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Robert-Falcon Ouellette, , is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Winnipeg Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015. He was previously a candidate for Mayor of Winnipeg in the 2014 municipal election, finishing third. Of Cree descent, Ouellette was a veteran of nearly twenty years in the Canadian Forces and a university professor before his entry into politics. ==Early life and career== Ouellette was born and raised in Calgary.〔 His mother was born in England and his father was part of the Red Pheasant First Nation, located north of Saskatoon.〔 Ouellette was raised primarily by his mother, a poorly educated woman with a history of depression.〔 Ouellette's father was a survivor of the residential schools and an alcoholic who was sometimes absent.〔 Ouellette grew up in poor conditions, often going hungry, and he once spent a summer homeless in Winnipeg.〔 Determined to change her son's future, Ouellette's mother insisted that he take the admissions test for the Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, an elite private school.〔 After Ouellette was admitted, his mother paid for his tuition by taking out a loan she could not afford to pay back.〔 Ouellette earned a bachelor of arts in music from the University of Calgary, a master's in music and a master's in education from Laval University, and a PhD in anthropology, also from Laval. He retired from the Royal Canadian Navy after nearly two decades of service with the rank of Petty Officer 2nd class and remains as part of the Naval Reserve.〔 He moved to Winnipeg in 2011 from Quebec City after he was appointed as director of Aboriginal Focus Programs at the University of Manitoba.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert-Falcon Ouellette」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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