Yvan Loubier
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Yvan Loubier is a Canadian
Canada
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 politician
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 and one of the founders of the Bloc Québécois
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...

. He was a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons
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 representing the district
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 of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
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, from the since he was first elected in the 1993 election
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, until his resignation on February 21, 2007.

Prior to being elected he was a consultant in economic policies and international trade and was an economist. At the time of his resignation, he was chair of the Subcommittee on Fiscal Imbalance and is the Bloc's Finance
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 critic. He has also in the past been the critic of Western Economic Diversification, International Financial Institutions, Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

On September 8, 2006 Loubier announced that he would not seek re-election at the next federal election but will remain a militant for the sovereignty of Quebec. On February 21, 2007 he resigned from the House of Commons to run for the Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...

 in the Quebec general election, 2007
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...

 in the riding of Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière (electoral district)
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Lévis and includes the western part of the city...

. He came in second with 18.43% of the vote.

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