proponent of light rail and French-language services.
Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod said she and her husband, Joe Varner, who worked on Galipeau’s 2011 campaign, are saddened to learn of his death and their hearts go out to his wife, Anne, and family.
“Rest peacefully, People’s Servant,” she wrote.
Abdul Abdi, who ran as a Conservative in Ottawa West-Nepean in the 2015 federal election, took to Twitter to thank Galipeau for his service.
“I will always remember Royal for his kindness, thoughtfullness and for his old school sense of humour,” he wrote.
James Moore, a former industry minister in Stephen Harper’s government, recalled Galipeau as “a proud Canadian, historian, staunch defender of Canada’s official languages and a passionate public servant.
“He will be missed,” Moore said.
1/2 It is with great sadness that I confirm that my friend and mentor, former Ottawa-Orléans MP Royal Galipeau, died peacefully this afternoon of complications from multiple myeloma. #cdnpoli #onfr #ottnews
— Bryan Michaud (@bryanmichaud) January 27, 2018
2/2 His family would appreciate their privacy at this time. For all the stories, your human side, your generosity and your tenacity, thanks Royal Galipeau! #cdnpoli #ottnews #onfr
— Bryan Michaud (@bryanmichaud) January 27, 2018
.@josephbvarner and I are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of @RoyalGalipeau. Joe fondly remembers serving as his Deputy Campaign Manager for MP in 2011. Our hearts go out to Anne & his family. Rest peacefully People's Servant.
— Lisa MacLeod (@MacLeodLisa) January 27, 2018
My sympathies to the family and friends of Royal Galipeau on his passing. Royal was always a true gentleman and was a passionate voice for Orleans as a city councillor, library board member and M.P. Rest in peace
— Jim Watson (@JimWatsonOttawa) January 27, 2018
So sad to learn of the passing of a good friend and great parliamentarian Royal Galipeau….his family are in my thoughts and prayers.
— John Baird (@Baird) January 28, 2018
My condolences goes out to Royal Galipeau's family and friends. I will always remember Royal for his kindness, thoughtfullness and for his old school sense of humour.
I thank him for his service to community and country
May you #RIP friend.
— Abdul Abdi (@AbdulAbdi6) January 28, 2018
Very saddened to hear that former MP & Deputy Speaker Royal Galipeau has passed away. A proud Canadian, historian, staunch defender of Canada’s official languages and a passionate public servant. He will be missed. pic.twitter.com/qbMQEczpdX
— James Moore (@JamesMoore_org) January 27, 2018
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