Betty Hill (politician)
Margaret Elizabeth Hill (Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.
West Carleton Townships. She was re-elected by acclamation in 1997
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In 1997, Hill ran for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in Nepean—Carleton, but disagreed with party leader Jean Charest over calling Quebec a 'distinct society'. She finished third in the race with 19.0%. A "firebrand conservative", Hill opposed bilingualism in her career, was a fierce francophobe (source: Riley, Susan, 'Tory cheer belies huge electoral challenge, The Ottawa Citizen; Ottawa, Ont. [Ottawa, Ont]. 10 Mar 1997: D.4.), was a tax hawk, supported suburban developments and opposed social projects.
Prior to Ottawa's amalgamation in 2001, Hill ran
Goulbourn Ward, but lost to Goulbourn Mayor Janet Stavinga
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Hill died from diabetes complications on November 4, 2013, at the age of 76.