Louise Latagne
Louise Lantagne was appointed Executive Director of Television for Radio-Canada in June 2008. She is responsible for all television programming and scheduling. She began at Radio-Canada in 1999 as the Head of Canadian Feature Films and then as the Director of the Feature Film and Drama department where she managed the development of in-house and independent production, followed by the position of Executive Director, Radio. From 1991 to 1999, she was a Project Manager at Sodec and then Manager of the Content Team where she was responsible for evaluating feature film projects, documentaries and television series and following up on their creative and business deliverables. She also contributed to the policies and programs of the Sodec. Prior to this, she was a practising lawyer and became a legal and political consultant for the Minister responsible for Women, and then consultant to the President of the Office des services de garde à l’enfance. Louise Lantagne was admitted to the Québec Bar (83-84), and also has a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Montreal (80-83) and a BA in French literature from McGill University (74-77) for which she received a Gold Medal from the Governor General of Canada. In addition, she has a Master’s degree in Comparative Literature from the University of Montreal.?
