Claude Bisson studied at the Seminary of Trois-Rivieres and studied law at both Laval University and McGill University.
12 Facts About Claude Bisson
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Claude Bisson is married to Louisette Lanneville, and they have two sons and a daughter.
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Claude Bisson practised law in Trois-Rivieres after being called to the bar in 1954.
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Claude Bisson was a Crown Attorney from 1964 to 1966.
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Claude Bisson was active in the Canadian Bar Association, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Trade, in various capacities.
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Claude Bisson served on three boards of inquiry; the 1969 inquiry examining multiple escapes from St Vincent-de-Paul Penitentiary ; the 1975 inquiry under the Explosives Act into an explosion at a factory in McMasterville, Quebec ; and from 1984 to 1987, the Canadian Sentencing Commission.
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Claude Bisson retired as a judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal in May 1996.
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Claude Bisson was appointed a Superior Court Judge for the district of Montreal in 1969, and was appointed to the Court of Appeal on May 1,1980.
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Claude Bisson received the Plaque of Honour from the Bar of the Province of Quebec in 1994, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in January 1999.
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On June 19,1996, Claude Bisson was first named Communications Security Establishment Commissioner.
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Claude Bisson's mandate was to review the activities of CSE, Canada's national cryptologic agency, for the purpose of determining whether they are in compliance with the laws of Canada.
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Claude Bisson's appointment was extended for a further three years on June 8,1999.