He was from 1994 to 1996 the president of the Quebec Federation of University Students.

He became a legal advisor to the Quebec Federation of Labour and volunteered for the Quebec Liberal Party prior to winning election to Parliament.

He is the founding president of the Quebec Federation of Beekeepers, which he ran from 1978 to 1983.

Quebec Federation of Labour president Louis Laberge and other labour leaders opposed some aspects of the bill, particularly the restrictions on the right to strike.

In 2006, he accused the Quebec Federation of Labour of unnecessarily dragging out a strike in Ferme-Neuve.

It is affiliated with FEUQ, the Quebec Federation of University Students.

Such cuts touch the benefits of powerful interests, like the Quebec Federation of Labor, whose venture fund now has to pay income tax.

Rented machines include a required trail permit from the Quebec Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (www.fcmq.qc.ca); otherwise, permits start at 50 Canadian dollars for one day.

In 1985, he promoted a partnership between the federal and Quebec governments and the Quebec Federation of Labour's Solidarity Fund.

He was president of the Fédération des travailleurs du Québec (Quebec Federation of Labour).