Rosaire L'Italien was the
interim leader of the
New Brunswick New Democratic Party in 2017. Previously, he had been a journalist for
Radio-Canada-owned station
CBAFT-DT in
Moncton
Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because o ...
for 42 years, covering
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic Canad ...
and
Atlantic Canada before retiring in 2015. In the
2015 federal election, he was the
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic:
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's candidate in
Madawaska—Restigouche
Madawaska—Restigouche is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 65,877.
Political geography
The district includes all of the ...
where he placed second, ahead of incumbent Conservative MP
Bernard Valcourt
Bernard Valcourt, (born February 18, 1952) is a Canadian politician and lawyer, who served as Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Madawaska—Restigouche, New Brunswick until he was defeated in the 2015 federal election.
Early f ...
. On January 9, 2017, he was appointed interim leader of the provincial party by the party's executive following the resignation of
Dominic Cardy
Dominic William Cardy (born 25 July 1970) is a Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. From the 2018 New Brunswick general election until his expulsion from the caucus in October 2022, Cardy represented th ...
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He remained leader until August 10, 2017, when
Jennifer McKenzie was chosen as the new NDP leader.
Electoral record
References
Acadian people
New Brunswick New Democratic Party leaders
Living people
Journalists from New Brunswick
Canadian television reporters and correspondents
New Brunswick candidates for Member of Parliament
Year of birth missing (living people)
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