Michel Dupuy

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Crucial Fact

  • His favourite word was cultural.

Last in Parliament April 1997, as Liberal MP for Laval West (Québec)

Won his last election, in 1993, with 46% of the vote.

Statements in the House

Crtc October 28th, 1994

Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister explained earlier the rules both with regard to the legal system and the regulatory system and what he intends to do.

Crtc October 28th, 1994

Mr. Speaker, I wish to remind our colleague that I said quite clearly that my letter to the CRTC is not intended to convey support for or opposition to the application.

I think this is clear. This statement was made as soon as I had evidence that there was misinterpretation of my original letter. I will be very careful in the future to make sure that whatever I state leads to no misunderstanding.

Crtc October 28th, 1994

Mr. Speaker, our colleague does not seem to understand there has been no intervention. This was the subject of the discussion yesterday.

Crtc October 28th, 1994

Mr. Speaker, I made a statement in the House yesterday which fully covers the point raised by my colleague.

Copyright October 28th, 1994

Mr. Speaker, I will make a decision after having completed my own analysis to determine whether they make a major contribution to the issue.

Cultural Institutions October 28th, 1994

Mr. Speaker, if I had endorsed anything, it would mean that I would have already made decisions. My original answer indicates that I did not make any such decision.

Cultural Institutions October 28th, 1994

Mr. Speaker, the hon. member thinks that the Minister of Canadian Heritage has made decisions concerning the future budgets of some federal cultural institutions. This is only an assumption.

What I did was to have these studies made public precisely so that people and institutions concerned can react. This is in total agreement with the government's desire for transparency in these fields.

Ethics October 28th, 1994

Mr. Speaker, the answer is no.

Ethics October 28th, 1994

Mr. Speaker, I assume my responsibility to all Canadians who expect me to look after their interests, including those of cultural communities.

Crtc October 27th, 1994

Mr. Speaker, the letter addressed to me of course is privileged by the writer but I will be in touch with him. If he agrees this will be tabled.