Guy Rainville
Encyclopedia
Guy Rainville is a Canadian
politician, who was the leader of the Green Party of Quebec
from 2008 to 2010. He was selected as the party's leader on March 29, 2008, defeating incumbent leader Scott McKay. In the Quebec provincial election of 2008, the party lost more than half of its votes from the 2007 election
after running only 80 candidates (down from the previous year's 108). The party dropped from fourth to fifth most popular political party in Quebec, being eclipsed by Quebec solidaire
.
Rainville was replaced by Claude Sabourin on November 20, 2010 after deciding not to run for a second two-year term as leader.
Rainville is a geothermal energy consultant in Saint-Eustache
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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, who was the leader of the Green Party of Quebec
Green Party of Quebec
The Parti vert du Québec/Green Party of Quebec or PVQ is a Quebec political party whose platform is the promotion of green values. It has not elected any members to the National Assembly of Quebec...
from 2008 to 2010. He was selected as the party's leader on March 29, 2008, defeating incumbent leader Scott McKay. In the Quebec provincial election of 2008, the party lost more than half of its votes from the 2007 election
Quebec general election, 2007
The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in...
after running only 80 candidates (down from the previous year's 108). The party dropped from fourth to fifth most popular political party in Quebec, being eclipsed by Quebec solidaire
Québec Solidaire
Québec solidaire is a democratic socialist and sovereigntist political party in Quebec, Canada, that was created on 4 February 2006 in Montreal. It was formed by the merger of the left-wing party Union des forces progressistes and the alter-globalization political movement Option Citoyenne, led...
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Rainville was replaced by Claude Sabourin on November 20, 2010 after deciding not to run for a second two-year term as leader.
Rainville is a geothermal energy consultant in Saint-Eustache
Saint-Eustache, Quebec
Saint-Eustache is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in western Quebec, Canada, west of Montreal on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles....
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