- André Bureau
André Bureau, O.C. (born
October 10 1935 ) is a Canadian lawyer and communications executive.Born in
Trois-Rivières, Quebec , he received an LL.B. fromUniversité Laval in 1958 and a D.E.A. from the in 1960. He was called to theQuebec Bar in 1959.From 1960 to 1968, he was a practicing lawyer with
Heenan Blaikie . From 1968 to 1972, he was an Executive Vice-President at "La Presse ", one of Quebec's largest French-language daily newspapers. He returned to practicing law from 1973 to 1976 before being appointed Executive Vice-President at Télémédia Communications Ltée in 1976. He was president from 1980 to 1981 and president of Telemedia Ventures from 1981 to 1982. From 1982 to 1983, he was president and CEO of Canadian Satellite Communications Inc. From 1983 to 1989, he was Chairman of theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). He then became President and CEO ofAstral Communications Inc and president of Astral Broadcasting Group Inc. In 1989, he re-joined Heenan Blaikie as counsel.In 1993, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada . In 1992, he was made a Knight of theOrdre des Arts et des Lettres . In 2004, he was inducted into theCanadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of FameReferences
* [http://utpress.utpress.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/cw2w3.cgi?p=budd&t=51549&d=1369 Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry]
* http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001103 André Bureau on the Canadian Encyclopedia
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Chairman of the CRTC
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