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本帖最后由 newlife 于 2011-5-3 14:15 编辑 7 E+ v* d" b8 C$ E& i7 a2 v
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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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Dusseault can forget the links./ }% n, O t# t0 J& h9 z% T7 L
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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.& I0 ?9 Z) Q4 G
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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.8 I# p) W3 r7 }6 e
5 b4 _7 B& l' P! X# N! k; |He tells The Canadian Press he hopes to make an impact in the Commons and represent young people everywhere.3 d" J: T2 Z1 D4 B- |6 t- _3 z
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Dusseault voted for the first time on Monday — admittedly for himself.
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$ e% n, I, E" J4 B; f- u, d: W- gDusseault replaces Claude-Andre Lachance as the youngest MP.! _9 A# p& @( i0 E- t7 d
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T9 A2 v5 h& T6 \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.
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9 ~/ `8 v0 V0 z% i% m% q2 y- RBut he says he would still like to finish his degree once his political career is over. |
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