sentences:  The Parti Québécois was in government during this period, and Paradis sat as a member of the official opposition.Paradis was appointed as his party's labour critic in October 1982.He increased his profile in early 1983 by asking rigorous questions of Parti Québécois members during a televised hearing into the role played by Quebec Premier René Lévesque's office in approving a contentious out-of-court settlement.