Federal Politics
Paradis's local organization supported Progressive Conservative incumbent Gabrielle Bertrand in the 1988 federal election. He later aligned with the federal Liberal Party and was rumoured as a candidate for a 1995 by-election in Brome—Missisquoi (the federal electoral district of the same name). After deciding not to run, he supported his brother Denis Paradis for the position. Denis Paradis won the election and was later a cabinet minister in the governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin.
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