Mario Laguë

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Mario Laguë (1958 – August 12, 2010) was a Canadian diplomat and public servant. He served as ambassador to Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua, and at the time of his death, he was the communications director for the Liberal Party of Canada.

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Career

Laguë spent the early years of his career in Quebec politics, working closely with the Quebec Liberal party. In the 1990s, he joined the Privy Council Office in Intergovernmental Affairs to specifically work on the unity file. He was named Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Communications) in 1999, which is the most senior communications position in government. In 2003, he was named incoming Prime Minister Paul Martin's Director of Communications, a post he held until 2005, when he was named by Martin as the Ambassador to Costa Rica, with concurrent accreditation to Honduras and Nicaraguawa. [1]

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Death

Laguë was killed on the morning of August 12, 2010, when his motorcycle crashed into an SUV, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, as he was on his way to work. He died at the age of 52 leaving behind his wife, novelist Caroline Vu, and two children. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Heads of Posts List". Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada . Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. ↑ "Mario Laguë, Obituary". Toronto Star. August 14, 2010. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  3. ↑ "Ignatieff's communications head dies in crash". CBC.ca. August 12, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
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Louise Legér 		Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Honduras and Nicaragua
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Louise Legér		 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Costa Rica
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