Joseph P. Landry | |
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| Born | Joseph Gérard Lauri P. Landry June 19, 1922 |
| Died | July 25, 2008 |
Joseph Gérard Lauri P. Landry (June 19, 1922 – July 25, 2008) was a Liberal Canadian senator and entrepreneur.
He established Cape Bald Packers, a lobster processing plant in Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick, in 1948. Starting off as a medium-sized business employing 30 people, the company continued to grow to where it now[when?] utilizes five Atlantic coast facilities and employs more than 1,000 people.[1]
In 1982, he established Les Plastiques Downeast Plastics, which produces polystyrene products for the aquaculture industry.[2]
In 1996, Landry was appointed to the Senate by Jean Chrétien.