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Power Corporation of Canada, controlled by Paul DESMARAIS, is a large diversified company engaged in communications, financial services, pulp, paper and packaging. Through its subsidiary, Gesca Ltée, Power publishes 4 daily newspapers in Québec, including La Presse. In addition, Gesca has 2 separate book-publishing operations; it also has TV and radio stations in Ontario and Québec. Its financial services include controlling interest in the Great-West Lifeco Inc, Montreal Trustco Inc, the Investors Group Inc and Pargesa Holding S.A. The company's pulp, paper and packaging interests are held in Consolidated-Bathurst Inc, a major Canadian pulp and paper firm. Power Corp's assets in 1993 exceeded $25.5 billion (ranking 11th in Canada), with revenues amounting to $6.14 billion (ranking 19th).
Author
PETER S. ANDERSON
Suggested Reading
D. Greber, Rising to Power: Paul Desmarais & Power Corporation (1987).
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Power Corporation of Canada
The Power Corporation of Canada is a leading management and holding company with interests in financial services, communications and other sectors. This website features a corporate history, investor information and an overview of its diverse operations in Canada and around the world.
System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval
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Gesca Ltée
Gesca Ltée is a wholly owned Canadian publishing subsidiary of Power Corporation. Gesca's holdings constitute Canada's largest French-language newsgroup. Gesca is also the sole owner of cyberpresse.ca.
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