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本帖最后由 newlife 于 2011-5-3 14:15 编辑 . `' p _# A0 A; u& f$ h
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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.# O' E0 q0 O( K9 M5 @3 j
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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.3 b. {" O0 \2 X# y) Z
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Dusseault voted for the first time on Monday — admittedly for himself.4 `% W( S& N8 E& b7 ^ ^" {
9 n& r8 f+ K' w9 C+ ?Dusseault replaces Claude-Andre Lachance as the youngest MP.
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( V5 M! B" w0 j9 ~+ qLachance was elected as a Trudeau Liberal in 1974 at the age of 20.. f; d. a0 j; y1 @
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Dusseault, the son of a daycare administrator and a warehouse manager, will earn the basic MP's salary of $157,731 while learning the ropes. N( R& X% B+ b$ W' b! J$ n" ]
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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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