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Pierre Brien (2003) | Crossing the Floor

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Pierre Brien

Changed Beliefsfederal- Quebec

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Pierre Brien

2003Bloc Québécois→Independent

0/5 - Career destroyed

Why They Crossed

Brien, Bloc Québécois MP for Témiscamingue, left the BQ to sit as an independent, expressing waning interest in the sovereignist cause.

What Happened Next

Brien did not run in the 2004 election.

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Political Context

37th Parliament

Governing Party: Liberal
Government Type: majority
Total Seats: 301

Cite This Crossing

Crossing the Floor. (2003). Pierre Brien: Bloc Québécois to Independent (2003). Retrieved 2026-04-11, from https://crossingthefloor.ca/crossings/pierre-brien-2003