Born in Quebec City on September 28, 1952. I hold a B.A. from Glendon College, York University (1974), an LL.B. from Université Laval (1977), and an LL.M. from the Columbia School of Law (1979).

      In 1981, I joined the staff of the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament in Ottawa in their Law & Government Division. The following year, I was assigned on a full time basis as Counsel to the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations and in 1984 was appointed General Counsel to the same Committee. The Committee reviews, on behalf of the Houses of Parliament, the hundreds of federal regulations enacted each year to ensure that regulation-makers respect the limits of their legal authority and to verify that the regulations do not infringe on the rights and liberties of Canadians. In 2006, I accepted an offer to join Elections Canada as Director of Legal Services. In the Fall of 2008, I was appointed to the position of Director General in charge of the Political Financing Directorate which oversees the administration of the rules governing the financing of politcial entities under the Canada Elections Act.

     My involvement with Vizslas began in 1992 when I decided I was ready to assume 'family' responsibilities. After a meeting with Benoit Chenette & Jocelyne Paul, there followed a long wait for my first Vizsla: CH Flockati's Dash of Paprika, CDX, Am CD, FD, TT, CGC, was finally whelped on March 1, 1993. Amy the German Shorthair (CH Goodfellow Chocolate N Cream, FDJ), her daughter Krackers, Am/Can CH Bajnok Total Eclipse, and grand-son Rags, Am/Can CH Bajnok Seasons Of The Heart also form part of my family along with the Pointer Keegan, Am/Can CH Fierce One of Lamont.

     As a dog fancier, I actively seek to improve my knowledge of the history and purpose of various breeds, including my own. Breeding requires that one possess a working knowledge of various relevant areas such as canine anatomy and genetics and I continually seek to further my education in those areas.