Émilise Lessard-Therrien

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Émilise Lessard-Therrien
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Émilise Lessard-Therrien in December 2018
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Assumed office
October 1, 2018
Preceded byLuc Blanchette
Personal details
Born (1991-11-27) November 27, 1991 (age 30)
Duhamel-Ouest, Quebec, Canada
Political partyQuébec solidaire
EducationUQAM
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
ProfessionTeacher, organic farmer

Émilise Lessard-Therrien is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She will represent the electoral district of Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue as a member of Québec solidaire.

In March 2019, Lessard-Therrien in an interview expressed concern over possible land grabs in the province by Chinese nationals. She said that, with climate change, Quebec would be one of the few places left with good, arable land and fresh water in a few years’ time and that the Temiscamingue region had much unexploited land that was being scouted by Chinese nationals. She also said “Between us, we call them predators,” she said. “They are predators of agricultural land. And we see them, we feel them. And what I’m saying is that fallow land still has potential to be farmed again, but land that belongs to China may never feed Quebecers, and it’s important that we be concerned now.”[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Québec Solidaire triples number of seats, with wins in Quebec City, Rouyn-Noranda and Sherbrooke". CBC News Montreal, October 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Montreal Chinese community demands apology from Québec Solidaire MNA - Montreal | Globalnews.ca".
  3. ^ "Marchers demand Québec solidaire apologize for MNA's "racist" comments".


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