Godin Yvon Mp, Bathurst, NB

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He was elected the Member of Parliament for Acadie—Bathurst in 1997 and re-elected in 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011. #He is the NPD critic for Official Languages. He was the Whip for the NDP from 2000 to 2011. A former miner, he was President of the United Steelworkers of America, Brunswick Mine Local 5385; later, he represented nearly 2, 500 members of the United Steelworkers, negotiating 37 collective agreements in New Brunswick. Represented workers on the Minimum Wage Board for seven years. In 1998-99, undertook a tour of Canada to assess the impact of changes to the EI program, the findings of which were made public in a report that describes the disastrous effects of the changes to EI. En 2003, was granted the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Pléiade, Ordre de la Francophonie et du Dialogue des cultures for his contribution to la Francophonie in Canada. Has three daughters and four grandchildren, lives in Bathurst with his partner Lyna.