--- title: "Denis Labrèche: candidate for Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario in Zone 8, Ottawa 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/denis-labreche" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:30.160Z" meta: description: "Denis Labrèche is on the City of Ottawa’s list of nominated candidates for trustee of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO, the Fr..." "og:description": "Denis Labrèche is on the City of Ottawa’s list of nominated candidates for trustee of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO, the Fr..." "og:title": "Denis Labrèche: candidate for Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario in Zone 8, Ottawa 2026" "twitter:description": "Denis Labrèche is on the City of Ottawa’s list of nominated candidates for trustee of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO, the Fr..." "twitter:title": "Denis Labrèche: candidate for Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario in Zone 8, Ottawa 2026" --- ** Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario in Zone 8 · Ottawa 2026 # Denis Labrèche Sitting trustee of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO) for sector 8 and chair of its audit committee, first elected in 2022 with 688 votes (64.8%), now a candidate in Zone 8 (Wards 10, 16, 20 and 22) against Abdelkader Amar Berrahou and Zenab Mustapha; no campaign statement from him was found. Denis Labrèche is on the City of Ottawa’s list of nominated candidates for trustee of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO, the French public school board) in Zone 8, which covers City Wards 10, 16, 20 and 22, with a nomination filed on May 5, 2026. The board’s own page lists him as its trustee for sector 8. The City’s 2022 results for the zone give him 688 of the 1,062 votes counted (64.8%) against Annila Tharakan’s 374, and the board’s release of October 25, 2022 lists him as newly elected. The board’s posted minutes of its ten Council meetings from September 23, 2025 to June 16, 2026 show him present at all ten, show him presenting the audit committee’s reports as its chair and chairing the committee on the 2026 school board sectors, and show the motions he moved and seconded. The other two candidates in the zone are Abdelkader Amar Berrahou and Zenab Mustapha. VoteMate holds no profile for him, and voche.me found no campaign website, social media account or statement from him for 2026. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Denis Labrèche, from Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (cepeo.on.ca).](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/images/candidates/denis-labreche-640.webp) *Denis LabrècheConseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontariov.* [Image: Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (cepeo.on.ca)](https://cepeo.on.ca/a-propos/gouvernance/) 01 / Introduction ## About Denis Labrèche The City of Ottawa’s open data file of nominated candidates (workbook of August 29, 2026), sheet CEPEO, shows Denis Labrèche in Zone 8 with a nomination filed on May 5, 2026 and no withdrawal. The other nominations in the zone are Abdelkader Amar Berrahou, filed on August 19, 2026, and Zenab Mustapha, filed on August 21, 2026. CTV News Ottawa’s guide to the school board races lists Zone 8 as Wards 10, 16, 20 and 22. The board’s election page names the area of its sector 8 for 2026 as Rivière, Osgoode, Gloucester-Southgate and Riverside-Sud-Findlay Creek. The board’s Gouvernance page lists Denis Labrèche as trustee for sector 8, named as Gloucester-Southgate, Rivière and Osgoode, and names two schools in it: École élémentaire publique Gabrielle-Roy and the adult school École des adultes Le Carrefour. The City’s 2022 results sheet for CEPEO Zone 8 gives him 688 votes and Annila Tharakan 374, out of 1,062 votes counted, so he received 64.8% and she 35.2%. The board’s release of October 25, 2022 lists him as elected, with no word of re-election, and says the board’s table was made up of seven re-elected members and five new ones. The 2026 area of the sector adds Riverside-Sud-Findlay Creek, which the same release places in sector 12, so the 2022 count covers a smaller area than the 2026 zone. Its release of November 16, 2022 says that five members were sworn in for a first term and shows him in the photograph of members. The board posts the minutes of its Council meetings as PDF files on its page of Council and committee meetings. The minutes of the ten meetings from September 23, 2025 to June 16, 2026 name him as present at every one of them. On March 24, 2026 he took part by video link, which the minutes list as approved. The minutes record who moved and who seconded each motion and whether it was adopted. They name how each member voted only when a member asks for a recorded vote. The minutes call him chair of the audit committee. On September 23, 2025 he presented the committee’s report of September 17, 2025, and Council adopted two motions seconded by him: to receive the report and its recommendations, and to approve and send to the Ministry of Education the committee’s annual report for 2024-2025. On December 2, 2025 he presented the committee’s report of November 26, 2025, and Council approved the audited financial statements for 2024-2025 on a motion by Mathieu Tondreau that he seconded. On May 26, 2026 he presented the committee’s report of May 20, 2026, and Council adopted, on motions by Pierre Tessier that he seconded, the risk management policy FON06 as amended, the committee’s meeting dates for 2026-2027 and the renewal of the term of its outside member. The minutes of March 24, 2026 call him chair of the committee that decides the number of members and the sectors for the school board election. He presented its two reports, of March 10 and March 12, 2026. On March 24, 2026 Council adopted the number of members, the sectors and the main municipalities for the 2026 election, and Colette Stitt asked for a recorded vote. The minutes list Umwali Twagirimana, Tondreau, Fournier, Roy, Labrèche, Boudreault, Ouled Ali and Marcil as voting for and Stitt as voting against, with no abstention. The minutes say that members held different views on the proposed plan: some raised concerns about the size of sector 1 and about the process, and others recalled that Council has the power to decide. They also record a discussion of how objective the process was and of its effect on relations among Council members. The sectors adopted include sector 8 as Gloucester-Southgate, Rivière, Osgoode and Riverside-Sud-Findlay Creek. On November 18, 2025 the minutes of the annual organization meeting list him as a member of the audit committee, the committee for suspension appeals and expulsion hearings, the committee that evaluates the performance of the director of education, the equity and human rights advisory committee and the committee on the electoral sectors. On October 28, 2025 Council named him, with Marc Roy and Joël Beddows, to the committees that choose names for the new Orléans-Sud elementary and secondary schools. On September 23, 2025 he seconded the motion that awarded the contract of $22,469,145 plus taxes for the new elementary school in Leitrim, moved by Pierre Tessier and reported from the meeting held in private. On April 28, 2026 he seconded Joël Beddows’s motions on the student health and well-being policy and on presenting scenario 3 for the school attendance area of the Leitrim school to the community for final consultation, and told Council that the multicultural dinner at École élémentaire publique Gabrielle-Roy had brought together more than 300 people. On June 16, 2026 he seconded Gilles Fournier’s motion to postpone Council’s study of the changes to the policies on members’ expenses and on Council representation to September 22, 2026, and Council named him substitute voting delegate for the October 3, 2026 annual meeting of the Fédération nationale des conseils scolaires francophones. VoteMate lists him with no profile and no promises. The City’s list gives no website or social media account that voche.me could read, and voche.me found no campaign statement from him and no complaint or allegation about him in the sources read. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. No platform positions have been supplied. [CEPEO · Gouvernance (members of the Council by sector)](https://cepeo.on.ca/a-propos/gouvernance/) [CEPEO · Réunions du Conseil et des comités (posted minutes)](https://cepeo.on.ca/a-propos/reunions-du-conseil-comites/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 7, 2026: the City’s open data file of nominations, the City’s 2022 official results for CEPEO Zone 8, the board’s Gouvernance page, election page and page of meetings, the board’s news releases of October 25, 2022 and November 16, 2022, the minutes of the ten Council meetings posted from September 23, 2025 to June 16, 2026 (read in French), and the VoteMate listing, which holds no profile text. CTV News Ottawa’s guide to school board candidates, published September 9, 2026 and updated October 5, 2026, was also read; it lists him by name under the CEPEO and quotes nothing. Gaps. The City’s list gives no website or social media account that voche.me could read, and no campaign page or statement from him was found, so his priorities and background are unknown. The general web search tool refused because the session’s search allowance was used up, so a campaign page or a post that only a general search would find may exist. ONFR articles that name a person called Denis Labrèche were found and left out, because nothing opened says that this person is the trustee. The minutes name a member’s vote only when a recorded vote was asked for, which happened once in the ten meetings. The board’s minutes before September 23, 2025 and the minutes of its committees were not read. The voche.me questionnaire has not been sent. 03 / Background ## Experience & community Elected in 2022; listed on the board’s page in 2026 ### Trustee, Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario, sector 8 (Gloucester-Southgate, Rivière and Osgoode) The board’s release of October 25, 2022 lists him as elected for sector 8, and the City’s 2022 results give him 688 of 1,062 votes counted (64.8%). The board’s Gouvernance page lists him as the trustee for sector 8. [CEPEO · Résultats du CEPEO aux élections scolaires du 24 octobre 2022, October 25, 2022](https://cepeo.on.ca/2022/10/25/resultats-du-cepeo-aux-elections-scolaires-du-24-octobre-2022/) Presenting its reports on September 23, 2025, December 2, 2025 and May 26, 2026 ### Chair, audit committee, CEPEO The minutes call him chair of the committee and show him presenting its reports to Council on those three dates. On December 2, 2025 Council approved the audited financial statements for 2024-2025 on a motion that he seconded. [CEPEO · Minutes of the Council meeting of December 2, 2025 (PDF linked from the board’s page of meetings)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PVinXtumjonXjSF4GU1SN1LaeD0lSD1d/view) Presenting its reports on March 24, 2026 ### Chair, committee on the number of members and the sectors for the 2026 school board election, CEPEO The minutes of March 24, 2026 call him chair and show him presenting its reports of March 10 and March 12, 2026. Council then adopted the sectors for 2026 on a recorded vote in which he is listed as voting for. [CEPEO · Minutes of the Council meeting of March 24, 2026 (PDF linked from the board’s page of meetings)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/13tIbi-wdQcFC_75Io8RnhfI8KrUTcsmz/view) Named on November 18, 2025 ### Other committee roles for 2025-2026 The minutes of the annual organization meeting list him as a member of the audit committee, the committee for suspension appeals and expulsion hearings, the committee that evaluates the performance of the director of education, the equity and human rights advisory committee and the committee on the electoral sectors. [CEPEO · Minutes of the Council meeting of November 18, 2025 (annual organization meeting) (PDF linked from the board’s page of meetings)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/10utPcsZChTgA7ftt_2RvbMOmsAkoY1HA/view) Named on June 16, 2026 ### Substitute voting delegate, annual meeting of the Fédération nationale des conseils scolaires francophones, October 3, 2026 Council named three members as voting delegates and named him as the substitute delegate. [CEPEO · Minutes of the Council meeting of June 16, 2026 (PDF linked from the board’s page of meetings)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AT72FnEvbNlTpGPLBH-3gnFQDXrMZmVT/view) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Denis Labrèche directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Denis Labrèche's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Denis Labrèche? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Denis Labrèche's own campaign.
Does Denis Labrèche currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Denis Labrèche.
How many sources does this Denis Labrèche profile cite? This profile lists 20 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
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When is the election Denis Labrèche is running in? The 2026 Ottawa municipal election, including the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario race, is decided on October 26, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates)Checked October 7, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2026 Municipal Elections, nominated candidates (sheet CEPEO; workbook of August 29, 2026) ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/5b79177ae7524c9fa68f79e852527604)Checked October 7, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2022 Elections Official Results (Statement of Votes Cast), sheet CEPEO\_Zone\_8 ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/ec1423ac43254bff8692fabd5d47772b)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for Ottawa school board trustee, September 9, 2026 (updated October 5, 2026) ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-ottawa-school-board-trustee/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Élections scolaires 2026 (sectors for the 2026 election) ](https://cepeo.on.ca/elections/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Gouvernance (members of the Council by sector) ](https://cepeo.on.ca/a-propos/gouvernance/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Résultats du CEPEO aux élections scolaires du 24 octobre 2022, October 25, 2022 ](https://cepeo.on.ca/2022/10/25/resultats-du-cepeo-aux-elections-scolaires-du-24-octobre-2022/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Une table politique renouvelée au CEPEO, November 16, 2022 ](https://cepeo.on.ca/2022/11/16/une-table-politique-renouvelee-au-cepeo/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Réunions du Conseil et des comités (list of posted minutes) ](https://cepeo.on.ca/a-propos/reunions-du-conseil-comites/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Minutes of the Council meeting of September 23, 2025 (PDF linked from the board’s page of meetings) ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vfFtWkJF1wsA4WsS155QTM31hL1OttRR/view)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Minutes of the Council meeting of October 28, 2025 (PDF linked from the board’s page of meetings) ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oN3MCnXhA41kKZAGjFt8HlSD2neBXspW/view)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Minutes of the Council meeting of November 18, 2025 (annual organization meeting) (PDF linked from the board’s page of meetings) ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/10utPcsZChTgA7ftt_2RvbMOmsAkoY1HA/view)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Minutes of the Council meeting of December 2, 2025 (PDF linked from the board’s page of meetings) ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PVinXtumjonXjSF4GU1SN1LaeD0lSD1d/view)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Minutes of the Council meeting of January 13, 2026 (PDF linked from the board’s page of meetings) ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GD5luSHhIcWUI7tYWqZuPLjuRURyVejP/view)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Minutes of the Council meeting of February 24, 2026 (PDF linked from the board’s page of meetings) ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/19T6Z_x1wa-2SBtgRBaWZF_qnN76sCmhT/view)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Minutes of the Council meeting of March 24, 2026 (PDF linked from the board’s page of meetings) ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/13tIbi-wdQcFC_75Io8RnhfI8KrUTcsmz/view)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Minutes of the Council meeting of April 28, 2026 (PDF linked from the board’s page of meetings) ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/14cXAAOgSd494nSTMhbVaNjJMAkSGk9uX/view)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Minutes of the Council meeting of May 26, 2026 (PDF linked from the board’s page of meetings) ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/167p7Lb-LcGeeTJyZ0xRkigJNgRKxTNs4/view)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CEPEO · Minutes of the Council meeting of June 16, 2026 (PDF linked from the board’s page of meetings) ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AT72FnEvbNlTpGPLBH-3gnFQDXrMZmVT/view)Checked October 7, 2026 - [VoteMate · Denis Labrèche, CEPEO Zone 8 (listing with no profile text) ](https://votemate.org/c/14677)Checked October 7, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Verified website, social and contact links will appear here when supplied. No campaign links supplied yet. ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates) [Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario**Abdelhakim Messaoudi**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/abdelhakim-messaoudi) [Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario**Abdelkader Amar Berrahou**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/abdelkader-amar-berrahou) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Denis Labrèche a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/ottawa-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.