Original sentence: As Leader of the Opposition, Duceppe was entitled to membership in the Queen's Privy Council for Canada , but declined.Duceppe lost his own seat.Gilles Duceppe, MP (; born July 22, 1947) is a Quebec nationalist and former social democratic politician in Canada.He is the son of a well-known Quebec actor, Jean Duceppe.He remained defiant, however, vowing not to rest "until Quebec becomes a country".He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons and was the leader of the sovereignist Bloc Québécois.In 1968 he became vice-president of the Union générale des étudiants du Québec (General Union of Quebec Students) and in 1970 manager of the Université de Montréal student paper, Quartier latin.In 1990, Duceppe was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as an independent because the Bloc had not been registered by Elections Canada as a political party
Edited sentence: As Leader of the Opposition, Duceppe was entitled to membership in the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, but he rejected it.Duceppe lost his own seat, a result considered unthinkable only a few weeks before the election, and the Bloc was reduced to four seats losing official party status in the House of Commons.Gilles Duceppe is the son of well-known Quebec actor, Jean Duceppe.Gilles Duceppe, (; born July 22, 1947) is a Quebec nationalist and former social democratic politician in Canada.He remained defiant, however, vowing not to rest "until Quebec becomes a country.He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1990 until 2011 and became leader of the sovereignist Bloc Québécois beginning in 1996.In 1968 he became vice-president of the Union générale des étudiants du Québec (General Union of Quebec Students) and in 1970 manager of the Université de Montréal student paper Quartier latin.In 1990, Duceppe was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as an independent because the Bloc had not yet been registered by Elections Canada as a political party