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| Member of Parliament for Repentigny | |
| In office 2006–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Benoît Sauvageau |
| Succeeded by | Nicolas Dufour |
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| Born | (1952-11-04) November 4, 1952 (age 72) Saint-Damien-de-Brandon, Quebec |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Spouse | single |
| Residence | Repentigny, Quebec |
| Profession | Priest |
Raymond Gravel (born 1952 in Saint-Damien-de-Brandon, Quebec) is a Catholic priest from the Canadian province of Quebec, who was formerly the Member of Parliament for the riding of Repentigny, as a member of the Bloc Québécois. He was elected to the House of Commons in a November 27, 2006 by-election following the death of Benoît Sauvageau.
He was acclaimed as the Bloc's candidate on October 29, 2006. He received a dispensation from Gilles Lussier, bishop of Joliette, to enter politics. Elected with a large majority in the Bloc stronghold, he became the Bloc critic for seniors' issues.
He was removed from a position as a catechist in the Quebec Diocese of Joliette during 2010. Gravel then launched a law suit against the LifeSiteNews (LSN) agency, a project of the Campaign Life Coalition, for $500,000 in damages. In his motion, Gravel suggests that articles on the LSN website caused him to lose this responsibility. Gravel stated that LSN misrepresented him by identifying him as 'pro-abortion' while he identifies himself as 'pro-choice'.
Electoral record
Sources
- "LifeSiteNews sued"
- Hamilton, Graeme (05 Mar 2011). "Two solitudes; Lawsuit pits rebel Quebec priest against hardline pro-life news service". National Post. p. 6.
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- 1953 births
- Bloc Québécois MPs
- Canadian Roman Catholic priests
- Canadian LGBT Members of Parliament
- Gay politicians
- Gay male prostitutes
- LGBT rights activists from Canada
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
- Living people
- LGBT Christian clergy
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- People from Repentigny, Quebec