After the Ballot
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After the Ballot is a documentary film by Manuel Foglia, produced by the National Film Board of Canada
. The film was released in 2008. It follows the lives of two Québec MNAs - Charlotte L'Écuyer
, a Liberal back bencher, and Daniel Turp
, a Parti Québécois
Shadow Minister. The film follows L'Écuyer and her troubles with her own government. She wants to preserve her riding's lumbering jobs, although her government, insofar as it is presented in the film, is committed to preserving forests. Turp, on the hand, does not seem to have the same constituency problems. Here, the film focuses on his reaction to various political actions undertaken by the PQ, and his considering running for PQ leadership.
Of these two MNAs only Charlotte L'Écuyer
has held on to her seat in subsequent elections. Daniel Turp
lost his seat to Québec solidaire
member Amir Khadir
.
The filming took place during the Liberal Party's first majority government (2003–2007), under Premier Jean Charest
.
During the filming, Bernard Landry
faced a leadership challenged, launched, in part, by Pauline Marois
. Landry lost support of his party, and stepped down as leader. Marois would not win the following leadership election, the prize instead going to André Boisclair
. Although, following a terrible showing in the 2007 provincial election, Boisclair gave up leadership of his party. Marois would then become leader of the PQ, and is still today.
Thomas Mulcair
, now a Member of Parliament
for the New Democratic Party
, also features in the film as Minister of Sustainable Development in Jean Charest
's Liberal government.
The original, untranslated title of the film is Chers électeurs.
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
. The film was released in 2008. It follows the lives of two Québec MNAs - Charlotte L'Écuyer
Charlotte L'Écuyer
Charlotte L'Écuyer is a politician in Quebec, Canada. She is the current Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Pontiac in Western Quebec and a member of the Quebec Liberal Party caucus.She went to the Université du Québec à Hull and obtained a bachelor's degree in...
, a Liberal back bencher, and Daniel Turp
Daniel Turp
Daniel Turp is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He has served as a Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament and as a Parti Québécois member of the Quebec National Assembly .- Biography :...
, a Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
Shadow Minister. The film follows L'Écuyer and her troubles with her own government. She wants to preserve her riding's lumbering jobs, although her government, insofar as it is presented in the film, is committed to preserving forests. Turp, on the hand, does not seem to have the same constituency problems. Here, the film focuses on his reaction to various political actions undertaken by the PQ, and his considering running for PQ leadership.
Of these two MNAs only Charlotte L'Écuyer
Charlotte L'Écuyer
Charlotte L'Écuyer is a politician in Quebec, Canada. She is the current Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Pontiac in Western Quebec and a member of the Quebec Liberal Party caucus.She went to the Université du Québec à Hull and obtained a bachelor's degree in...
has held on to her seat in subsequent elections. Daniel Turp
Daniel Turp
Daniel Turp is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He has served as a Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament and as a Parti Québécois member of the Quebec National Assembly .- Biography :...
lost his seat to Québec solidaire
Québec Solidaire
Québec solidaire is a democratic socialist and sovereigntist political party in Quebec, Canada, that was created on 4 February 2006 in Montreal. It was formed by the merger of the left-wing party Union des forces progressistes and the alter-globalization political movement Option Citoyenne, led...
member Amir Khadir
Amir Khadir
Amir Khadir is a politician in the National Assembly of Quebec , Canada for the electoral district of Mercier, and currently the male spokesperson for Québec Solidaire, a sovereignist and left-wing political party which was created by the merger of the Union des Forces Progressistes and Option...
.
The filming took place during the Liberal Party's first majority government (2003–2007), under Premier Jean Charest
Jean Charest
John James "Jean" Charest, PC, MNA is a Canadian politician who has been the 29th Premier of Quebec since 2003. He was leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998 and has been leader of the Quebec Liberal Party since 1998....
.
During the filming, Bernard Landry
Bernard Landry
Bernard Landry, is a Quebec lawyer, teacher, politician, who served as the 28th Premier of Quebec , leader of the Opposition and leader of the Parti Québécois .-Personal:...
faced a leadership challenged, launched, in part, by Pauline Marois
Pauline Marois
Pauline Marois is the current leader of the Parti Québécois in the province of Quebec, since June 27, 2007 and current Leader of the Official Opposition of the National Assembly of Quebec, representing the riding of Charlevoix...
. Landry lost support of his party, and stepped down as leader. Marois would not win the following leadership election, the prize instead going to André Boisclair
André Boisclair
André Boisclair is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the leader of the Parti Québécois, a social democratic and separatist party in Quebec....
. Although, following a terrible showing in the 2007 provincial election, Boisclair gave up leadership of his party. Marois would then become leader of the PQ, and is still today.
Thomas Mulcair
Thomas Mulcair
Thomas J. "Tom" Mulcair is a Canadian lawyer, university professor, and politician. He is the federal Member of Parliament for Outremont, Quebec, Canada, and currently holds a seat in the New Democratic Party of Canada...
, now a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
, also features in the film as Minister of Sustainable Development in Jean Charest
Jean Charest
John James "Jean" Charest, PC, MNA is a Canadian politician who has been the 29th Premier of Quebec since 2003. He was leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998 and has been leader of the Quebec Liberal Party since 1998....
's Liberal government.
The original, untranslated title of the film is Chers électeurs.