Alain Therrien (born July 6, 1966) is a

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politician who was elected to represent the riding of La Prairie in the 2019 federal election as a member of the

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. Prior to entering federal politics, he served as a member of the

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for the riding of

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from 2012 to 2018 as a member of the

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. On June 17, 2020, Therrien was called a "racist" by

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leader

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and discrimination in the

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; his position was the same as his party, which was to wait for the RCMP to conduct its own evaluation that is currently happening. Singh was subsequently removed from the House of Commons after refusing to apologize.

Electoral record

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Provincial

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* 1966 births Living people Parti Québécois MNAs 21st-century Canadian politicians Bloc Québécois MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Saint-Constant, Quebec People from Verdun, Quebec Politicians from Montreal {{Quebec-MNA-stub