News and press releases

From left to right : Dr. Martin Juneau, cardiologist, director of Prevention at the Montreal Heart Institute and co president of Capsana; Lucie Charlebois, minister of Rehabilitation, Youth Protection and Public Health; Jean-François Roberge, Second Opposition Group critic for education, higher education, research and science; Dr. Louis Gagnon, co-president and founder of Capsana; Dr. Gaétan Barrette, minister of Health and Social Services; Jacques Chagnon, president of the National Assembly of Quebec; Alexandre Mailhot, senior consultant, Marketing, Sobeys Québec; Sylvain Pagé, MNA and official opposition critic for healthy lifestyle habits, recreation and sports; Suzanne Roy, president of the Union of Quebec Municipalities and mayor of Sainte-Julie; Josiane Cousineau, project manager, Online Marketing, Quebec Blue Cross; and Richard Lehoux, president of the Fédération québécoise des municipalités.
Photo Credit : Collection Assemblée nationale du Québec, M. Claude Mathieu, photographe

On April 23, Jacques Chagnon, president of the National Assembly of Quebec, hosted the Capsana team, the organization behind the Health Challenge, to mark the end of the 2015 campaign. The winners of the IGA Grand Prize and Blue Cross Health Champion prize were also announced at the event.

Several MNAs and Health Challenge partners attended the reception to recognize the commitment shown by a number of communities to promoting healthy living. The guests included: Lucie Charlebois, MNA and minister of Rehabilitation, Youth Protection and Public Health; Dr. Gaétan Barrette, minister of Health and Social Services; Sylvain Pagé, MNA and official opposition critic for healthy lifestyle habits, recreation and sports; Jean-François Roberge, MNA and Second Opposition Group critic for education, higher education, research and science; Mélanie Maynard, Health Challenge spokesperson; Dr. Louis Gagnon, co-president and founder of Capsana; Dr. Martin Juneau, cardiologist, director of Prevention at the Montreal Heart Institute and co president of Capsana; Suzanne Roy, president of the Union of Quebec Municipalities and mayor of Sainte-Julie; Richard Lehoux, president of the Fédération québécoise des municipalités; Josiane Cousineau, project manager, Online Marketing, Quebec Blue Cross; and Alexandre Mailhot, senior consultant, Marketing, Sobeys Québec.

To read the official press release issued by the National Assembly, click here (French only).