Jean Bazin
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The Hon. Jean Bazin, Q.C., Ad.E. |
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| Senator for De la Durantaye, Quebec | |
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In office December 29, 1986 – December 8, 1989 |
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| Appointed by | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Louis Giguère |
| Succeeded by | Mario Beaulieu |
| 59th President of the Canadian Bar Association | |
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In office 1987–1988 |
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| Preceded by | The Hon. Bryan Williams, Q.C., LL.D. |
| Succeeded by | J. Patrick Peacock, Q.C. |
| Personal details | |
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January 31, 1940 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Education | Université Laval: B.Comm., LL.B. |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jean Bazin, Q.C., Ad.E. (born January 31, 1940) is a Canadian lawyer and former senator.
Born in Quebec City, Bazin earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Licentiate of Laws (LL.L.) from Université Laval in 1964. He was elected president of the Canadian Union of Students for the 1964-65 school year.
While at Laval, Bazin became a close friend of another law student, Brian Mulroney, and was part of Mulroney's close circle of friends, including Bernard Roy, Lucien Bouchard, Michel Cogger, Michael Meighen and Peter White. Mulroney would go on to be Prime Minister of Canada; Bouchard would be Premier of Quebec; and Bazin, Cogger and Meighen would all become senators. While they were students, Roy was apparently the driving force to get them to study hard for their law degrees, as he did not think any of them had a future in politics. He ended up as Mulroney's chief of staff.
Bazin was called to the Barreau du Québec in 1965, starting with the law firm of Byers Casgrain. He worked there for twenty-two years until he was called to the Senate.
In 1970-71, Bazin was president of the Association du Jeune Barreau de Montréal (Young Lawyers Bar of Montreal). In that capacity, he was involved in the creation of the Bureau de l’assistance judiciaire du Barreau de Montréal, a forerunner to the provincial Aide juridique (Legal Aid) program. Bazin was also on the executives of the Barreau du Québec et the Barreau de Montréal (1972-1973).
From 1987 to 1988, he was the national president of the Canadian Bar Association.
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