Claude Bertrand is a retired pilot, engineer and Afghanistan veteran who is running as the Green Party candidate for the Pontiac in the federal election this fall. He currently resides near Lac Bernard, north of Wakefield, and was motivated to run when changes to the first-past-the-post electoral system were abandoned.

Federal Greens field Pontiac candidate ahead of election season

2019-01-22 Liz Draper 194 Views

CALEB NICKERSON
PONTIAC Jan. 23, 2019
The Federal Green Party’s candidate for the 2019 election is a retired pilot, veteran and engineer who is calling for more concrete action to combat climate change.
Claude Bertrand currently resides near Lac Bernard, north of Wakefield, but his multiple careers have taken him all over the country.
After graduating in agricultural engineering from MacDonald College, he went to work designing feed mills and grain elevators for several years before making the jump to the federal government in what was then known as Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada. There he ran a laboratory testing different measurement devices to be approved for commercial use.

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