Federal Politics
In 1984, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in the Quebec riding of Laval-des-Rapides. He lost in 1988 by 692 votes. From 1984 to 1986, he was the president of the Quebec Liberal caucus and Liberal leader John Turner's Quebec lieutenant.
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