Mr. Speaker, yesterday afternoon, we heard the sad news of Jean Coutu's death.
An entire generation of Quebecers who grew up during the early days of television and who watched the popular Radio-Canada series, Le Survenant , which ran from 1954 to 1960, will forever remember this talented and generous actor who left his mark on an era and on Quebec's cultural world.
Anyone remembering that time, when the new medium of television began to change the lifestyle of Quebecers, cannot forget the great popularity of Le Survenant and the role played with intelligence and sensitivity by Jean Coutu, who, for three more decades, pursued a career that took him from the theatre to the cinema and made him a familiar face on television for several generations of viewers.
The Bloc Quebecois offers its condolences to Jean Coutu's family and friends. His deep voice will resonate in our ears for a long while to come.