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本帖最后由 newlife 于 2011-5-3 14:15 编辑 1 E; U# d/ V# H+ |- W0 D6 M9 r' \( H; w
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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.
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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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He tells The Canadian Press he hopes to make an impact in the Commons and represent young people everywhere.
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3 U+ a& w0 e5 B* K6 l" gDusseault voted for the first time on Monday — admittedly for himself.2 V8 c0 k% \$ w
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Dusseault replaces Claude-Andre Lachance as the youngest MP.; h' v5 e- u, x# E! x
- D* p4 { v* oLachance was elected as a Trudeau Liberal in 1974 at the age of 20.
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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.& O5 u- T8 h8 K1 g k8 \
: x4 o. _9 c, `" x W0 I1 Y2 nBut he says he would still like to finish his degree once his political career is over. |
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