Patrick Pichette
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Pichette serves on the Board of Directors as chair of the board at Montreal-based company [[Lightspeed Commerce|Lightspeed]]. He joined in October 2018 and took the position of Lead Independent Chair in February 2022.[https://investors.lightspeedhq.com/English/management/board-of-directors/default.aspx Patrick Pichette: Lead Independent Director] He served chair of the board of directors at the [[Trudeau Foundation]] from November 2018 until March 2021.[https://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/member/patrick-pichette Patrick Pichette] Pichette is a board advisor to the start-up Arctoris.{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.arctoris.com/about/|access-date=2020-07-14|website=Arctoris}} |
Pichette serves on the Board of Directors as chair of the board at Montreal-based company [[Lightspeed Commerce|Lightspeed]]. He joined in October 2018 and took the position of Lead Independent Chair in February 2022.[https://investors.lightspeedhq.com/English/management/board-of-directors/default.aspx Patrick Pichette: Lead Independent Director] He served chair of the board of directors at the [[Trudeau Foundation]] from November 2018 until March 2021.[https://www.trudeaufoundation.ca/member/patrick-pichette Patrick Pichette] Pichette is a board advisor to the start-up Arctoris.{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.arctoris.com/about/|access-date=2020-07-14|website=Arctoris}} |
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At the 2026 Liberal Convention, Pichette controversially proposed a 500,000$ exit tax for all Canadian graduates seeking to leave the country to address Canada's brain drain issues. {{Cite web |last=Gazette |first=Michael J. MacKenzie, Special to the Montreal |date=2026-04-15 |title=Opinion: A brain drain 'exit tax'? That's just not smart |url=https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/op-eds/opinion-a-brain-drain-exit-tax-thats-not-smart/ |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=Montreal Gazette |language=en-CA}} |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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