Career
He was chair of the Montreal Urban Community during the October Crisis. He was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Société de développement industriel du Québec. Saulnier was elected to the Montreal City Council in 1954.
He was executive committee chairman from 1960 to 1969 and was head of the Montreal Urban Community.
In 1972, he left politics and held positions with public agencies including Hydro-Québec.