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Tête à tête
Benoît Bouchard
The Revue Politique “Tête à Tête” series delves into the lives of newsmakers, movers and shakers. In these in-depth and personal conversations, Pierre Donais sits down with guests to discuss their life experiences and to reveal what drives them today. In this episode, Pierre speaks with Benoît Bouchard, former minister in Brian Mulroney's Conservative government. After a career as a professor and administrator in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-St-Jean region, Mr. Bouchard was elected to the House of Commons as the Progressive Conservative MP for Roberval, Que., in the 1984 election. He was quickly elevated to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's cabinet, where he served in various capacities. He retired from politics in June 1993 and was subsequently appointed Canada's ambassador to France. When he returned to Canada in 1996, Mr. Bouchard was appointed chair of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Since June 2006, he has served as chief federal negotiator for the comprehensive land claim and self-government negotiations with the Quebec Innu.