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- Joseph André Michel Vennat OC KC (born 1941) is a Canadian civil servant, lawyer, businessman, and former President of the Business Development Bank of Canada. He was fired due to the investigation of the 2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal. In August 2006, Federal Courts deemed his firing illegal and, had his term not expired since his dismissal, he would have been reinstated to office. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in 1960 and a Bachelor of Civil Law from the Université de Montréal in 1963. As a Rhodes Scholar he received a Master of Arts from Merton College, Oxford in 1965. He was created a Queen's Counsel in 1983. In 1965, he joined External Affairs and from 1966 to 1968 was the Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Mitchell Sharp. From 1968 to 1970, he was the Special Assistant to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In 1970, he joined the Montreal offices of the law firm Stikeman Elliott, becoming a senior partner before leaving in 1990. From 1976 to 1981, he was a member of the Board and Chairman of the Canadian Film Development Corporation. In 1991, he was appointed CEO of . and became CEO of United Westburne Inc. in 1993. From 1994 to 1996, he was the Chairman of the . In 1998, he was appointed chairman of the Business Development Bank of Canada and served as president and CEO from 2000 until he was fired in 2004. The Federal Court ruled that Michel Vennat had been illegally fired from the BDC in August 2006. Had his term not expired, he would have been reinstated. In 1995, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. (en)
- Michel Vennat (né en 1941 à Montréal), avocat québécois. Il a fait ses études au Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, a commencé ses études de droit à l'Université Laval en première et deuxième année de première cycle en 1961 et 1962 avant de les terminer à l'Université de Montréal et à l'Université d'Oxford (boursier Rhodes). Après avoir travaillé au ministère des Affaires extérieures du Canada de 1965 à 1967, il devient adjoint spécial au ministre des Finances puis au bureau du premier ministre Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1967-1970) comme assistant administratif et assistant spécial. Il a été président du de 1994 à 1996, président du conseil d'administration puis président et chef de l'exécutif de la Banque de développement du Canada (1998-2004). Il a été congédié de son poste le 12 mars 2004 pour avoir congédié l'ancien président, François Beaudoin, dans une histoire de prêt refusé à , propriétaire de l', un ami du premier ministre, Jean Chrétien. (fr)
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- Joseph André Michel Vennat OC KC (born 1941) is a Canadian civil servant, lawyer, businessman, and former President of the Business Development Bank of Canada. He was fired due to the investigation of the 2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal. In August 2006, Federal Courts deemed his firing illegal and, had his term not expired since his dismissal, he would have been reinstated to office. In 1995, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. (en)
- Michel Vennat (né en 1941 à Montréal), avocat québécois. Il a fait ses études au Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, a commencé ses études de droit à l'Université Laval en première et deuxième année de première cycle en 1961 et 1962 avant de les terminer à l'Université de Montréal et à l'Université d'Oxford (boursier Rhodes). Après avoir travaillé au ministère des Affaires extérieures du Canada de 1965 à 1967, il devient adjoint spécial au ministre des Finances puis au bureau du premier ministre Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1967-1970) comme assistant administratif et assistant spécial. (fr)
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