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本帖最后由 newlife 于 2011-5-3 14:15 编辑 ; ^3 D) r. z5 y2 y3 Q: L
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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.
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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.4 C! r- m2 V* y! F8 L& ^! g& m- ~, g
w) q% `/ U& O$ [+ JDusseault, 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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5 [& a1 D( f; }1 pHe 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.: Z5 W3 s! g E2 k- y( X
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Dusseault replaces Claude-Andre Lachance as the youngest MP.
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: y/ G7 A- l2 M+ E" d- f6 dDusseault, the son of a daycare administrator and a warehouse manager, will earn the basic MP's salary of $157,731 while learning the ropes.
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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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