@bidule: "      Micheline once had everything
      By LYSIANE GAGNON
      Monday, April 19, 2004 - Page A13
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      The sudden death of Micheline Charest, 51, sent shock waves far beyond
Quebec: Ms. Charest, co-founder of Cinar Corp., was a celebrity who went
from fame to shame.
      It is a tragic end to a life that began as one of Canada's most
remarkable success stories, and later developed into a high-profile
financial scandal that left Ms. Charest, and her husband and business
partner, Ronald Weinberg, somehow banned from the corporate world of which
they had been such bright stars.
      For years, it seemed that Micheline Charest had everything  a
wonderful marriage and two beautiful sons, a successful career, a great deal
of money and countless friends in high places.
      Cinar, a company that specializes in non-violent cartoons for
children, was an international success. At 45, Ms. Charest was ranked 19th
of the 50 most-influential women in the entertainment business by The
Hollywood Reporter magazine. A workaholic and a perfectionist, she would
relax by running marathons, or she would whip up a five-course gourmet
dinner for 20 guests.
      All this crumbled when Ms. Charest and Mr. Weinberg were accused of
diverting federal funds intended for Canadian content, and of having
invested $122-million (U.S.) in the Bahamas without the knowledge of Cinar's
board. The couple never admitted guilt, and escaped criminal prosecution,
but both were dismissed from the company they had founded and eventually
sold all their shares in Cinar. Legal battles as a result of the scandal are
still under way.
      This ordeal must have weighed hard on Ms. Charest, a proud and
superactive woman who suddenly found herself shunned by former associates
and even by some old friends, and who had no business challenge ahead of
her.
      Anyone who met her even briefly could see that she was tense. But she
was thin and fit. Her narrow, angular face brimmed with intelligence and
charm.
      She certainly didn't look to be in need of plastic surgery. But she
decided to offer herself a spring gift. To save time, she wanted three
procedures in the same session. The surgeon refused to do a liposuction
because the anesthesia would be too long. Still, the two procedures (face
and breast lifts) that were performed required a seven-hour general
anesthesia.
      Especially in the arts and business world, few women over 40 haven't
contemplated plastic surgery. Many, including some of Ms. Charest's friends,
have gone under the knife, with various (but sometimes glorious) results.
Others procrastinate, torn between desire and fear. Now, with Ms. Charest's
horrible fate in mind, fewer women will be willing to take such a chance. It
is one thing to die from a medically necessary operation. But dying for the
sake of beauty?
      A sad aspect of this tragedy is that after years of being pummelled in
the media, Ms. Charest desperately wanted to give her side of the story - in
a book or an interview with a journalist willing to listen. She never had a
chance to do so.
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    @coldasfire: "No wonder quebec is so poor and subservient. Such a pathetic lot of people
who glory in someone else's misfortune.  Seperate Canada can only gain.
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