Jean-Yves Roy

Jean-Yves Roy (born July 21, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician. He was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada from the 2000 election until his resignation in 2010.

This article is about the Canadian politician. For the ice hockey player, see Jean-Yves Roy (ice hockey).
Jean-Yves Roy
Member of Parliament
for Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
(Matapédia—Matane; 2000–2004)
In office
November 27, 2000 – October 22, 2010
Preceded byRené Canuel
Succeeded byJean-François Fortin (2011)
Personal details
Born (1949-07-21) July 21, 1949
Saint-Charles-Garnier, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
Residence(s)Pointe-au-Père, Quebec, Canada
ProfessionTeacher

Political career

Born in Saint-Charles-Garnier, Quebec, Roy represented the districts of Matapédia—Matane until 2006 and then Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia for the following four years. Prior to being elected he was a teacher. He is the Bloc's Fisheries and Oceans critic. He was a city councillor in Pointe-au-Père, Quebec in 1981, and he was mayor from 1982 to 1986.

Roy resigned from the House effective October 22, 2010 after having been largely absent from the House of Commons.[1] He had been asked by Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe to make a decision as to his future due to his prolonged absences and announced in September that he would wait until after the Commons voted on a private members bill to abolish the long gun registry to resign so that he could vote for the registry's retention.[2]

References
  1. "Jean-Yves Roy quitte la politique". "Radio-Canada", October 22, 2010.
  2. "Gun-registry fight headed for draw in Commons" Archived 20 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Globe and Mail, September 13, 2010
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