Cornwall makes history by electing first female mayor - with trini roots

Bernadette's father was born in Trinidad, and her mother is French Canadian.  
Clement is the first woman to be elected mayor of Cornwall as well as being the first visible minority to hold the office, and she said she is “very proud of that.” It’s a significant milestone for the community and it’s one that she hopes will inspire children in Cornwall.
“(I want) children – boys and girls — everywhere to see that running for office is just something that women do,” she said. “I am also proud to be the Francophone black mayor of Cornwall. But I want to remind people that Cornwall elected its first Jewish mayor (Aaron Horovitz) decades ago, so this is nothing that necessarily unusual for Cornwall to do.
“Now we’re just going to continue to build on the history of diversity that we’ve had here for the past 235 years.”
Bernadette has been a city councillor for the past 12 years, and  won the position with nearly 54% of the vote, handily defeating the incumbent Mayor Leslie  O'Shaughnessy.
We at the TTAO wish you the very best in your new position of Mayor.  Congratulations.

Source: Portions taken from the Standard Freeholder, Oct 2018