Sébastien Gagnon
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Sébastien Gagnon is a Canadian
politician. After serving in the Canadian Army from 1991 to 1995, Gagnon was elected as a Bloc Québécois
member of the Canadian House of Commons
in a 2002 by-election. He was elected in the riding of Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay and was re-elected in the Canadian federal election, 2004
in the riding of Jonquière—Alma
. An entrepreneur
and executive manager, Gagnon is the current Bloc critic of Regional Development, and is a former critic of Children and Youth. He was defeated in the Canadian federal election, 2006
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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician. After serving in the Canadian Army from 1991 to 1995, Gagnon was elected as a Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
in a 2002 by-election. He was elected in the riding of Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay and was re-elected in the Canadian federal election, 2004
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
in the riding of Jonquière—Alma
Jonquière—Alma
Jonquière—Alma is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay ridings.It consists of:...
. An entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
and executive manager, Gagnon is the current Bloc critic of Regional Development, and is a former critic of Children and Youth. He was defeated in the Canadian federal election, 2006
Canadian federal election, 2006
The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...
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