10 Facts About Yvon Dupuis

Yvon Dupuis was re-elected in the 1962 and 1963 elections.

Yvon Dupuis was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State by Prime Minister Lester Pearson on May 14,1963, and served in that role until he was appointed minister without portfolio on February 3,1964.

Yvon Dupuis was accused of accepting a bribe related to the licensing of a new race track in his riding, and resigned from the cabinet on January 22,1965.

Yvon Dupuis was the first cabinet member in Canadian history to resign under criminal charges.

Yvon Dupuis was defeated as an independent Liberal candidate in the 1965 federal election.

Yvon Dupuis was acquitted of the corruption charges on April 16,1968.

Yvon Dupuis resigned as leader of his new party on October 21,1974, and announced the end of his political career.

Yvon Dupuis was replaced as leader by Yvon Brochu, who merged the party with the Union Nationale on May 31,1975.

Yvon Dupuis later worked as a radio announcer on CKVL, CKAC, CHLT and CIBL radio stations.

Yvon Dupuis died on January 1,2017, at the age of 90.