Guy Bouthillier
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Guy Bouthillier is a Québécois political expert, teacher and Quebec nationalist
leader. He was the President of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society
of Montreal
(SSJBM) from 1997 to 2003. He had become known previously as the head of the Mouvement Québec français
, co-founded by a fellow SSJBM President, François-Albert Angers
.
in Montreal, he began teaching political science
at the Université de Montréal
. A linguistic rights militant, he published on the subject Le choc des langues au Québec in 1972 and became the head of the activist group Mouvement Québec français in the 1980s. In 1989, he spoke at a demonstration of 60,000 people, one of the largest political gatherings in the history of Quebec
, reacting to challenges made to the Charter of the French Language
at the Supreme Court of Canada
(it judged it unconstitutional
), as well as Bill 178, a law from the Robert Bourassa
government that modified the reach of the Charter.
He was elected President of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal in 1997 and used his mandate to bring closer together the Quebec nationalist movement
and cultural communities, most notably Jewish Quebecers. He was replaced as President by Jean Dorion
in March 2003. His actions are partly responsible with the replacement in Quebec of Victoria Day
(or Le Jour de Dollard) with National Patriotes Day
by the Bernard Landry
government.
Quebec nationalism
Quebec nationalism is a nationalist movement in the Canadian province of Quebec .-1534–1774:Canada was first a french colony. Jacques Cartier claimed it for France in 1534, and permanent French settlement began in 1608. It was part of New France, which constituted all French colonies in North America...
leader. He was the President of 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....
of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
(SSJBM) from 1997 to 2003. He had become known previously as the head of the Mouvement Québec français
Mouvement Québec français
Mouvement Québec français is an umbrella group of organizations in favour of the preservation and defense of the French language in Quebec, Canada.- History :...
, co-founded by a fellow SSJBM President, François-Albert Angers
François-Albert Angers
François-Albert Angers was an eminent Québécois economist and defender of the cause of Quebec and the French language.-See also:*List of Presidents of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal*Quebec nationalism...
.
Biography
After receiving a degree in Law at McGill UniversityMcGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in Montreal, he began teaching political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at the Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
. A linguistic rights militant, he published on the subject Le choc des langues au Québec in 1972 and became the head of the activist group Mouvement Québec français in the 1980s. In 1989, he spoke at a demonstration of 60,000 people, one of the largest political gatherings in the history of Quebec
History of Quebec
Quebec has played a special role in Canadian history; it is the site where French settlers founded the colony of Canada in the 17th and 18th centuries.-Paleoindian Era :...
, reacting to challenges made to the Charter of the French Language
Charter of the French Language
The Charter of the French Language , also known as Bill 101 and Loi 101, is a law in the province of Quebec in Canada defining French, the language of the majority of the population, as the only official language of Quebec, and framing fundamental language rights for everyone in the province...
at the Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system. The court grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts, and its decisions...
(it judged it unconstitutional
Ford v. Quebec (Attorney General)
Ford v. Quebec , [1988] 2 S.C.R. 712 is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision in which the Court struck down part of the Charter of the French Language, commonly known as Bill 101. This law had restricted the use of commercial signs written in languages other than French...
), as well as Bill 178, a law from the Robert Bourassa
Robert Bourassa
Jean-Robert Bourassa, was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as the 22nd Premier of Quebec in two different mandates, first from May 12, 1970, to November 25, 1976, and then from December 12, 1985, to January 11, 1994, serving a total of just under 15 years as Provincial Premier.-Early...
government that modified the reach of the Charter.
He was elected President of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal in 1997 and used his mandate to bring closer together the Quebec nationalist movement
Quebec nationalism
Quebec nationalism is a nationalist movement in the Canadian province of Quebec .-1534–1774:Canada was first a french colony. Jacques Cartier claimed it for France in 1534, and permanent French settlement began in 1608. It was part of New France, which constituted all French colonies in North America...
and cultural communities, most notably Jewish Quebecers. He was replaced as President by Jean Dorion
Jean Dorion
Jean Dorion is a Canadian politician, sociologist and a Quebec nationalist leader. He is the current President of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal , a post he held also from 1989 to 1994. He is additionally the treasurer of the affiliated Mouvement national des Québécoises et des...
in March 2003. His actions are partly responsible with the replacement in Quebec of Victoria Day
Victoria Day
Victoria Day is a federal Canadian public holiday celebrated on the last Monday before May 25, in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. The date is also, simultaneously, that on which the current reigning Canadian sovereign's official birthday is recognized...
(or Le Jour de Dollard) with National Patriotes Day
National Patriotes Day
National Patriots' Day is a statutory holiday observed annually in the Canadian province of Quebec, on the Monday preceding 25 May. The holiday was instated by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec-in-Council in 2003, according to the then Premier of Quebec Bernard Landry: "to underline the importance...
by the Bernard Landry
Bernard Landry
Bernard Landry, is a Quebec lawyer, teacher, politician, who served as the 28th Premier of Quebec , leader of the Opposition and leader of the Parti Québécois .-Personal:...
government.
Quote
- "We want only Bill 101, but all of Bill 101."
- Demonstration of 1989 in favour of Bill 101
See also
- List of Presidents of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal
- Quebec nationalismQuebec nationalismQuebec nationalism is a nationalist movement in the Canadian province of Quebec .-1534–1774:Canada was first a french colony. Jacques Cartier claimed it for France in 1534, and permanent French settlement began in 1608. It was part of New France, which constituted all French colonies in North America...
- Quebec sovereignty movementQuebec sovereignty movementThe 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...
- Legal dispute over Quebec's language policyLegal dispute over Quebec's language policyThe legal dispute over Quebec's language policy began soon after the enactment of the Charter of the French Language by the National Assembly of Quebec in 1977....
- Politics of QuebecPolitics of QuebecThe politics of Quebec are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of the province is Quebec City, where the Lieutenant Governor, Premier, the legislature, and cabinet reside.The...