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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., X% g. h) n; \& S% G
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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.% L1 c6 S8 C& X/ u: L8 \" h, a% C
8 ?% L3 O7 B$ `Dusseault, who turns 20 at the end of the month, has just finished his first year at the Universite de Sherbrooke in politics./ R% T. }5 H5 g8 L" J
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He tells The Canadian Press he hopes to make an impact in the Commons and represent young people everywhere.! z: h- x; _# W; N+ V0 |! k5 N
2 s/ r: B% o0 A) KDusseault voted for the first time on Monday — admittedly for himself.0 ]% K; N5 Y! n1 B( P: m
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Dusseault replaces Claude-Andre Lachance as the youngest MP.0 } p& }1 t! W4 L$ j5 X
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Lachance was elected as a Trudeau Liberal in 1974 at the age of 20.4 S( P5 u1 t' k; X& ^5 r
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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.
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: W& f! ]' B" D3 s5 r- w% iBut he says he would still like to finish his degree once his political career is over. |
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