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1 s, A, R, J* YMONTREAL - If the whole political thing hadn't worked out, NDP candidate Pierre-Luc Dusseault was destined for a summer job at a golf course.; a" I- K; k) }
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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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- ]7 n# s5 q; o% |8 RDusseault, who turns 20 at the end of the month, has just finished his first year at the Universite de Sherbrooke in politics.5 A2 _ S1 b! b( M- r( W/ [
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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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Dusseault voted for the first time on Monday — admittedly for himself.( S% s9 h# n3 z
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Dusseault replaces Claude-Andre Lachance as the youngest MP.
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5 \) N, V3 q W% E' k9 R4 [% VLachance was elected as a Trudeau Liberal in 1974 at the age of 20.
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" h. E! M$ M% J1 |# yDusseault, 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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