Canadian politician

Yvon Picotte (born October 27, 1941 in Louiseville, Quebec) is a politician from Quebec, Canada.

He was a five-term Liberal Member of the National *embly, who represented the electoral district of Maskinongé from 1973 to 1994. He also was in charge of several portfolios in the second cabinet of Premier Robert Bour*a, including tourism and agriculture.

From 2002 to 2008, Picotte was a supporter of the Action démocratique du Québec. From 2004 to 2006, he served as President of that party. In May 2006, he made embarr*ing comments about PQ Leader André Boisclair. Boisclair had decided not to run in a by-election for the district of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques (in Montreal), the district where he lives and that is well known for its large gay population. Accusing Boisclair of being a coward, Picotte jokingly said that the riding would fit Boisclair, who is openly gay, like a glove (comme un gant). Many journalists criticized Picotte, saying his comment sounded *phobic. Within days, Picotte apologized.

In October 2008, he announced that he would vote for local Liberal candidate and friend Jean-Paul Diamond in the next provincial election.

Picotte currently is the Director of Pavillon du Nouveau Point de vue, an addiction intervention center.

Footnotes

External links

• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National *embly of Quebec.