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本帖最后由 newlife 于 2011-5-3 14:15 编辑 8 @1 _) q; Z' m; A
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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." [* x9 p, o) Z
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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.- S v6 d) H7 m: ?! c8 C; n/ {, E1 ~
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He tells The Canadian Press he hopes to make an impact in the Commons and represent young people everywhere." R! A: h7 @) c) M
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Dusseault voted for the first time on Monday — admittedly for himself.+ E9 L0 k+ B6 y: s" _3 ^ L( l$ n
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Dusseault replaces Claude-Andre Lachance as the youngest MP.
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Lachance was elected as a Trudeau Liberal in 1974 at the age of 20.5 }' ?; i8 z2 _0 t: b/ `8 O
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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.! \0 ] r* S5 J
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