Jean-Guy Carignan (born 3 May 1941 in Victoriaville, Quebec) is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 to 2004.
[1] Carignan joined the 37th Canadian Parliament on 27 November 2000 after being elected a Liberal member for the Quebec East electoral district.
On 8 October 2003 he rejoined the Liberal party for two days, with Jean Chrétien calling for his resignation after it was learned he did not yet complete his sentence for his 2001 conviction.
[5][6][7] Further controversy ensued following a mailing of 2000 Christmas cards featuring a picture of Carignan with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Groups such as the Canadian Jewish Congress and the B'nai B'rith Canada's League for Human Rights condemned the MP's choice of seasonal greetings.