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Actor Michel Côté to be honoured posthumously with Ordre national du Québec

“It broke my heart a little for him and for his family that we didn't have time to do it during his lifetime, but I'm happy for him that we can do it for him after his death,” says Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe.

Michel Cote in a black suit lounging on a white sofa
Quebec actor Michel Côté is seen in 2017 promoting De père en flic 2, the sequel to the hit movie about a father and son who are both Montreal cops. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette

QUEBEC — The Coalition Avenir Québec government will honour the memory of actor Michel Côté, who died Monday at the age of 72, by posthumously decorating him with the rank of chevalier of the Ordre national du Québec on June 21.

Premier François Legault confirmed the news Tuesday in a media scrum at the National Assembly.

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“It broke my heart a little for him and for his family that we didn’t have time to do it during his lifetime, but I’m happy for him that we can do it for him after his death,” declared Minister of Culture and Communications Mathieu Lacombe.

Legault said the government is in talks with Côté’s family and is considering other ways to commemorate his contribution to Quebec culture.

The actor retired from public life in April 2022, to treat a bone marrow disease. Born in 1950 in Alma in Lac-St-Jean, Côté had a long career in theatre and cinema. His extensive filmography includes Cruising Bar and C.R.A.Z.Y.

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