Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 1995-05-04
Invested on: 1995-11-16
During a career in journalism spanning more than forty years, he rose through the ranks to become chief executive officer of the daily newspaper Le Soleil. During his tenure, he implemented innovative measures that made it one of the most influential and largest daily newspapers in Quebec. Currently an administrator of the Quebec City Symphony Orchestra and president of the Quebec City Opera corporation, he devotes himself wholeheartedly to the advancement of opera in Quebec.