Mr. Speaker, it was with sadness that we learned yesterday of the death of Gilles Richer, a pioneer in the field of television writing.
Gilles Richer began his career in the summer of 1964 as a member of the travelling team producing Radio-Canada's Rouli-Roulant . A few months later, he became a writer for the top talk show of the era, Les Couche-tard , with Jacques Normand and Roger Baulu. From 1966 to 1970, Gilles Richer wrote 151 episodes of Moi et l'autre .
He also wrote several plays and revues, which were performed at the Saint-Sauveur theatre, and worked on a number of films, the best known of which is Tiens-toi bien après les oreilles à papa .
I extend my deepest condolences to the family and friends of this pioneer of television.