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) c- h' n- i* d; x; q9 tMONTREAL - 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.) e% ]6 e/ z* l# `4 t" W5 n
/ W7 ], f( ^* N! a; L& c4 yThat'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.9 K4 n8 x0 e. g9 E) w
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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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- h1 W. b$ O9 n1 g' CHe tells The Canadian Press he hopes to make an impact in the Commons and represent young people everywhere.0 q7 K! ~5 I& {- s3 A
' p; i$ Q4 S7 cDusseault voted for the first time on Monday — admittedly for himself.- o! m2 B7 t) I7 G* T
9 v* I$ H# |! r& kDusseault replaces Claude-Andre Lachance as the youngest MP.# c/ H" t5 U2 i6 C8 {, ]& y( n
* a6 Z: f, i8 u. B) \; I# L+ |Lachance was elected as a Trudeau Liberal in 1974 at the age of 20.* v) x+ F U; W% y. v. I8 q
& ^% c ?1 f) w, T9 }' R9 E9 S/ mDusseault, the son of a daycare administrator and a warehouse manager, will earn the basic MP's salary of $157,731 while learning the ropes.8 H" g# Q, S$ C
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But he says he would still like to finish his degree once his political career is over. |
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