Mario Roy

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Mario Roy
Born1951
Died5 May 2022(2022-05-05) (aged 70–71)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationJournalist

Mario Roy (1951 – 5 May 2022) was a Canadian journalist and editorialist. [1] He wrote in the newspaper La Presse from 1981 to 2014.

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Biography

Roy was responsible for the Arts et spectacles section of La Presse for several years. In 1991, he published a biography on Gerry Boulet titled Gerry Boulet. Avant de m'en aller, which served as the basis of the 2011 film Gerry directed by Alain DesRochers. He also published a novel in 1997, titled Cité.

Roy became a journalist with La Presse in the 2000s alongside André Pratte and wrote in opposition to the Iraq War while remaining critical of Saddam Hussein. His editorials led to him facing a pie attack.

Roy's politics stood on the centre-right. He was known as an advocate for French-style secularism in Quebec and condemned the use of religious symbols in government, such as the kirpan.

Mario Roy died in Montreal on 5 May 2022, at the age of 71. [2]

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References

  1. Cantin, Violette (6 May 2022). "Le journaliste Mario Roy n'est plus". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. Krol, Ariane (5 May 2022). "Le journaliste Mario Roy n'est plus". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2022.