Trépanier was the minister responsible for the status women at the time of the École Polytechnique massacre , in which lone gunman Marc Lepine shot and murdered fourteen women at the École Polytechnique de Montréal . In common with other female members of Bourassa 's cabinet , Trépanier cautioned against interpreting the massacre as anything other than the act of a single psychopathic individual . Trépanier supported Daniel Johnson 's successful bid to succeed Robert Bourassa as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and premier of Quebec in January 1994 . When Johnson became premier on January 11 , 1994 , he appointed Trépanier to a full cabinet position as minister of revenue security . She also retained ministerial responsibility for the status of women and the family
École Polytechnique massacre
École Polytechnique massacre
Violette Trépanier