[3] At the time of the 2007 election, he had worked for almost twenty years at the Saint-François D’Assise Hospital in Quebec City.
He focused his campaign on health issues, on one occasion taking part in a prominent Green Party press conference on the subject.
[4] He also called for the construction of a soccer field in the Quebec City area, arguing that this would increase physical wellness among youth.
Having previously earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a certificate in German studies from the University of Montreal, he was working toward a master's degree in political science at Laval University in 2007, focusing on defence policies in Germany since the end of World War II.
[8] He has called for the legalization and controlled sale of cannabis, opposing simple decriminalization on the grounds that it will benefit criminal elements.