Jean-Marc Jacob (born 18 February 1947) was a member of the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1993 to 1997. He is a
veterinarian
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by career.
He was elected in the
Charlesbourg electoral district under the
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois (BQ; , "Québécois people, Quebecer Voting bloc, Bloc") is a list of federal political parties in Canada, federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty movement, Que ...
party in the
1993 federal election, thus serving in the
35th Canadian Parliament
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.
On 28 April 1997, Jacob lost his
riding's party nomination in the riding to
Richard Marceau for the
1997 federal election after which he left Canadian politics.
Controversies
Jacob faced accusations that he advised Quebec members of the
Canadian Forces
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to join a Quebec army if there was a winning vote for
Quebec sovereignty
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in the
1995 Quebec referendum. The prevailing Liberal government decided to investigate these remarks, while the
Reform Party demanded Jacob be charged with
sedition
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. Reaction to this incident included a 22 March 1996 sketch on the English language television comedy series ''
Royal Canadian Air Farce
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'' where Jacob "learns the meaning of the word sedition".
For 10 days in November 1996, Jacob was suspended from the Bloc Québécois caucus over comments he made following a failed bid to become mayor of his home community of
Charlesbourg.
CBC News Canada Votes 2006: Charlesbourg riding profile
accessed 27 July 2006
References
External links
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1947 births
Living people
Bloc Québécois MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Politicians from Quebec City
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