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About Yvon Godin

  • He was elected the Member of Parliament for Acadie—Bathurst in 1997 and re-elected in 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011.
  • He is the NPD critic for Official Languages.
  • He was the Whip for the NDP from 2000 to 2011.
  • A former miner, he was President of the United Steelworkers of America, Brunswick Mine Local 5385; later, he represented nearly 2,500 members of the United Steelworkers, negotiating 37 collective agreements in New Brunswick.
  • Represented workers on the Minimum Wage Board for seven years.
  • In 1998-99, undertook a tour of Canada to assess the impact of changes to the EI program, the findings of which were made public in a report that describes the disastrous effects of the changes to EI.
  • En 2003, was granted the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Pléiade, Ordre de la Francophonie et du Dialogue des cultures for his contribution to la Francophonie in Canada.
  • Has three daughters and four grandchildren, lives in Bathurst with his partner Lyna.

Yvon Godin

In Ottawa:
706 Justice Building
House of Commons
Ottawa ON K1A 0A6
Tel: 613 992-2165
Fax: 613 992-4558

In the riding:
311 - 216 Main Street
Bathurst NB E2A 1A8
Tel: 506 548-7511 or 1 (800) 992-5699
Fax: 506 548 7418

E-mail: yvon.godin@parl.gc.ca