17 Facts About Mario Dumont

Mario Dumont was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, and the leader of the Action democratique du Quebec, from 1994 to 2009.

Mario Dumont left that network in 2012 to join the all-news channel LCN.

Mario Dumont obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Concordia University in 1993, and completed some graduate work at the Universite de Montreal.

Mario Dumont bought his first membership card in the Liberal Party of Quebec at age 15.

Mario Dumont stated to his school friends that in the future he would be Quebec's premier.

Mario Dumont was a former President of the Liberal Party's Youth Commission, but had a falling out with the party following the rejection of the Allaire Report proposing maximalist powers for Quebec after the collapse of the Meech Lake Accord.

Mario Dumont called himself and Michel Bissonnet, who preceded Mario Dumont as leader of the Liberal youth wing, the first Liberal sovereigntists.

Mario Dumont organized the "Liberals for the No side," in the 1992 referendum on the Charlottetown Accord.

Mario Dumont succeeded Allaire as leader after the latter resigned for health reasons.

Mario Dumont was elected as an ADQ member of the National Assembly for Riviere du Loup in the 1994,1998,2003,2007 and 2008 elections.

Mario Dumont revealed to Journalist Chantal Hebert and Jean Lapierre that they planned to use the 1995 Quebec referendum as a way to advocate for a new partnership between Quebec and Canada.

However, Parizeau advocated for separation; so both Bouchard and Mario Dumont followed his direction.

In practical terms, Mario Dumont has supported the creation of a Quebec constitution, the change of the province's name to that of the "autonomous state of Quebec", and the collection of all taxes by the provincial government, with the funds necessary for the federal government to fulfill its constitutional responsibilities being transferred to it by the province.

Since the 1998 provincial election, Mario Dumont has distinguished himself primarily for his stances on economic issues, which are generally considered to be right of centre in the context of the predominantly social-democratic Quebec political scene.

Mario Dumont was personally very popular, and for most of his career was far more popular than the ADQ as a whole.

At TQS' 2009 upfronts presentation, it was announced that Mario Dumont would join the network in the fall as host of a daily news and information series, Mario Dumont 360.

In 2012, Mario Dumont moved to LCN and began a new show called.