Aaron Paquette
| Aaron Paquette | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | writer, artist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | fantasy, young adult literature |
| Notable works | Lightfinder |
| Website | |
| aaronpaquette.net | |
Aaron Paquette is a Canadian writer and artist,[1] who was a winner of the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature in 2015 for his debut young adult fantasy novel Lightfinder.[2]
As a painter, his most notable work is a public art mural at Edmonton's Grandin LRT Station.[3] He also created several iconic images used in the Idle No More movement.[4][5]
Paquette, a Métis of Cree, Cherokee and Norwegian descent,[6] is also the president of Cree8 Success, a consulting firm.[7]
He ran as a New Democratic Party candidate in the riding of Edmonton Manning in the 2015 federal election,[7] losing to Ziad Aboultaif of the Conservative Party.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ziad Aboultaif | 22,166 | 45.2 | -10.25 | – | |||
| Liberal | Sukhdev Aujla | 13,509 | 27.6 | +18.5 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Aaron Paquette | 11,582 | 23.6 | -3.1 | – | |||
| Green | Chris Vallee | 1,079 | 2.2 | -0.68 | – | |||
| Independent | Mebreate Deres | 540 | 1.1 | – | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | André Vachon | 125 | 0.3 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,001 | 100.0 | $212,270.98 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 185 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 49,186 | 61.3% | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,111 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -14.37% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Artist Paquette pens his first novel; Fantasy tale not simply about 'being native'". Edmonton Journal, June 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley win 2015 Burt Award". Quill & Quire, October 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Contentious Grandin Station mural to be revised". Edmonton Journal, February 27, 2014.
- ↑ Aaron Paquette's page at Idle No More website. Accessed 17 Nov 2015.
- ↑ "Is There a Future for Idle No More?" by Aaron Paquette. November 30th, 2013. Accessed 17 Nov 2015
- ↑ "Aaron Paquette: A journey of hope & healing". Edmonton Journal, August 7, 2004.
- 1 2 "Aaron Paquette, a high profile candidate running for the NDP in Edmonton". APTN Investigates, August 18, 2015.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Edmonton Manning, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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