 He died at age sixty-eight in 2003, after a battle with fibrosis and lung cancer.Anie Perrault is a lawyer, politician, and communications specialist in Quebec.She practised law in Montreal from 1992 to 1995; was national director of communications and public affairs for Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) from 1999 to 2001; and was vice president, communications for Genome Canada from 2001 to 2004.