Sylvain Roy
Sylvain Roy | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bonaventure | |
| In office September 4, 2012 – August 28, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Damien Arsenault |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Blouin |
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| Born | August 3, 1964 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Party | Independent (June 2021–present) |
Other political affiliations | Parti Québécois (before June 2021) |
Sylvain Roy is a Canadian politician from Quebec, currently serving as an independent member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bonaventure electoral district.
He was elected in the 2012 Quebec general election, defeating Liberal incumbent Damien Arsenault. He had previously lost to Arsenault in a by-election on December 5, 2011.
On June 4, 2021, Roy announced on Twitter[1] that he would leave the Parti Québécois caucus and sit as an independent MNA, citing[2] disagreements regarding the application of Bill 101 in CEGEP along with other issues that deteriorated his trust relationship with his former caucus.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Roy, Sylvain. "Sylvain Roy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ↑ "Point de presse de M. Sylvain Gaudreault, porte-parole du troisième groupe d'opposition en matière d'environnement et de lutte contre les changements climatiques, et M. Martin Ouellet, leader parlementaire du troisième groupe d'opposition". Assemblée Nationale du Québec. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ↑ Pilon-Rose, Hugo (4 June 2021). "Sylvain Roy claque la porte du PQ". La Presse. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Candidate page
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