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Benoît Bouchard Appointed Chair of the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board
May 1, 1996
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the appointment
of the Honourable Benoît Bouchard as Chair and member of
the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety
Board.
"Benoît Bouchard has been an outstanding representative
of our country in Paris," said the Prime Minister. "The
government is pleased that he has agreed to take on this new reponsibility."
Mr. Bouchard is currently Canada's Ambassador to France. He served
in several senior cabinet positions from 1984 to 1993, including
Secretary of State, Employment and Immigration, Transport, Industry,
and Health.
"Mr. Bouchard has had a long and distinguished career in
public life," said Stéphane Dion, President of the
Privy Council and minister responsible for the Board. "As
a former Transport Minister, he is eminently qualified for this
position."
The appointment is effective July 1, 1996.
PMO Press Office: (613) 957-5555
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