This is an accepted version of this page André Pierre Bourque Jr.[2][3] (October 7, 1958 – August 28, 2021[4]) was a race car driver, developer, journalist, broadcaster and former politician in Ottawa, Ontario,[5] and operated the online news aggregator site Bourque Newswatch (Newswatch).

[7] Following a ten-year career as a race car driver, and a brief apprenticeship with his father's land development business,[3] Bourque was appointed to Ottawa City Council and the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton in March 1991 to fill a vacancy after Marc Laviolette became mayor.

Bourque was appointed following a council vote, defeating 17 other candidates, including community activists Maurice Pagé and Richard Cannings.

[1] Bourque's stay on council was short lived, however, and he was defeated by Cannings in the municipal election that November.

[8] While on council, he opposed "all big projects", including bringing in a Triple-A baseball team and improving Lansdowne Park.

He ran on a platform of safety, improving street lighting and basic services, and called for the removal of traffic barriers in the Byward Market.