Marc Laviolette (born c. 1951 in

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) was

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for much of 1991. He was declared Mayor on 18 February 1991 after

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resigned to become president of the fledgling

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ice hockey team. Laviolette had been an alderman for the city's By/Rideau ward since 1980. He sought a second term as Mayor but was defeated by

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in the general city elections in late 1991. He later worked at

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's École secondaire publique De La Salle as an education counsellor. He was also a teacher at De La Salle earlier in his career.

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