IG news Update,André Chaignon, a Quebec businessman who founded telecommunications giant Videotron and later founded one of the largest family foundations in the country, has died. In a statement, his family said Chagan died early Saturday at the age of 94, surrounded by loved ones. Montreal-born Chaignon, an electrician by trade, was the founder of Videotron in 1964, the Quebec cable television company that would become one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies. au nom do @BlocQuebecois Et en mon nom personnel, je souheit adresser aux proches et a la famille de monsieur André Chagnon nos plus sinceres mourning. Legault said on Twitter that in founding Videotron, Chaignon shaped modern Quebec and highlighted his extraordinary efforts to prevent poverty through the foundation of the family.

Source: CBC News October 09, 2022 00:21 UTC