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{
"time": "2008-04-02 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Nicole Demers (Laval, BQ)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"998942\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, on March 15, Monique Leroux became the first woman in 108 years to be elected as the president and chief executive officer of the Desjardins Group. She is also the world's first female president of a major financial institution.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"998943\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Ms. Leroux, who is 53, has served as Desjardins' chief financial officer since 2004. She was named one of Canada's top 100 most powerful women, and one of the top 25 women to watch in 2008. Last year, she received a leadership award from the Association des femmes en finance du Qu\u00e9bec.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"998944\" data-originallang=\"fr\">This appointment is the crowning achievement of Ms. Leroux's impressive career. She was an auditor with Ernst & Young, president of the Ordre des comptables agr\u00e9\u00e9s du Qu\u00e9bec, the Royal Bank's vice-president for the Quebec region, and vice-president and chief of operations with Quebecor.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"998945\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Congratulations, Ms. Leroux. You are a model of success and accomplishment for all Quebeckers, both men and women. My Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois colleagues and I wish you every success in your new job.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"998942\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le 15 mars dernier, Mme Monique Leroux est devenue la premi\u00e8re femme en 108 ans \u00e0 \u00eatre \u00e9lue pr\u00e9sidente et chef de la direction du Mouvement Desjardins. Elle est aussi la premi\u00e8re femme pr\u00e9sidente \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle des grandes institutions financi\u00e8res \u00e0 travers le monde. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"998943\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mme Leroux, \u00e2g\u00e9e de 53 ans, \u00e9tait la chef de la direction financi\u00e8re de Desjardins depuis 2004. Elle \u00e9tait d\u00e9j\u00e0 parmi les 100 femmes les plus influentes au Canada et dans la liste de 25 des personnes \u00e0 surveiller pour 2008. L'an dernier, elle recevait le prix du leadership de l'Association des femmes en finance du Qu\u00e9bec. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"998944\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Cette nomination vient couronner une carri\u00e8re impressionnante: v\u00e9rificatrice chez Ernst & Young, puis pr\u00e9sidente de l'Ordre des comptables agr\u00e9\u00e9s du Qu\u00e9bec, vice-pr\u00e9sidente pour le Qu\u00e9bec de la Banque Royale et vice-pr\u00e9sidente et chef de l'exploitation chez Quebecor. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"998945\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Bravo, madame Leroux. Vous \u00eates un mod\u00e8le de r\u00e9ussite et d'accomplissement pour tous les Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois et toutes les Qu\u00e9b\u00e9coises. Mes coll\u00e8gues du Bloc qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois et moi-m\u00eame vous souhaitons les meilleurs succ\u00e8s dans votre nouveau poste. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2008/4/2/nicole-demers-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/nicole-demers/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1484/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2390913",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Monique Leroux",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2008/4/2/",
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}