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344:, for $ 500,000 in damages. In his motion, Gravel suggested that articles on the LSN website caused him to lose this responsibility. Gravel stated that LSN misrepresented him by identifying him as 'pro-abortion' while he identified himself as 'pro-choice'. In an interview with
284:; he was open about the fact that he was a sex-trade worker during that time. Although Gravel never came out publicly as homosexual during his lifetime, he acknowledged his homosexuality to his biographer, Claude Gravel, prior to his death.
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However, following his opposition to Bill C-484, which would have recognized injury of a fetus during a crime as a separate offence from an injury to the mother, and his support for Dr.
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He entered the seminary in 1982 and became a priest. Gravel was controversial among the
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Hamilton, Graeme (5 Mar 2011). "Two solitudes; Lawsuit pits rebel Quebec priest against hardline pro-life news service".
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during 2010. Gravel then launched a lawsuit against the LifeSiteNews (LSN) agency, a project of the
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273:. He was elected to the House of Commons in a November 27, 2006 by-election following the death of
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He was acclaimed as the Bloc's candidate on
October 29, 2006. He received a dispensation from
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C-490, which aimed to improve seniors' access to guaranteed income supplements.
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Not to be confused with the
Raymond Gravel (born 1929) who was a
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813:"Activist priest Raymond Gravel preached gospel of tolerance"
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He was removed from a position as a catechist in the Quebec
833:"Father Raymond Gravel, outspoken social activist, dies"
726:"Priest MP leaves politics after pressure from Vatican"
645:"Controversial priest wants Bloc Repentigny nomination"
352:
campaign that condemns all women who get an abortion."
16:
Canadian Québécois Roman
Catholic priest and politician
1308:
Members of the House of
Commons of Canada from Quebec
391:
Canadian federal by-election, November 27, 2006:
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280:As a young man Gravel worked in bars in Montreal's
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775:"First round goes to Gravel in LifeSite lawsuit"
702:Raymond Gravel : Entre le doute et l'espoir
860:Raymond Gravel – Parliament of Canada biography
880:
377:
73:November 27, 2006 – October 14, 2008
8:
1343:21st-century Canadian Roman Catholic priests
1283:20th-century Canadian Roman Catholic priests
355:In 2014, he died of lung cancer. He was 61.
247:(November 4, 1952 – August 11, 2014) was a
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755:"Le député Gravel ne sera pas candidat"
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773:Gyapong, Deborah (January 30, 2013).
7:
1288:Canadian LGBTQ Members of Parliament
257:and politician from the province of
647:. Montreal Gazette. Archived from
14:
1353:20th-century Canadian LGBT people
1348:21st-century Canadian LGBT people
1338:21st-century Canadian politicians
1328:Deaths from lung cancer in Canada
811:Langan, Fred (August 11, 2014).
223:St-Joachim de la Plaine Church,
1303:Canadian LGBT rights activists
1:
1231:Red-Light District (Montreal)
1120:Love in the Time of Civil War
1333:Deaths from cancer in Quebec
671:"Redécouvrir Raymond Gravel"
1323:LGBT Roman Catholic priests
978:Sex Professionals of Canada
835:. CBC News. August 11, 2014
403:
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968:Servants Anonymous Society
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261:. Gravel was formerly the
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1313:Canadian male prostitutes
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591:
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1293:Canadian gay politicians
983:Stella, l’amie de Maimie
1099:The Diary of Evelyn Lau
777:. The Catholic Register
700:Gravel, Claude (2015).
592:Total rejected ballots
342:Campaign Life Coalition
124:Saint-Damien-de-Brandon
1318:People from Lanaudière
1183:Some Even Fall in Love
920:Prostitution Reference
896:Prostitution in Canada
617:Electors on the lists
1226:Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
1197:Tu as crié: Let me go
963:Ratanak International
913:Canada (AG) v Bedford
331:private member's bill
269:, as a member of the
204:Roman Catholic Church
187:Ecclesiastical career
1298:Gay male prostitutes
763:, September 3, 2008.
732:. 3 September 2008.
681:on December 26, 2015
263:Member of Parliament
219:Congregations served
56:Member of Parliament
973:Pivot Legal Society
659:, October 25, 2006.
338:Diocese of Joliette
1278:Bloc Québécois MPs
669:Lafontaine, Yves.
579:Total valid votes
312:Bishop of Joliette
265:for the riding of
165:Repentigny, Quebec
27:from 1976 to 1985.
1255:
1254:
1221:Downtown Eastside
1023:Anna-Louise Crago
991:
990:
628:
627:
542:Mahmood Raza Baig
496:Christian Turenne
319:Henry Morgentaler
301:La Plaine, Quebec
297:same-sex marriage
242:
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225:La Plaine, Quebec
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1113:Invisible Chains
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722:
716:
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697:
691:
690:
688:
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677:. Archived from
666:
660:
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641:
473:RĂ©jean Bellemare
450:Stéphane Bourgon
396:
386:
379:
372:
363:
359:Electoral record
275:Benoît Sauvageau
140:
121:November 4, 1952
120:
118:
106:Personal details
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84:Benoît Sauvageau
80:
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565:RĂ©gent Millette
538:Canadian Action
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323:Order of Canada
220:
151:Political party
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138:
137:August 11, 2014
122:
116:
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90:
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67:
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28:
21:Parti Québécois
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1008:Nina Arsenault
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245:Raymond Gravel
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1043:Gerald Hannon
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1028:Natasha Falle
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195:Christianity
139:(2014-08-11)
91:Succeeded by
68:
29:
1273:2014 deaths
1268:1952 births
1169:Sex Traffic
1162:Sexe de rue
1141:Not My Life
1003:Nelly Arcan
927:R. v. Gowan
656:The Gazette
561:Independent
515:Independent
282:Gay Village
79:Preceded by
1262:Categories
1216:Centre-Sud
1053:Timea Nagy
781:August 27,
685:August 27,
404:Candidate
394:Repentigny
293:euthanasia
267:Repentigny
171:Profession
144:Lanaudière
117:1952-11-04
61:Repentigny
760:La Presse
740:27 August
161:Residence
69:In office
934:R v Hutt
734:Archived
730:CBC News
604:Turnout
506:$ 15,043
483:$ 34,699
460:$ 46,980
437:$ 84,032
350:pro-life
291:rights,
289:abortion
252:Catholic
249:Canadian
210:Ordained
192:Religion
146:, Quebec
25:Limoilou
23:MNA for
1247:History
631:Sources
620:85,366
607:31,636
585:100.00
582:31,143
552:$ 5,641
492:Liberal
1085:Angela
996:People
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675:Fugues
610:37.06
430:20,635
401:Party
259:Quebec
255:priest
200:Church
174:Priest
128:Quebec
1240:Other
1190:Sugar
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1092:Blood
1077:Media
958:NASHI
499:1,940
476:2,187
456:18.69
453:5,822
433:66.26
407:Votes
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783:2019
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