Mr. Speaker, today, we are saddened to learn of the passing of rocker-poet Lucien Francœur at the age of 76.
A passionate bearer of Quebec idiom and the first local poet to explore rap with Rap-à-Billy, Lucien Francœur was a leader in Quebec counter-culture in the 1970s and 1980s. He and his band, Aut'Chose, released three defining albums: Prends une chance avec moé, Une nuit comme une autre and Le cauchemar américain.
On behalf of the Bloc Québécois, I want to express my deepest condolences to his family and friends, and to all those who were inspired by this visionary rebel.
I will certainly raise a glass to my dear friend Lucien on Bernard Avenue in Montreal, where we have had the pleasure of sharing a drink, or at Zaricot in Saint‑Hyacinthe, the last place I saw him in concert in 2020. Rock was in his blood, in his heart and in his mind. Goodbye, Lulu.