Jean-Marc Jacob
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| predecessor = Monique Tardif
| successor = Richard Marceau
| term_start = 1993
| term_end = 1997
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| birth_place = Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada
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| party = Bloc Québécois
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Jean-Marc Jacob (born 18 February 1947) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1997. He is a veterinarian by career.
He was elected in the Charlesbourg electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 federal election, thus serving in the 35th Canadian Parliament.
On 28 April 1997, Jacob lost his riding's party nomination in the riding to Richard Marceau for the 1997 federal election after which he left Canadian politics.{{cite news | title=Controversial MP loses nomination | date=30 April 1997 | page=A12 | publisher=Saskatoon StarPhoenix | author=Canadian Press}}
Controversies
Jacob faced accusations that he advised Quebec members of the Canadian Forces to join a Quebec army if there was a winning vote for Quebec sovereignty in the 1995 Quebec referendum. The prevailing Liberal government decided to investigate these remarks, while the Reform Party demanded Jacob be charged with sedition.[http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/inscr/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=2001 University of Maryland, MAR: "Chronology for Québécois in Canada"], accessed 27 July 2006 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041228124049/http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/inscr/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=2001 |date=28 December 2004 }} Reaction to this incident included a 22 March 1996 sketch on the English language television comedy series Royal Canadian Air Farce where Jacob "learns the meaning of the word sedition".[http://www.airfarce.com/info/season3.html Royal Canadian Air Farce: Season 3 Episode Guide (1996)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813151950/http://www.airfarce.com/info/season3.html |date=13 August 2006 }}, accessed 27 July 2006
For 10 days in November 1996, Jacob was suspended from the Bloc Québécois caucus over comments he made following a failed bid to become mayor of his home community of Charlesbourg.[http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/047/ CBC News Canada Votes 2006: Charlesbourg riding profile], accessed 27 July 2006 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060215123209/http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/047/ |date=15 February 2006 }}
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External links
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Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Category:Politicians from Quebec City
Category:20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
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