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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." t0 w. A# f( b( f/ q0 H/ h
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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.# o- ~0 }% n5 h& j0 M; R! ~$ V. A
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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.9 ?0 e# }- r4 h4 Q$ e' Z
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He tells The Canadian Press he hopes to make an impact in the Commons and represent young people everywhere.
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Dusseault voted for the first time on Monday — admittedly for himself.% c6 ^1 p! ^9 w- `3 Y1 Y
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Dusseault replaces Claude-Andre Lachance as the youngest MP.3 X2 c. Z( @5 m; D
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Lachance was elected as a Trudeau Liberal in 1974 at the age of 20.5 m1 Z9 Y5 d) P' n6 Y
( \' M) |6 O& A& ?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.* {7 z" ?9 t% f- t' a8 y
9 r2 j! @, z# B! @2 G+ XBut he says he would still like to finish his degree once his political career is over. |
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