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15 Facts About Paul Massicotte

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Paul J Massicotte was born on September 10,1951 and is a Canadian Senator representing the Senate division of De Lanaudiere, Quebec.

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Paul Massicotte was appointed to the Senate on June 26,2003 on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chretien.

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Paul Massicotte had previously sat with the Senate Liberal Caucus.

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Paul Massicotte obtained his Bachelor of Commerce in 1974 from the University of Manitoba.

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In February 2005, Paul Massicotte was granted the title of Fellow from the Ordre des comptables agrees du Quebec, the profession's highest honorific designation in recognition of his career accomplishments.

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From 1977 onwards, Paul Massicotte was successively appointed to senior executive positions with real estate development firms in Western Canada, before moving to Montreal in 1985 to join the Alexis Nihon Group.

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Paul Massicotte was President of Alexis Nihon from 1985 to 2006.

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Paul Massicotte was the proprietor of Attractions Hippiques, the operator of Quebec's horse tracks, from 2006 to 2009.

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Paul Massicotte sits on the board of directors of the Ste-Anne's Hospital Foundation, and the Greater Montreal YMCA Foundation.

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Paul Massicotte is active with several other social and charitable institutions.

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Paul Massicotte is a past member of the board of directors of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Real Property Association of Canada, the Canadian Home Income Plan, the board of trade of Metropolitan Montreal Foundation and the board of trade of Metropolitan Montreal.

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Paul Massicotte is a past chairman of the Quebec Chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization and a past member of its Canadian Board.

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Paul Massicotte was a member of the regional council of the Societe du Quartier International de Montreal and sat on the board of the Study Committee on Fiscal Equity at the Municipal Level in the Montreal area.

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Paul Massicotte is the founding director, past chairman and past president of the Urban Development Institute of Quebec.

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Paul Massicotte sat on the board of La Solidarite, an insurance company.