Laroche later ran an independent in the 1994 election, saying that he had been encouraged to run after La Hir made a number of embarrassing gaffes. Although Laroche kept his PQ membership, he said that he would remain an independent and not join the party caucus if he won.Andy Riga, "Le Hir faces new challenge," Montreal Gazette, 12 August 1994, A17. He was sixty-two years old at the time. He finished well behind Le Hir on election day.
