Pierre Philion

Who is Pierre Philion?

Pierre Philion is a Quebec politician in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. He is the councillor for the district of St-Raymond-Vanier in the Hull sector of the city.

Prior to his political career, Philion occupied several professional positions. He was previously a member of Hull's Commission Scolaire Outaouais-Hull school board. He also worked at E.B. Eddy's mill and was also an insurance agent.

Phillion entered politics in 1995 by winning a seat in the former city of Hull's Council. After the amalgamation in 2002, Phillion was elected in St-Raymond-Vanier and re-elected in 2005.

Philion has been heavily involved in a project by the city of Gatineau of being the first smoke-free city in Quebec following a similar process by the City of Ottawa. He was the president of a committee called Gatineau: Ville sans fumée. However, the province had followed suit and implemented a province-wide smoking ban inside public places including restaurants, bars, bingo halls, community centres and other publics buildings. The city of Gatineau also plans to toughen the law by imposing a smoking ban inside a perimeter of less than 9 meters from public places.