Marc Bureau (born August 11, 1955) is a Canadian politician, who was the mayor of the city of Gatineau, Quebec from 2005 to 2013. Born in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, he was elected mayor of Gatineau on November 6, 2005, by beating incumbent Yves Ducharme with 68% of the vote. His landslide victory came as a surprise because he had trailed in the polls at the start of the campaign, although he progressed until being given winner by a small margin two weeks before the election (52% vs 48%). More than a week before the election, polls gave him a 14 points advance (57% vs 43%). His victory is attributed by most people including both candidates to the citizen's desire for a change after 13 years of reign from Ducharme, and also Bureau's promises of a more transparent city council. See 2005 Quebec municipal elections. He was defeated by Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin in the 2013 municipal election. He lives in the Hull area of Gatineau and was the owner of a second-hand book, CD, and cassette store. He has a wife and four children. Political experience Between 2001 and 2005, Bureau was a city councillor for Gatineau City Council. He was president of the environment commission and the housing commission between 2003 and 2005. At the environment commission, he dealt with the elaboration of the "Programme de gestion des matières résiduelles," a waste management plan ordered by the government of Quebec. At the housing commission, he had to deal on numerous occasion with July 1 Moving Day problems and the elaboration of a social housing policy. Housing commission member François Roy, president of Logemen'Occupe, heavily criticized Bureau's work, arguing that he wasn't able to deliver the policy on time. Bureau answered that the consultant hired to draft the policy was hospitalized and could not complete the policy. Bureau was elected back to City Council in a by-election in 2022 in the district of Parc-de-la-Montagne-Saint-Raymond. Transparency Bureau's first political decision as mayor of Gatineau was to redirect the annual budget retreat. Instead of following Ducharme's retreat outside of Gatineau, Bureau ordered that the elaboration of the municipal budget be held in Gatineau with full public access. Aurèle Desjardins, city councillor of ward 14, publicly mentioned that such openness would be inefficient because the council would be often disturbed. The elaboration of the city budget showed some level of transparency. On the first day, the