Henri Courtemanche, was a Canadian parliamentarian.
10 Facts About Henri Courtemanche
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Henri Courtemanche was called to the Quebec bar in 1947 and practised law in Mont-Laurier and Montreal.
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Henri Courtemanche was first elected as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Labelle, Quebec, in the 1949 federal election.
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Henri Courtemanche was defeated in 1953 but returned to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1957 federal election.
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Henri Courtemanche had announced that he would run in the election as a "Nationalist Independent" - and ran and was elected as an "Independent Progressive Conservative".
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However, the election brought the Progressive Conservatives to power under John Diefenbaker with a minority government and Henri Courtemanche rejoined the party within weeks of its election victory and was appointed Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons.
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On January 20,1960, Henri Courtemanche resigned from Cabinet, reportedly for health reasons, and was appointed to the Senate.
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Henri Courtemanche claimed that the $66,000 he received in total were legal fees for his services.
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Henri Courtemanche subsequently said the money was paid as a fee for his lobbying efforts.
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Ultimately, Henri Courtemanche resigned his Senate seat on December 22,1961, less than two years into his appointment, after an investigation into his activities found him "unworthy" of public office.