1. Jean-Martin Aussant represented Nicolet-Yamaska in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2008 to 2012, first as a member of the Parti Quebecois and then as leader of his own party, Option nationale.
19 Facts About Jean-Martin Aussant
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Jean-Martin Aussant was defeated when he ran for re-election in Nicolet-Becancour in the 2012 general election.
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Jean-Martin Aussant later rejoined the Parti Quebecois to run unsuccessfully in the 2018 Quebec election.
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Jean-Martin Aussant has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Universite Laval and a master's degree in Economic Analysis from the Universite de Montreal.
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Jean-Martin Aussant was a founding director of the Montreal divisions of both the Global Association of Risk Professionals and the Professional Risk Managers' International Association.
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Jean-Martin Aussant was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 general election, defeating his Liberal opponent by only 141 votes.
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Jean-Martin Aussant was appointed as his party's critic for financial institutions and international commerce and became an opposition representative on the legislative committee on public finances.
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Jean-Martin Aussant questioned the Charest government's appointment of Michael Sabia as head of the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec in May 2009, arguing that Sabia had tried to move BCE Inc.
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When Quebec investment advisor Earl Jones was accused of stealing money from his clients in 2009, Jean-Martin Aussant called for new legislation requiring financial advisors to register with the province's financial markets authority.
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Jean-Martin Aussant called for the Charest government to create a parliamentary commission on economic crime.
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In 2010, Jean-Martin Aussant argued that Quebec could save about $840 million by removing the Canada Revenue Agency from tax collection in Quebec.
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Jean-Martin Aussant was a member of the PQ's hardline independantiste or pur et dur wing.
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On June 7,2011, Jean-Martin Aussant followed caucus-mates Louise Beaudoin, Pierre Curzi, and Lisette Lapointe in resigning from the Parti Quebecois caucus.
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Unlike the first three legislators who criticized PQ leader Pauline Marois for supporting a bill that endorsed a controversial agreement between Quebec City and Quebecor Inc on the construction of a new arena, Jean-Martin Aussant criticized Marois for downplaying Quebec sovereignty and called on her to resign as party leader.
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Jean-Martin Aussant is fluently bilingual in French and English; he recorded a YouTube video in which he argued the sovereigntist case in English.
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Jean-Martin Aussant came closest to winning; he lost his seat to a Coalition Avenir Quebec candidate, but pushed the PQ into fourth place.
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On June 19,2013, Jean-Martin Aussant left his role as leader of the party.
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Jean-Martin Aussant stated "family and personal matters" as the official reason.
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Jean-Martin Aussant rejoined the Parti Quebecois, and ran as its candidate in the 2018 election in the riding of Pointe-aux-Trembles.