Bobbi Éthier is a politician in Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

, Canada

Canada

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Éthier holds a Masters in Education Administration, a diploma in Law and Economics from France and a Human Resources certificate from Cornell University

Cornell University

Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...

 in New York. She has been a principal and French immersion

French immersion

French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which a child who does not speak French as his or her first language receives instruction in school in French...

 high school teacher in Winnipeg School Division#1. Since 1998, Éthier has worked for the Manitoba Teachers' Society in Personnel, Services to Principals, French Language Services, Bargaining and Aboriginal Education portfolios. Éthier has served in the community with the Canadian Cancer Society

Canadian Cancer Society

The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based charitable organization of volunteers whose mission is to eradicate cancer and enhance the quality of life of those living with the disease....

, Winnipeg Jazz Festival, Ka Ni Kanichihk (honouring Aboriginal women), as a board member of Taking Charge!, and as president of the Winnipeg Humane Society

Humane Society

A humane society may be a group that aims to stop human or animal suffering due to cruelty or other reasons, although in many countries, it is now used mostly for societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals...

. While president of the WHS, Éthier was instrumental in raising 14 million dollars for the new state-of-the-art shelter.

In Canadian politics, Éthier has been active in the Liberal Party of Canada

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

 and the Liberal Party of Manitoba, running as a candidate in the Manitoba general election

Manitoba general election, 1995

The Manitoba general election of April 25,1995 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party, which won 31 seats out of 57...

 to become a Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) for the Seine River riding in 1995. In recent years, she has been the president of the Liberal Party of Canada (Manitoba) and served as co-chair of the 2003 Liberal Party Leadership Convention. Along with party co-chairs, Dr. Tom Axworthy

Tom Axworthy

Thomas Sidney Axworthy, OC is a Canadian civil servant, political strategist, writer and professor. He is best known for having served as Principal Secretary and Chief Speechwriter to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau...

, Michael Eizenga

Michael Eizenga

Michael Eizenga is a partner with the international law firm Bennett Jones LLP in its Toronto office and a former partner at Siskinds LLP in Ontario. He has held a number of senior positions with the Liberal Party of Canada and is former President of the Advocate’s Society.- Education and...

, Lucienne Robillard

Lucienne Robillard

Lucienne Robillard, PC is a Canadian politician and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. She sat in the Canadian House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Westmount—Ville-Marie in Montreal....

 and Marva Wisdom, Éthier was part of the Liberal Party of Canada Renewal Commission. In May 2009 Éthier also co-chaired the Liberal National Leadership Convention with Justin Trudeau and Ujjal Dosanjh. Éthier is the Manitoba Chair of the Laurier Club. Éthier is married to Michael Éthier.

External links

• Liberal Party of Canada (Manitoba)