 He was elected to the provincial legislature as the Member for the new district of Vachon in 1981, but was defeated in 1985 and 1989, only to be re-elected (with strong majorities) in 1994 and 1998.He did not run in 2003.In 1984 he was present in the National Assembly when a gunman, Denis Lortie, entered the building and detained a number of employees in the Quebec Parliament, killing three employees, and wounding several others.