Patrick Brazeau

Patrick Brazeau
Canadian Senator
from Repentigny, Quebec
Assumed office
January 8, 2009
Nominated byStephen Harper
Appointed byDavid Johnston
Preceded byMarisa Ferretti Barth
Personal details
Born (1974-11-11) November 11, 1974 (age 49)
Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada
Political partynon-affiliated
Other political
affiliations
Independent Senators Group (2016–2020)
Independent Conservative (2013–2016)
Conservative Party (2009–2013)
ProfessionPolitician

Patrick Brazeau (born November 11, 1974) is a Canadian senator from Quebec. At the age of 34, he was and is the youngest member of the Senate during his appointment. From February 2006 until January 2009 he held the position of national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. Brazeau was expelled from the Conservative caucus following his February 7, 2013 arrest for domestic assault and sexual assault.[1] On September 15, 2015, Brazeau pleaded guilty to simple assault and cocaine possession as part of a plea deal in which other assault charges were dropped, and he was acquitted of sexual assault.

On October 28, 2015, he was granted an absolute discharge by a Quebec court; he was thus not incarcerated and avoided having a criminal record.[2] However, Brazeau remained suspended until September 2016, when separate charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his disallowed expense claims were withdrawn by the Crown.[3]

  1. ^ CBC News (February 8, 2013). "Patrick Brazeau facing domestic, sexual assault charges". CBC.ca. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "Brazeau won't serve jail time after pleading guilty to assault, cocaine charges". The Globe and Mail. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Harris, Kathleen (September 17, 2016). "Patrick Brazeau returns to Senate after long legal battle". CBC News. Retrieved November 13, 2018.