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A new edition of a classic biography of one of the most charismatic politicians Quebec - and Canada - has ever known.
Nominated for the Governor-General's Award for Non-Fiction, René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois in Power has been described as the classic work on one of the most important periods in recent Quebec history. Graham Fraser paints a vivid portrait of one of the most dynamic political figures of the twentieth century, describes the origins of the Parti Québécois, and gives a graphic account of key events that still resonate in Canadian political life: Quebec's language law, the 1980 referendum, and the patriation of the constitution.
In a new preface, Fraser completes the story of the last months of the PQ government and the period leading up to Lévesque's death in 1987, detailing how Lévesque's leadership continues to mark his successors.
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496 Pages
ISBN 9780773523234
November 2001
Formats: Paperback, eBook
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"Wise and fair-minded, it reveals the author's unusual understanding of Quebec's culture and public life." Maclea
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René Lévesque
BIOGRAPHY
René Lévesque (1922-1987) was the 23rd Premier of Quebec (1976-1985) and founder of the Parti Québécois (PQ). Raised in New Carlisle, Quebec, Lévesque became a war correspondent for the US Army during the Second World War and returned home to pursue an international career with the French CBC. His involvement in the CBC labour strike of 1958 alongside his reporting of the corruption associated with the Duplessis government led him to join the National Assembly of Quebec with the Liberal Party in 1960. In 1967, he founded the Mouvement Souveraineté-Association, which led to the formation of the Parti Québécois in 1968. Lévesque led the PQ until 1985 while also serving as Premier of Quebec beginning in 1976. As Premier, he is best remembered for introducing the Quebec Charter of the French Language (also known as "Bill 101"). Lévesque resigned from politics in 1985 and was posthumously appointed to the National Order of Quebec in 2008.
INTERVIEW
Opening with a quote form Lévesque's 1968 book on An Option for Quebec, interviewer Richard Alway sets the
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René Lévesque
Premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985
For other uses, see René Lévesque (disambiguation).
René Lévesque GOQ | |
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Lévesque in 1961 | |
| In office November 25, 1976 – October 3, 1985 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | Hugues Lapointe Jean-Pierre Côté Gilles Lamontagne |
| Deputy | Jacques-Yvan Morin Camille Laurin Marc-André Bédard |
| Preceded by | Robert Bourassa |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Marc Johnson |
| In office October 14, 1968 – September 29, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Marc Johnson |
| In office June 22, 1960 – April 29, 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Arsène Gagné |
| Succeeded by | André Marchand |
| Constituency | Montréal-Laurier (1960–66) Laurier (1966–1970) |
| In office November 15, 1976 – December 2, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Guy Leduc |
| Succeeded by | Claude Filion |
| Constituency | Taillon |
| Born | (1922-08-24)August 24, 1922 Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | November 1, 1987(1987-11-01) (aged 65) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Cause of death | Heart at
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