Bob Chiarelli

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honorific_prefixThe Honourable
honorific-suffixECO
nameBob Chiarelli
image[[File:Bob Chiarelli OTT.jpg
captionChiarelli in 2022
parliament2Ontario Provincial
term_start2March 4, 2010
term_end2June 7, 2018
predecessor2Jim Watson
successor2Jeremy Roberts
riding2Ottawa West—Nepean
Ottawa West (1987–1997)
term_start3September 10, 1987
term_end3July 23, 1997
predecessor3Reuben Baetz
successor3Alex Cullen
order457th
office4Mayor of Ottawa
term_start4January 1, 2001
term_end4December 1, 2006
predecessor4Allan Higdon (interim)
successor4Larry O'Brien
office5Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton
term_start5November 10, 1997
term_end5January 1, 2001
predecessor5Peter Clark
successor5Position abolished
partyLiberal
birth_nameRobert Chiarelli
birth_date
birth_placeOttawa, Ontario, Canada
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* {{marriageCarol Chiarelli
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Roberto Chiarelli (born September 24, 1941) is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who served from 1987 to 1997 and again from 2010 to 2018 who represented the ridings of Ottawa West and Ottawa West—Nepean. He was the Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton from 1997 to 2001 and was mayor of Ottawa from 2001 to 2006. He served in the provincial cabinets of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne. Chiarelli was a candidate for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election.

Background

The youngest of seven children, Chiarelli is the son of Antonia ( Lorello) and Eugenio Chiarelli, an immigrant from Cleto, Calabria, Italy, who owned a grocery store and butcher shop in Little Italy on Rochester Street. Eugenio first moved to Ottawa, before Atonia moved from Italy with their first two children. The family lived above Eugenio's store. Bob was an ice hockey player in high school and attended Clarkson University, New York, on a hockey scholarship. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, and then returned to Ottawa to attend the University of Ottawa law school. He began his legal practice in 1969. He served for seven years on the National Capital Commission. He lives in Ottawa with his partner Randi Hansen, and has five adult children and two grandchildren.

Provincial politics

Chiarelli entered politics in 1987, where he ran as a Liberal candidate in the 1987 provincial election in the riding of Ottawa West. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Derek Insley by about 6,000 votes. He served as the parliamentary assistant to the Chair of the Management Board in 1987–88. Chiarelli was re-elected in the provincial elections of 1990 and 1995. Chiarelli endorsed Dalton McGuinty's bid to lead the Ontario Liberal Party in 1996.

He resigned his seat in 1997 in order to pursue a position in municipal politics.

Return to provincial politics

In 2010, Chiarelli ran as the Liberal Party candidate in a by-election held in the riding of Ottawa West–Nepean to succeed Jim Watson who resigned to run for Mayor of Ottawa. He won the by-election, which was held on March 4. Chiarelli was re-elected in the 2011 and 2014 elections.

On August 18, 2010, Chiarelli was appointed to cabinet as Minister of Public Infrastructure and Renewal.

On June 7, 2018, Chiarelli was defeated in the provincial election. He placed 3rd, behind the PC and NDP local candidates. The Progressive Conservatives, led by Doug Ford, won a sizeable majority government, ending 15 consecutive years of Liberal power.

Municipal politics

In November 1997, Chiarelli contested the position of Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton. He defeated incumbent Peter Clark. Chiarelli's win was the only Ottawa municipal contest where an incumbent was upset. For the next three years, he advocated eliminating the region's "two-tiered" government, and amalgamating the regional municipalities into a single city. The provincial government of Mike Harris did this in 2000, and Chiarelli declared himself a candidate to become the first mayor of the amalgamated city of Ottawa.

Chiarelli was elected as the first mayor of the newly amalgamated city of Ottawa on November 13, 2000 defeating former mayor of Gloucester, Ontario, Claudette Cain. He was easily re-elected in the 2003 election beating his closest rival by nearly 40,000 votes.

2006 election

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Main article: Ottawa municipal election, 2006

In the 2006 election, he ran for re-election against two main opponents: former Kanata councillor Alex Munter, and businessman Larry O'Brien. Terry Kilrea, runner-up to Chiarelli in 2003, campaigned through the summer but withdrew when it seemed left-wing candidate Alex Munter had taken the lead. Kilrea decided to support Chiarelli for the remainder of the campaign.

Chiarelli's main project was the expansion of the city's light-rail system: a north-south line would run from Barrhaven to downtown Ottawa starting in 2009. His opponents in the election alleged that the project had been undertaken without sufficient consultation or communication with the public. The project was cancelled shortly after his departure of City Hall.

Chiarelli also had plans to improve the east end of the city. He introduced a 10-point revitalization plan that would include attracting more jobs and businesses east of the Rideau River in order to improve its economic development. He also planned to build new roads to improve connections between Orleans and the south end of the city. Also he promised to expand the existing bike trail system with additional trails connecting suburban and rural areas of Ottawa.

In a survey conducted by UniMarketing during the week of October 13, 2006, Chiarelli placed second with an 11-point percentage deficit on Munter but had a three-point advantage over O'Brien among the most likely to vote. In the election, he finished in third position with just over 15% of the vote and lost the mayoral position to O'Brien.

Return to municipal politics

Main article: 2022 Ottawa municipal election

On December 10, 2021, Chiarelli announced his intention to return to municipal politics, declaring himself a candidate for his former job as mayor in the 2022 municipal election. He finished third with 5.08% of the vote.

Electoral record

References

References

  1. (April 18, 2022). "Ottawa's "Village"".
  2. "Biography: Bob Chiarelli MPP Ottawa West-Nepean".
  3. (December 11, 1998). "Mother praised for devotion to family". Ottawa Citizen.
  4. (September 11, 1987). "Results from individual ridings". The Windsor Star.
  5. (September 7, 1990). "Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail.
  6. (June 8, 1995). "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario.
  7. Sherring, Susan. (January 18, 2010). "Bob makes run for Queen's Park". Ottawa Sun.
  8. Eade, Ron. (April 3, 1997). "Chiarelli will seek regional chair: Incumbent Clark files papers to seek third term". The Ottawa Citizen.
  9. Howlett, Karen. (March 4, 2010). "McGuinty Liberals win narrow victory in Ottawa by-election". The Globe and Mail.
  10. Macleod, Ian. (February 1, 2010). "Liberals acclaim Bob Chiarelli in Ottawa-West Nepean race". Ottawa Citizen.
  11. (October 6, 2011). "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate". Elections Ontario.
  12. (June 12, 2014). "General Election by District: Ottawa West-Nepean". Elections Ontario.
  13. Aveling, Nick. (August 18, 2010). "McGuinty moves 6, brings in 2 new faces in Ontario cabinet shuffle". Postmedia News.
  14. (November 11, 1997). "Veterans picked to face unknown: Ontario voters have largely chosen ...". The Globe and Mail.
  15. (April 27, 1999). "Lansdowne deal looks promising". The Ottawa Citizen.
  16. Gray, Ken. (February 10, 2000). "Foreign Affairs has its eye on Ottawa City Hall: Chiarelli". The Ottawa Citizen.
  17. (November 13, 2000). "Chiarelli wins historic race to lead amalgamated City of Ottawa". Canadian Press NewsWire.
  18. (November 12, 2003). "Final election results". The Ottawa Citizen.
  19. (October 19, 2006). "Chiarelli reveals 10-point plan". Ottawa Citizen.
  20. (December 10, 2021). "Bob Chiarelli, Diane Deans and Catherine McKenney confirm they'll run for mayor of Ottawa".
  21. (October 25, 2022). "2022 Official election results".

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