Jean Bazin was called to the Barreau du Quebec in 1965, starting with the law firm of Byers Casgrain.
13 Facts About Jean Bazin
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Jean Bazin worked there for twenty-two years until he was called to the Senate.
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Jean Bazin was on the executives of the Barreau du Quebec et the Barreau de Montreal.
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Jean Bazin was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1984 by the federal government.
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Jean Bazin was active in the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, and initially supported Joe Clark.
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Jean Bazin sat as a Progressive Conservative and had the position of Vice-Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Jean Bazin is currently counsel with the Canadian branch of Dentons, a multinational law firm.
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When that firm merged with Fraser Milner, Jean Bazin continued as a partner in the new firm, Fraser Milner Casgrain.
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The provincial government of Premier Jean Charest appointed Bazin as mediator, to help resolve the dispute.
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Jean Bazin has been on the board of directors of a number of bodies.
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Jean Bazin was the chair of the Societe generale de financement du Quebec.
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Jean Bazin has been on the boards of the Canadian Unity Council, the Laurentian Bank, and Miranda Technologies Inc Bazin has sat on the boards of non-profit organizations, such as the Theatre de Quat'Sous inc.
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Jean Bazin died at the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, on December 12,2019.