Pierre Ducasse (born August 18, 1972), a Canadian politician, is a prominent New Democratic Party activist. August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The New Democratic Party (NDP) (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique (NPD)) is a social democratic political party in Canada. ...

He grew up in Sept-Îles, Quebec, and studied at Laval University. A party member since age 17, he was appointed interim vice-president of the federal party in 2000, and was elected to the post at the NDP's convention in Winnipeg in November 2001. Sept-Îles (French for Seven Islands) or Uashat is a city in the Côte-Nord region of eastern Quebec, Canada. ... Laval University (Université Laval) is one of Canadas leading universities. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In January 2003 he became the first Québécois to run for the federal leadership of the party. Although he placed fifth among the six candidates, his campaign was widely acclaimed for raising the profile of the NDP in Quebec and vice versa. In Canadian English, a Québécois (IPA: As an adjective, the word refers to Quebecs francophone culture or population. ... ...

The campaign speech he gave to the NDP leadership convention in Toronto was acclaimed as one of the most eloquent since the days of Tommy Douglas. His profile was also raised when Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, endorsed him prior to the first ballot. NDP leadership conventions are the process by which the Canadian New Democratic Party elects its leader. ... }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Location. ... Thomas Clement Douglas PC,CC,SOM (October 20, 1904 - February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian Baptist minister and democratic socialist politician. ... Ken Georgetti is a Canadian labour union leader. ... The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC (in French le Congrès du travail du Canada or CTC) is the central labour body in Canada to which most Canadian labor unions are affiliated. ...

Speculation was heard that if it were not for the party's new one member one vote system, which allowed the majority of the party's membership to vote before the convention, he would have obtained a much larger proportion of the vote. OMOV, an acronym standing for one man, one vote or one member, one vote, is a term used to support wider and more equal participation in political systems. ...

The speech also made his slogan a household phrase among New Democrats: Pour avoir les résultats que vous n'avez jamais eus, il faut faire ce que vous n'avez jamais fait (To get the results you have never had, you must do what you have never done.)

Jack Layton, the Quebec-born winner of the leadership race, appointed Ducasse to be the party's Quebec lieutenant and official spokesman in Quebec. Jack Layton The Honourable John Gilbert Jack Layton, P.C., M.P., (born July 18, 1950, Hudson, Québec) is a social democratic Canadian politician, a former Toronto, Ontario city councillor, and the current leader of Canadas New Democratic Party. ... In Canadian politics, a Quebec lieutenant is a politician, usually from Quebec or at least French-Canadian, and usually a Member of Parliament or at least a current or former candidate for Parliament, who is selected by a senior politician such as the Prime Minister or the leader of a...

Ducasse was also the NDP candidate for the 2004 Canadian federal election in his home riding of Manicouagan. He finished third in a race won by Gérard Asselin of the Bloc Québécois. A Canadian federal election (more formally, the 38th general election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... Gérard Asselin (born April 19, 1950, in Ste-Flavie, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ... The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada that is primarily devoted to promoting sovereignty for the province of Quebec. ...

External links

• Pierre Ducasse campaign website (http://www.pierreducasse.ca/)
• Ducasse's speech to the leadership convention (http://www.pierreducasse.ca/2003/speech_discours.html)