Aristide Blais

Aristide Blais (October 18, 1875 – November 10, 1964) was a Canadian physician and politician.

Early life Blais was born on October 18, 1875, in Berthier, Quebec, to Narcisse Blais and Philomène Buteau. He attended Laval University earning a Bachelor of Science and medical degree in 1899. Blais did two years of post-graduate medical studies in Paris. A Liberal, he represented the senatorial division of St. Albert, Alberta. Blais publicly noted his appointment to the Senate was a tribute to French Canadians in Alberta, and a fulfillment of former Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier's promise upon Alberta entering Confederation in 1905, that French Canadians in the province would always have a Senate representative.