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Maurice Tougas (born February 19, 1956) is a
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politician, who formerly represented the
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of Edmonton Meadowlark in the
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. He is a member of the
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. He was first elected in the
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, when he defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative Bob Maskell, but did not seek re-election at the conclusion of his term. Before entering politics, Tougas wrote a weekly column for the Edmonton Examiner. He resigned from this position when he declared his candidacy in 2004, in order to avoid any conflicts of interest. He was a columnist and editor for the Edmonton alternative weekly
SEE magazine ''SEE Magazine'' was a free alternative weekly published in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from 1992 to 2011 first by Ron Garth, then by Great West Newspapers, Great West Newspaper. It was published every Thursday, distributing an average of 20,849 copi ...
until the magazine ceased publication in 2011. Tougas' 2004 campaign was distinguished by being one of the lowest budget successful campaigns in recent provincial election history, spending less than $5400.Summary of Campaign Period Revenue and Expenditures
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Maurice Tougas' blog

SEE Magazine column
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tougas, Maurice 1956 births Alberta Liberal Party MLAs Living people Franco-Albertan people Politicians from Edmonton 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta