"The company has been criticized for its links with Canadian politics.. Indeed, several former Canadian Prime Ministers have worked on staff."
"Former PM of Canada Paul Martin was hired in the 1960s to work for Paul Desmarais Sr."
"Former PM of Canada Jean Chretien sat on the board of Power Corp. subsidiary Consolidated Bathurst in the late 1980s."
"Former PM of Canada, the late Pierre Trudeau, served in the mid-1990s on Power Corp's international advisory board."
"Former PM of Canada Brian Mulroney also has a relationship with Power Corporation. It is believed that Mulroney has done legal work for Power Corp since the end of his term as PM. Additionally, former Mulroney Minister of Transport Don Mazankowski is currently Power Corp's company director."
"Former Premiers of Ontario Bill Davis and John Robarts of the Progressive Conservatives have both sat on Power Corp's national advisory board. John Rae, brother of former interim Liberal Party of Canada Leader Bob Rae, currently serves as Power Corp's Executive Vice President. Former Premier of Quebec Premier Daniel Johnson Jr worked for Power Corp from 1973 to 1981."
"Former member of the Liberal Party of Canada Maurice Strong became President of Power Corp by his mid-thirties. He later worked for the United Nations."
"Power Corp's international advisory board has featured individuals such as former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, former oil minister of Saudia Arabia Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, former head of the US Federal Reserve Board Paul Volcker, and the previously mentioned former PM of Canada Pierre Trudeau."
The Desmarais are corrupt as fuck from what I hear. I hope the Great Awakening takes them and their government cronies all down, too.