He was born on June 22, 1946, in Cowansville, Quebec, and has a degree in political science from Université Laval.
Bertrand was the Progrès Civique de Québec candidate for mayor in Quebec City in 1989.
Bertrand ran as a Bloc Québécois candidate in a 1995 by-election in the federal district of Brome—Missisquoi.
He authored and published Je suis un bum de bonne famille in 2003.
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