Georgina Jolibois

Georgina Jolibois
Member of Parliament
for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
In office
October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019
Preceded byRob Clarke
Succeeded byGary Vidal
Personal details
Born1968 (age 55–56)
La Loche, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party

Georgina Jolibois (born 1968) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Canadian federal election to represent the riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River during the 42nd Canadian Parliament.[1][2] Jolibois sought re-election in the 2019 election but was defeated by her Conservative challenger Gary Vidal.

Prior to her election, Jolibois served for twelve years as mayor of La Loche, Saskatchewan.[3] She also served ten years on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division Aboriginal Advisory Committee.[4]

Jolibois sponsored the private member's Bill C-369, which sought to make National Indigenous Peoples Day a legal holiday.[5] While the bill was not adopted, a similar bill was adopted in the subsequent parliament, making September 30 a legal holiday called National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.[6][7]

In late 2021, Jolibois was named the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party's candidate for the Athabasca by-election[8] to replace Buckley Belanger, which occurred on February 15, 2022. In an upset, she was defeated by the Saskatchewan Party's candidate Jim Lemaigre.

  1. ^ "NDP's Georgina Jolibois wins in Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River". Global News. Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  2. ^ "Conservatives win Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River, results show tight race between NDP incumbent and Liberal challenger". Saskatoon. 2019-10-21. Archived from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  3. ^ Hamilton, Charles (2016-01-28). "'It could have happened anywhere': Local MP says La Loche will heal". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Archived from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  4. ^ "Evidence - SECU (42-1) - No. 130 - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  5. ^ "Bill proposing National Indigenous Peoples Day be a stat holiday is moving forward". CBC News. October 30, 2017. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Kirkup, Kristy (September 29, 2020). "Ottawa tables legislation on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  7. ^ Collier, Brittany; de Billy Brown, Gabrielle (November 3, 2020). "Legislative Summary of Bill C-5: An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "Former MP Georgina Jolibois to run for NDP in northern Sask. byelection". Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2024-03-17.