Paul Desruisseaux was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician.

Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, he studied law at the Université de Montréal

Université de Montréal

The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...

 and was called to the Quebec bar in 1934. He was the owner of La Tribune, a daily newspaper in Sherbrooke, CHLT

CHLT (AM)

CKOY-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The station carries a hot adult contemporary format under the branding "CKOI 107.7"....

 radio station, CKTS radio station, and television station CHLT-TV

CHLT-TV

CHLT-TV is the TVA owned and operated station in Sherbrooke, Quebec.The station went on the air for the first time on August 12, 1956. It was owned by La Tribune, the city's major newspaper, along with CHLT radio. Like most television stations in Quebec, it was a dual affiliate of both CBC and...

.

In 1966, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Lester Pearson. A Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

, he represented the senatorial division of Wellington, Quebec. He retired on his 75th birthday in 1980.

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