a discharge. Therefore, he will be suspended from the Senate under Senate Rule 141 from the date of his sentencing until his sentence is overturned on appeal or the Senate decides whether to expel him. Under Rules 138–139, he will not receive a sessional allowance or various perquisites to which senators are entitled; it is not clear whether his salary will be affected by the suspension. On March 21, 2011, Lavigne resigned from the Senate. On May 10, 2011, Lavigne was sentenced to six months in prison with an additional, consecutive six month conditional sentence to be served at home. Lavigne appealed both his convictions and sentences, but his appeals were rejected. He began serving his sentence in June, 2013. Electoral record References External links 1945 births Living people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada senators Canadian senators from Quebec People from Verdun, Quebec 21st-century Canadian politicians