Sylvain Roy

Sylvain Roy is a Canadian politician from Quebec, currently serving as an independent member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bonaventure electoral district.

Sylvain Roy
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bonaventure
In office
September 4, 2012  August 28, 2022
Preceded byDamien Arsenault
Succeeded byCatherine Blouin
Personal details
Born (1964-08-03) August 3, 1964
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyIndependent (June 2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
Parti Québécois (before June 2021)

He was elected in the 2012 Quebec general election, defeating Liberal incumbent Damien Arsenault. He had previously lost to Arsenault in a by-election on December 5, 2011.

On June 4, 2021, Roy announced on Twitter[1] that he would leave the Parti Québécois caucus and sit as an independent MNA, citing[2] disagreements regarding the application of Bill 101 in CEGEP along with other issues that deteriorated his trust relationship with his former caucus.[3]

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