Denis Paradis

Denis Paradis, PC (born April 1, 1949) is a politician and lawyer from the Canadian province of Quebec. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1995 to 2006 and was a minister in the governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin. Paradis is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

His brother, Pierre Paradis, is a veteran Liberal Party member of the Quebec National Assembly and a former provincial cabinet minister. The Paradis brothers are political allies.This point is not as self-evident as it may seem. Some prominent Quebec siblings, most notably Daniel Johnson, Jr. and Pierre-Marc Johnson, have been political rivals.

Early life and private career

Paradis was born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree (1970) and a Bachelor of Civil Law degree (1975) from the University of Ottawa and was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1976., Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed 2 December 2010. In 1985, he co-authored the book, Régles de procédure devant les tribunaux administratifs.

After working as a partner in the firm Paradis-Poulin, he became the president of the Quebec Bar Association in 1993.Anne McIlroy, "A kind of early referendum," Hamilton Spectator, 11 February 1995, A12."Courthouses raise...
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