Gérard Asselin (born April 19, 1950 in Sainte-Flavie, Quebec - February 9, 2013) was a Canadian politician[1] who was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Manicouagan from 2004 to 2011 and Charlevoix from 1993 to 2004.
Asselin was a foreman,[citation needed] and was previously a city councillor in Baie-Comeau, Quebec from 1979 to 1993.
[2] In his first run for federal office, in 1993, Asselin won the riding of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in a landslide, finishing 16,500 votes ahead of his closest opponent.
[3] Asselin was re-elected almost as easily in every election until losing to NDP challenger Jonathan Genest-Jourdain in 2011.
[citation needed] In 2005, Asselin joined six other Bloc Québécois members opposing Bill C-38, which extended marriage rights to same-sex couples in Canada.