1. Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois was the co-spokesperson of the left wing party Quebec solidaire from 2017 to 2025, and was elected as a member of the provincial legislative assembly on May 29,2017.
20 Facts About Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois
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Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois was born in a family of activists: his parents met in the Jeunesse Etudiante Chretienne.
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Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois became interested in politics and began reading La Presse hoping to become an international journalist.
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In Fall 2007, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois joined the Association pour une solidarite syndicale etudiante as a student at the College de Bois-de-Boulogne.
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Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois first obtained a degree in Humanities from UQAM, then pursued a minor in philosophy at Universite de Montreal.
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Ever since the beginning of the 2012 Quebec student protests, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois was considered by the media as one of the leaders of the student movement, along with Leo Bureau-Blouin and Martine Desjardins, if not the leader.
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Indeed, the CLASSE is based on direct democracy; it does not have any leaders, but instead has spokespersons, of which Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois was one along with Jeanne Reynolds.
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Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois was consequently protected by three or four bodyguards at demonstrations.
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Morasse, who is represented pro bono by Maxime Roy Martel, asked that Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois be given a prison sentence.
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Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, who pleaded not guilty to the accusation, said that the situation was "sad and regrettable".
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Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois was found guilty of contempt of court on November 1,2012.
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In October, 2016, writing for the majority, Justices Clement Gascon and Rosalie Abella stated that in Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois's comments, picketing does not equal blocking classes, the latter being contra to the injunction.
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Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois stated that the best way to achieve social justice and free education is by being an activist in social movements.
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Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois said to a journalist in March 2012 that partisan politics discourage him from getting involved.
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Shortly after quitting as CLASSE spokesperson, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois was hired by the CSN-Construction on a contractual basis.
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In March 2017, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois decided to seek the nomination to be Quebec solidaire's co-spokesperson, and its candidate in the Montreal riding of Gouin vacated by Francoise David.
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Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois stated that the Parti Quebecois and the Liberals were his adversaries, with Option nationale, another sovereignist and left-wing party, being the only party who shares his worldview.
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Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois won the byelection on May 29,2017, and became MNA for Gouin.
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Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois was, until 2025, the party's parliamentary leader and was the party's candidate for premier in the 2022 Quebec general election.
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On March 20,2025, days after the 2025 Terrebonne provincial by-election, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois resigned as male co-spokesperson and announced that he will not seek re-election in the next general election.