Serge Brideau

Brideau is from Tracadie. He is a member of Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire as its singer.^[1] Brideau has also served as an activist^[2] and as vice-president of the Acadian Society of New Brunswick.^[3]

In 2019, Brideau was the subject of media attention after improvising lyrics during a National Acadian Day performance to criticize the unilingual Premier Blaine Higgs, while also raising the middle finger.^[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Brideau worked as a caregiver.^[5]

In 2023, Brideau ran for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as the Green Party candidate in the by-election of the Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore riding held on April 24, though was defeated by New Brunswick Liberal Association leader Susan Holt.^[6][7] He ran for the Green Party in the 2024 provincial election in the riding of Tracadie,^[8] but was defeated by Liberal candidate Keith Chiasson.^[9]