Mr. Speaker, today I would like to inform the House of the death in January of Lucien Messier, the mayor of Stanbridge Station, at the venerable age of 91.
Mr. Messier was the dean of Quebec mayors when he retired before the last municipal elections in November 2009.
Mr. Messier devoted his life to his municipality. He worked as a municipal inspector before being elected councillor. He was subsequently elected mayor 14 times, from 1971 to 2009. He served as mayor of this municipality for a total of 38 years.
The Bloc Québécois and I extend our deepest condolences to the people of Stanbridge Station, his family and his friends.