Clive Doucet

Clive Doucet
Ottawa City Councillor
In office
2001–2010
Preceded by Inez Berg
Succeeded by David Chernushenko
Constituency Capital Ward
Ottawa-Carleton Regional Councillor
In office
1997–2000
Preceded by Brian McGarry
Succeeded by Position abolished
Constituency Capital Ward
Personal details
Born 1946
London, England
Spouse(s) Pat Steenberg
Religion Quaker

Clive Doucet (born 1946[1]) is a Canadian writer and politician.

Doucet was born in 1946 in London, England to an Acadian serviceman from Grand Étang[2] and an English war bride. Doucet grew up in the city of Ottawa, Ontario. He also spent some of his youth in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Doucet was raised as a Catholic, and his mother was Protestant. He became a Quaker in 1980. He first came to Ottawa in his teens when his father worked there. Doucet played for the Carleton Ravens football team for one season, and then moved to the University of Toronto. A football injury took him out of that sport and into the sport of rowing. In his younger days, he spent a summer working in a rock copper mine in British Columbia and helped build the National Arts Centre as a construction worker. Before entering politics, Doucet was a municipal affairs policy advisor.[3]

Politics

In the 1997 regional elections, Doucet ran for Ottawa-Carleton Regional Council in Capital Ward, which includes The Glebe, Old Ottawa South, Old Ottawa East part of Riverview Park, Carleton University and Heron Park. He was an activist against the proposed Bronson Freeway, which propelled him to victory.

Central to his political platform has been the creation of a light rail rapid transit system across Ottawa manifested to date with the Ottawa O-Train demonstration project. On July 6, 2010, Doucet announced his candidacy for Mayor of Ottawa in the October 25 municipal election. Doucet joined a record number of 115 candidates running for municipal office in 2010, of which 15 challenged mayoral incumbent Larry O’Brien.[4]

Publications

Throughout his career, has been a writer of novels, poetry, plays, and non-fiction, often writing about his Acadian roots. His most recent book, Urban Meltdown: Cities, Climate Change and Politics as Usual, was published by New Society Publishers in 2007.[5] In its review, The Walrus wrote "When Doucet speaks from the firm ground of experience as city councillor, his sharply logical solutions to municipal problems seem both hopeful and achievable."[6]

Fiction

Non-fiction

Poetry

Plays

Election results

1997

Capital Ward (Ward 17)
Candidate Votes %
Clive Doucet 2,984 36.80
Jim Kennelly 2,051 25.29
Robin Quinn 1,571 19.37
Ed Barter 1,002 12.36
David McNicoll 501 6.18

2000

Capital Ward (Ward 17)
Candidate Votes %
Clive Doucet (X) 6,486 69.51
Jim Bickford 2,845 30.49

2003

Capital Ward (Ward 17)
Candidate Votes %
Clive Doucet (X) 5,785 80.06%
C.R.L. Erickson 1,024 14.17%
Mike Salmon 417 5.77%

2006

Capital Ward (Ward 17)
Candidate Votes %
Clive Doucet (X) 6,495 48.14%
Jay Nordenstrom 4,602 34.11%
Ian Boyd 1,963 14.55%
Sean Curran 4,33 3.21%

References

  1. Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF) .
  2. clive Doucette, Noted in a book review), Globe and Mail, August 07, 2009
  3. Mohammed Adam, "Clive Doucet: Accidental politician", Ottawa Citizen, September 13, 2010
  4. Cockburn, Neco (2010-09-01). "O’Brien responsible for record number of candidates: Watson". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2010-09-00.
  5. New Society Publishers - Urban Meltdown
  6. Dutkiewicz, Jan (January 2008). "Book Review: Urban Meltdown - Cities, Climate Change and Politics as Usual". Retrieved 2010-09-09.

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Preceded by
Brian McGarry
Regional councillors from Capital Ward
1997-2000
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Preceded by
Inez Berg
City councillors from Capital Ward
2000-2010
Succeeded by
David Chernushenko