Michel Boudrias (born 1977) is a

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politician who served as the

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(MP) for the riding of

Terrebonne Terrebonne, meaning ''good earth'' in French, is a name of several places in North America: ;Canada *Terrebonne, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal ** Terrebonne station, a commuter railway station in Terrebonne, Quebec **Terrebonne City Council, the go ...

in the

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from 2015 to 2021. He was first elected in the 2015 election as a member of 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 ...

. On February 28, 2018, however, Boudrias, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP citing conflicts with the leadership style of

Martine Ouellet Martine Ouellet (born April 8, 1969) is a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 2017 to 2018. She was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Quebec government from 2012 to 2014. Ouellet was first elected to the ...

. Following Ouellet's resignation, he rejoined the party on June 6, 2018. Boudrias was not re-nominated by the Bloc for the 2021 election and ran as an Independent. He was defeated by Bloc candidate

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. Boudrias served in

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in 2010–11 as part of the

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. He is also a recipient of the

Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (french: Médaille du jubilé de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II) or The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ...

Electoral record

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Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Bloc Québécois MPs Canadian military personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Canadian Army officers People from Roberval, Quebec 21st-century Canadian politicians 1977 births Québec debout MPs Politicians from Montreal Royal 22nd Regiment officers {{Quebec-MP-stub