Daniel Breton
| Daniel Breton | |
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Daniel Breton in 2008
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| MNA for Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques | |
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In office September 4, 2012 – April 7, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Martin Lemay |
| Succeeded by | Manon Massé |
| Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks | |
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In office September 19 – November 29, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Pierre Arcand |
| Succeeded by | Yves-François Blanchet |
| Personal details | |
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June 18, 1962 Montreal, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Parti Québécois |
Daniel Breton (born June 18, 1962) is an environmental activist and politician in the Canadian provinceof Quebec. He was the member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques between 2012 and 2014.
Breton was born in Montreal and studied political science at the University of Montreal and the University of Quebec at Montreal. He was a principal organizer of a November 2001 march in Montreal against Canada's military intervention in Afghanistan. During the march, he was quoted as saying, "We held this demonstration because we are against a military solution to settle the conflict and the fight against terrorism. We are against terrorism, but war is not the solution."
Breton subsequently founded Québec-Vert-Kyoto (later known as QuébecKyoto), which advocated in favour of the Kyoto Accord on climate change. In 2004, he led an ultimately successful protest against Hydro-Quebec's plans to launch the Suroit natural gas power project near Beauharnois. The following year, he called for the Montreal Transit Corporation to invest in suburban commuter trains rather than building a new bridge between Laval and Montreal.
In June 2007, Breton called on Canadian environment minister John Baird to resign over the Stephen Harper government's handling of the Kyoto Accord. Breton described Baird as "neither competent nor willing to carry in a serious, non-partisan manner, the heavy burden of the environment portfolio."
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