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本帖最后由 newlife 于 2011-5-3 14:15 编辑 - V0 w& j; g) _
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. S! r; K$ V. @! h* e7 M+ v- o& |MONTREAL - If the whole political thing hadn't worked out, NDP candidate Pierre-Luc Dusseault was destined for a summer job at a golf course.
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Dusseault can forget the links.
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That's because the 19-year-old is headed to Ottawa after becoming Canada's youngest-ever MP with his victory in the Quebec riding of Sherbrooke on Monday night.
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Dusseault, who turns 20 at the end of the month, has just finished his first year at the Universite de Sherbrooke in politics.
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0 X6 G5 J7 V9 w+ E% `/ | X2 d- bHe tells The Canadian Press he hopes to make an impact in the Commons and represent young people everywhere.: \/ R3 p8 R! G. N. _
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Dusseault voted for the first time on Monday — admittedly for himself.4 F' j# i* A9 F) Q/ s
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Dusseault replaces Claude-Andre Lachance as the youngest MP.. m, L" o! A2 [7 S2 M$ _. |
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Lachance was elected as a Trudeau Liberal in 1974 at the age of 20., }* g# C: h" j7 A4 v' ?, u" `9 z V
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Dusseault, the son of a daycare administrator and a warehouse manager, will earn the basic MP's salary of $157,731 while learning the ropes.- x+ Y% u3 k* d& o$ r2 J
" P/ x& Z1 a# Z4 R6 {But he says he would still like to finish his degree once his political career is over. |
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