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Montcalm

2008 Results

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Roger Gaudet (Incumbent)
Claude Marc Boudreau
Michel Paulette
David Grégoire
Marie-Josée Beauchamp

Roger Gaudet

Party: Bloc Québécois

Birthdate: May 26, 1945

Age: 52

Birthplace: St-Liguori, Que.

Education: Accounting diploma; building assessor accreditation

Profession: Restaurant owner

Community Activities: Second vice-president of the Montcalm CLSC and CHSLD (Residential and Long-Term Care Centre) since 1999. President of the Quebec Public Libraries Group Centres from 1999 to 2003. Member of the Quebec Transportation Infrastructure Committee in 1999. Founding president of the Montcalm LDC (Local Development Centre) from 1998 to 2002. Treasurer of the Lanaudière Regional Development Council from 1995 to 2002. Member of the Lanaudière Reeves Table from 1993 to 2002. Member of the board of directors of the Lanaudière Health Board from 1990 to 2004.

Electoral History

Municipal: Served as municipal councillor from 1985 to 1989. Was Reeve, MRC Montcalm, from 1993 to 2002. Was mayor of Saint-Liguori from 1989 to 2003. Member of the board of directors of Federation of Quebec Municipalities from 1995 to 2002.

Federal: Elected in a byelection in Berthier-Montcalm in 2002, and in Montcalm in the 2004 and 2006 general elections.

Political History

Committee: Member of the Agriculture, Agri-Food and the Veterans Affairs committees.

Caucus: Member of the Bloc Québécois caucus.

Contact information:

Telephone: 450-325-1833

Fax: 450-325-1889

comitergaudet@videotron.ca

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Claude Marc Boudreau

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Birthdate: Oct. 17, 1966

Age: 41

Birthplace: Pointe-Claire, Que.

Education: Earned a law degree from the University of Montreal.

Profession: Lawyer

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Karen

Children: One daughter - Chloé

Career Background: Worked in petroleum products marketing prior to receiving his law degree. After being called to the Quebec bar in 1993, started practising labour law and split his time between two offices he founded in Terrabonne and Montreal. Also served as a legal adviser to various organizations and companies.

Community Activities: Was actively involved in several social and philanthropic organizations, including the Maison des jeunes de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Club Richelieu and the Fondation du Cirque de l’espoir, which focus on helping youth in need. Was also an active member of the Quebec Student Parliament, where he served as minister of the environment. Sat on the board of directors of Collège Rosemont, a Montreal community college. Was a member of the Montreal East Island Chamber of Commerce before joining the Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce and the Rive-Nord chapter of BNI Affaires, a networking organization of businesspeople.

Mailing address:

3011 Ch. Ste-Marie

Mascouche, Que.

J7K 1P2

Contact information:

Telephone: 514-461-3425

Cell phone: 514-795-4555

info@claudemarcboudreau.ca

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Michel Paulette

Party: Green Party of Canada

Education: Studied political science and international law at Concordia University.

Profession: Entrepreneur

Children: One

Career Background: Independent entrepreneur in the computer sector. Previously served as the vice-president of a computer firm and organized a province-wide entrepreneurship competition.

Community Activities: Helped set up several youth summits and was involved in the organization of a provincial youth fair, Salons de la Jeunesse.

Electoral History

Federal: Ran unsuccessfully as a Canadian Alliance candidate in Repentigny in 2000 and a Conservative candidate in this riding in 2004 and 2006.

Contact information:

Telephone: 450-477-5019

michel.paulette@greenparty.ca

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