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Louis-Saint-Laurent
2008 Results
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Party: Bloc Québécois
Age: 45
Education: Earned a DEC in administration from the Cégep de Jonquière, a community college in Jonquière, Que. Also studied English, Spanish and political science at Laval University.
Profession: Administrative worker
Career Background: Since 1986, he worked for various companies in administration and accounting.
Community Activities: A veteran of the Paralympic Games, he was a mentor with the Canadian Paralympic Committee between 2002 and 2005. From 2002 to 2003, he also served as honorary president of the world championships of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). He won the medal of the National Assembly of Quebec in 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. For the past seven years, he lectured at various Quebec schools on behalf of Sports-Québec, a provincial federation of athletes.
Mailing address:
1065 Pie X1 Nord
Val Bélair, Que.
G3K 1Y5
Contact information:
Telephone: 418-948-0350, 418-948-0638
Fax: 418-948-0673
Josée Verner
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthdate: Dec. 30, 1959
Age: 47
Birthplace: Gatineau, Que.
Profession: Executive assistant, political adviser
Marital Status: Married
Children: Three - Maxime, Amélie and Laurence
Career Background: Spent close to 20 years in the communications and public service fields. Worked for former Quebec premier Robert Bourassa and the deputy speaker of Quebec’s National Assembly. Also worked closely with the Ministry of Health.
Community Activities: Former chair of a day care centre; fundraiser for many charitable organizations, such as the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada.
Electoral History
Federal: Defeated in Louis-Saint-Laurent in 2004, elected in 2006.
Political History
Cabinet: Named Minister for la Francophonie and Official Languages, and Minister of International Cooperation in 2006. Moved to the heritage portfolio in a cabinet shuffle on Aug. 14, 2007.
Caucus: Member of the Conservative caucus.
Mailing address:11371 Valcartier Blvd.
Loretteville, Que.
G2A 2M4
Contact information:
Telephone: 418-842-3004
Jean Cloutier
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Earned a degree in business administration and a certificate of journalism, as well as a graduate degree in public administration from the École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP).
Profession: Journalist
Career Background: Worked as an economics journalist and a reporter on international geopolitical issues on television and radio.
Community Activities: Played a leading role in many environmental groups. Worked with the Optimist Club and the Maison des Jeunes, a provincial organization that offers leisure activities for youth, in Les Saules. Also was spokesman for the committee for the greening of the Du Vallon highway, and the Front Commun pour une Eau Saine (FCES), a group dedicated to ending the fluoridation of Quebec's water supply and the preservation of safe drinking water.
Contact information:
Telephone: 418-956-7380
Hélène Leone
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthplace: Montreal, Que.
Education: Currently working on her doctoral thesis in education and Canadian studies at the University of Ottawa.
Profession: Writer, research assistant
Children: Yes
Career Background: A specialist in language and communications in Canada, she has worked as a writer and research assistant in the field of education. Her research includes factors affecting the status of minority communities across the country.
Mailing address:
345 rue Racine
Quebec City, Que.
G2B 1E9
Contact information:
Telephone: 418-948-0561
Alexandrine Latendresse
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Year of Birth: 1984
Birthplace: L'Épiphanie, Que.
Education: Certificate in Russian studies from the University of Laval. Studied languages, history and politics at the State University of Social Sciences in Moscow. Currently pursuing a multi-disciplinary bachelors degree in linguistics from Laval.
Career Background: Currently works for the students' association at Rimouski Cégep. Taught French and Quebec literature at the State University of Social Sciences.
Contact information:
Telephone: 1-800-843-8598
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