Shawinigan"). Chrétien received a similar nickname to Mulroney's. This refers to his own city of origin, Shawinigan, Quebec. Chrétien sometimes spoke of himself that way. Mario Dumont (leader of the Action Démocratique from 1994 to 2009): Super Mario. A common criticism of Dumont was his relatively young age. Super Mario is both a comment on his youth (referring to the Nintendo video game series Super Mario Bros., popular among children) and an ironic glorification of his underdog popularity. Rap group Loco Locass wrote a song called Super Mario in reference of Dumont. Since the election of 2007, when his party won 41 seats, after having won just 5 in the previous election), the nickname "Super Mario" isn't always pejorative Amir Khadir (leader and MNA of Québec solidaire): "Godasse Khadir" (in French slang, godasse means old shoe). Khadir was nicknamed Godasse after throwing a shoe on an effigy of George W. Bush in 2008, during a protest held in Montreal for journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi, famous for throwing a pair of shoes at the U.S. president in Iraq. Jack Layton (leader of the New Democratic Party): "le bon Jack" (un bon jack meaning a nice guy). Thomas Mulcair (Leader of the New Democratic Party) "Pinocchio". For his diametrically opposed views that he publicly states depending on the language and/or the province he delivers the message. A well known example is "Nous sommes contre Energy East, we're for Energy East". Justin Trudeau (Current Prime Minister of Canada): "Mini-pet" : (in relation to his aforementioned father's nicknames) See also Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia References Culture of Quebec Politics of Quebec Politicians And Personalities In Quebec Politicians in Quebec Pol Quebec-related lists Quebec