Nahanni Fontaine
Minister of Families | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office October 18, 2023 | |
| Premier | Wab Kinew |
| Preceded by | Rochelle Squires |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Johns | |
| Assumed office April 19, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Gord Mackintosh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Winnipeg (BA) University of Manitoba (MA) |
Nahanni Fontaine (born 1971)NDP after incumbent MLA Gord Mackintosh did not seek re-election.
Fontaine was interviewed for the
Tina Fontaine episode the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network documentary series on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Taken. Despite sharing the same surname, the two are not related.[3]
On March 10, 2021, Nahanni Fontaine was removed from the House for the rest of the day for saying the Progressive Conservatives "just don't give a crap" about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people.[4]
Early life
Fontaine was born in
Winnipeg, Manitoba and was raised in Point Douglas. She graduated from the University of Winnipeg with a Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental development, and a Master of Arts in native studies.[5]
Personal life
She is the niece of musician
Vince Fontaine.[6]
Awards
Electoral record
| 2023 Manitoba general election: St. John's | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nahanni Fontaine | 4,252 | 60.74 | +9.52 | ||||
| Independent | Patrick Allard | 1,117 | 15.96 | — | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Teddy Rubenstein | 1,097 | 15.67 | -8.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Dennis Yaeger | 534 | 7.63 | -8.23 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 7,000 | 99.53 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 33 | 0.47 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,033 | 47.28 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 14,875 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | N/A | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Manitoba[8] | ||||||||
| 2019 Manitoba general election: St. Johns | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nahanni Fontaine | 3,526 | 51.2 | +14.15 | $10,974.72 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Ray Larkin | 1,665 | 24.2 | -5.17 | $521.28 | |||
| Liberal | Eddie Calisto-Tavares | 1,092 | 15.9 | -7.12 | $518.13 | |||
| Green | Joshua McNeil | 601 | 8.7 | -1.84 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 100.0 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| 2016 Manitoba general election: St. Johns | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Nahanni Fontaine | 2,358 | 37.05 | -28.05 | $28,122.25 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Barbara Judt | 1,869 | 29.37 | +7.22 | $9,267.93 | |||
| Liberal | Noel Bernier | 1,465 | 23.02 | +17.53 | $19,281.67 | |||
| Green | Elizabeth Puchailo | 671 | 10.54 | +4.36 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 6,363 | 100.0 | $40,783.00 | |||||
| Declined and rejected ballots | 93 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 6,456 | 51.43 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,554 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[9][10][11] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water by Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair Google Books
- ^ "Manitoba election results". Global News. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Injustice is a way of Indigenous life, say advocates dismayed at verdict in Tina Fontaine murder trial". CBC News: The Current. CBC News. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
Nahanni Fontaine, who is no relation to Tina Fontaine, has worked to bring attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
- ^ @NahanniFontaine (March 10, 2021). "Today, I was kicked out of the House and not allowed to return for the day. Why?Because I said the PCs don't gi…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Nahanni Fontaine St. Johns - New Democratic Party of Manitoba". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg. 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Vince Fontaine, 'true visionary' and Juno Award-winning Manitoba musician, dies at 60". CBC News Manitoba, January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Governor General Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case - Status of Women Canada". cfc-swc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ "Elections Manitoba - Manitoba's 43rd General Election - October 3, 2023 - Unofficial Results". results.electionsmanitoba.ca. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Candidates: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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