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4 unusual facts about Joseph Facal


Action démocratique du Québec candidates, 1994 Quebec provincial election

Lucie Jobin received 5,043 votes (12.64%) in the 1994 election, finishing third against Parti Québécois candidate Joseph Facal.

Action démocratique du Québec candidates, 1998 Quebec provincial election

Sylvain Lépine received 5,696 votes (13.18%), finishing third against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Joseph Facal.

Joseph Facal

He was also given ministerial responsibility for Canadian francophones and Acadians living outside Quebec, while giving up responsibility for the Outaouais to Sylvain Simard.

Some political observers argued that Facal was a more flexible and skilled diplomat than his predecessor, Jacques Brassard.


Le Journal de Montréal

This change was accompanied by the addition of several new columnists, including journalist and television host Richard Martineau, former Quebec government ministers Yves Séguin and Joseph Facal, former federal government Minister Sheila Copps,former hockey player Guy Lafleur and the ex-hacker Mafiaboy.


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