Related Research Articles
Robert Bourassa was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd premier of Quebec from 1970 to 1976 and from 1985 to 1994. A member of the Liberal Party of Quebec,he served a total of just under 15 years as premier. Bourassa's tenure was marked by major events affecting Quebec,including the October Crisis and the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords.
Claude Ryan was a Canadian journalist and politician. He was the director of the newspaper Le Devoir from 1964 to 1978,leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1978 to 1982,National Assembly of Quebec member for Argenteuil from 1979 to 1994 and Minister of Education from 1985 to 1989.
Gérald Tremblay is a former Canadian politician and businessman who served as mayor of Montreal from 2002 until his resignation in 2012. He also served as president of the Montreal Metropolitan Community. Before becoming mayor he had a long career in business and management. Tremblay resigned as Mayor on November 5,2012,following allegations of corruption made at the Charbonneau Commission.
Jérôme Choquette was a lawyer and politician in Quebec,Canada. Choquette ran a private law practice,representing various claimants in a wide range of cases from his office on Avenue du Parc,downtown Montreal.
Pierre Paradis is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He represented Brome-Missisquoi in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1980 to 2018. A member of the Liberal Party,he served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Robert Bourassa,Daniel Johnson Jr. and Philippe Couillard.
Jacques Léonard is a Canadian accountant,educator,and politician in the province of Quebec. He served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1976 to 1985 and again from 1989 to 2001 and was a cabinet minister in the governments of RenéLévesque,Jacques Parizeau,and Lucien Bouchard. Léonard is a Quebec sovereigntist and a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ) and Bloc Québécois (BQ).
Robert LeSage is a retired Canadian politician and civil servant. He served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1998 as a member of the Liberal Party. His name is sometimes given as Lesage.
Michel Pagé was a Canadian businessman and politician in the province of Quebec. He served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1973 to 1992 as a Liberal and was a cabinet minister in the government of Robert Bourassa.
Robert Benoit is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. He served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 2003 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Violette Trépanier is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. She was a Liberal member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1985 to 1994 and was a minister in the governments of Robert Bourassa and Daniel Johnson.
Jean-A. Joly is a Canadian politician from Quebec. He served as a Liberal member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1985 to 1994.
Damien Hétu was a Canadian politician. Hétu served as mayor of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts,Quebec on two separate occasions and was a Liberal member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1985 to 1989.
Normand Cherry was a Canadian politician and union leader in the province of Quebec. He was a Liberal member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1998 and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Robert Bourassa and Daniel Johnson.
Nicolas Tétrault is a politician and entrepreneur in Montreal,Quebec,Canada. He served on the Montreal City Council from 2001 to 2005,initially as a member of Vision Montreal (VM) and later for the rival Montreal Island Citizens Union (MICU). Tétrault has also sought election to the House of Commons of Canada and the National Assembly of Quebec. Tétrault has been active real estate mostly in the province of Quebec but also in New-Brunswick,Ontario and Alberta. He also owns majority control of a Montreal-based real estate agency,Royal Lepage du Quartier.
AndréVallerand is a Canadian administrator,entrepreneur,and former politician. Vallerand served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1985 to 1994 and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Robert Bourassa and Daniel Johnson.
The Quebec Liberal Party held a leadership convention in 2013 following Jean Charest's resignation after the party's 2012 election loss. The convention was held March 16–17,2013,at the Verdun Auditorium in Montreal. The choice of venue was in part influenced by a lack of funds due to a recent drop in donations to the party. Philippe Couillard was elected on the first ballot.
Michel Bourdon was a union leader,journalist,and politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. During the 1970s,he played a major role in exposing corrupt practices in Quebec's construction industry. He later served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1996 as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ).
John Ciaccia was a Canadian politician who was provincial cabinet minister from Montreal,Quebec. Ciaccia served as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1973 to 1998,representing the Mount Royal riding for the Quebec Liberal Party. He occupied various posts in the cabinets of Liberal premiers Robert Bourassa,and Daniel Johnson Jr.,such as minister of Energy and Natural Resources,International Affairs,Native Affairs,and Immigration and Cultural Communities. At his resignation,Ciaccia was the longest-serving member of the Assembly. Ciaccia gained international attention for his efforts in negotiating the end of the Oka Crisis alongside his federal counterpart,Tom Siddon,in 1990. Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest described Ciaccia's political career as having "revolutionized relations with the native people and cultural communities of Quebec by always favouring an approach marked by respect."
Marcel Parent was a Canadian politician in Montreal,Quebec. He was chair of the Montreal Catholic School Commission (MCSC) from 1983 to 1984,a Liberal member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1984 to 1998,and a member of the Montreal city council from 2001 to 2009. Parent died in Montreal on August 22,2024,at the age of 92.
The 2020 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election was to have taken place from May 30–31,2020 after outgoing leader Philippe Couillard resigned on October 4,2018,and left politics after the party finished second in the 2018 Quebec general election. On March 20,2020,the party suspended the election indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec. On May 11,2020,candidate Alexandre Cusson withdrew from the race and after a meeting of the party's executive committee,the sole remaining candidate,Dominique Anglade,was selected as leader by acclamation.
References
- 1 2 Graeme Hamilton, "Elkas survives scare from Equality Party; Kirkland mayor repeats pledge to work from within Liberal government". Montreal Gazette , September 26, 1989.
- ↑ Catherine Buckie, "Kirkland's Elkas eager to fight his first real election campaign". Montreal Gazette , August 24, 1989.
- ↑ Aaron Derfel, "Elkas blames poor organization for incomprehensible pamphlet". Montreal Gazette , August 24, 1989.
- ↑ Sarah Scott, "Elkas joins big guns in cabinet; Cote takes over health portfolio, Paradis to head Environment Department". Montreal Gazette , October 12, 1989.
- ↑ Philip Authier, "Elkas denies amnesty offered to Warriors if barricades lifted". Montreal Gazette , August 31, 1990.
- ↑ Robert McKenzie, "Bourassa boots 2 key ministers in Oka crisis". Toronto Star , October 5, 1990.
- ↑ Philip Authier, "Elkas not bitter about move to backbenches". Montreal Gazette , January 12, 1994.
- ↑ "Ex-Cabinet Minister Sam Elkas says he's leaving politics". Canadian Press, Juny 20, 1994.
 | This article about a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |