Luc Malo

Luc Malo (born November 2, 1973) is a Canadian politician, who was a Member of Parliament for the riding of Verchères—Les Patriotes from 2006 to 2011. He ran as a member of the Bloc Québécois in the 2006 federal election and won with approximately 57% of the vote.[1] As a member of the Bloc Québécois Shadow Cabinet, he was the Bloc's critic for the Minister of Sport.[2]

Luc Malo
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Verchères—Les Patriotes
In office
2006–2011
Preceded byStéphane Bergeron
Succeeded bySana Hassainia
Personal details
Born (1973-11-02) November 2, 1973
Contrecoeur, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
ResidenceVarennes, Quebec, Canada
Professionbusiness development consultant

Malo was born in Contrecoeur, Quebec, and graduated with a Master of Business Administration degree from the Université de Sherbrooke. From 1996 until 2001, he was an attaché and chief of staff for Stéphane Bergeron, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Verchères—Les Patriotes, then called Verchères. In 2003 and 2004, he continued to serve as an attaché, becoming a research associate for the riding's Member of Parliament in 2005.[1] He presently works as an advisor and business development consultant.[2]

Malo has stated that Hockey Canada never should have hired hockey player Shane Doan because of an alleged slur he made toward French Canadians.[3]

Electoral record (partial)
2008 Canadian federal election: Verchères—Les Patriotes
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisLuc Malo27,60250.85$39,334
LiberalFrançois Fournier8,87116.34–$6,121
New DemocraticRaphaël Fortin8,38815.45$7,738
ConservativeBenoît Dussault7,74214.26$32,120
GreenAnnie Morel1,6793.09–none listed
Total valid votes 54,282 100.00
Total rejected ballots 766
Turnout 55,048 71.87
Electors on the lists 76,596
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

References
  1. "CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Candidates and Ridings". Archived from the original on November 3, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2007.
  2. "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - MALO, Luc, M.B.A.:". Retrieved September 16, 2007.
  3. CTV.ca News Staff (May 3, 2007). "Critics: Ottawa wasting time on Doan controversy". CTV.ca.
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