Gérald Larose
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Gérald Larose is a Quebec
activist, professor
, and former President of the Confédération des syndicats nationaux
labour union. He is currently head of the Conseil de la Souveraineté du Québec
, a Quebec independence
organization.
Larose defended Jacques Godbout
's novel Une histoire américaine
in Le Combat des livres, the French
version of Canada Reads
, broadcast on the radio of Société Radio-Canada in 2004. He was awarded the title of Patriote de l'année ("Patriot of the Year") by the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society
in 1996.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
activist, professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
, and former President of the Confédération des syndicats nationaux
Confédération des Syndicats Nationaux
The Confédération des syndicats nationaux , is the second largest trade union federation in Quebec by membership.- History :...
labour union. He is currently head of the Conseil de la Souveraineté du Québec
Conseil de la Souveraineté du Québec
The Conseil de la Souveraineté du Québec is a non-governmental organization promoting Quebec sovereignty in the Canadian province of Quebec. The council was started in 2003 at the initiative of the province's Parti Québécois government....
, a Quebec independence
Quebec sovereignty movement
The Quebec sovereignty movement refers to both the political movement and the ideology of values, concepts and ideas that promote the secession of the province of Quebec from the rest of Canada...
organization.
Larose defended Jacques Godbout
Jacques Godbout
Jacques Godbout, CQ is a Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet. By his own admission a bit of a dabbler , Godbout has become one of the most important writers of his generation, with a major influence on post-1960 Quebec intellectual life.-Biography:Born in...
's novel Une histoire américaine
Une histoire américaine
Une histoire américaine is a novel published in 1986 by Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet, Jacques Godbout....
in Le Combat des livres, the French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
version of Canada Reads
Canada Reads
Canada Reads is an annual "battle of the books" competition organized and broadcast by Canada's public broadcaster, the CBC.-Overview:During Canada Reads, five personalities champion five different books, each champion extolling the merits of one of the titles. The debate is broadcast over a series...
, broadcast on the radio of Société Radio-Canada in 2004. He was awarded the title of Patriote de l'année ("Patriot of the Year") by the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society
The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society is an institution in Quebec dedicated to the protection of Quebec francophone interests and to the promotion of Quebec Sovereignism. Its current President is Mario Beaulieu....
in 1996.