- Source: Guy Laforest
Guy Laforest (born 1955) is a Canadian political scientist and former director general of the École nationale d'administration publique. Previous to that he was director of the department of political science at the Université Laval, where he taught for more than 29 years. He was educated at Université Laval and McGill University. A former member of the University of Calgary's political science department, Laforest is the author of numerous publications on Canadian public policy. He has previously served as president of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Laforest was born in Quebec City, Quebec.
He supported the Quebec sovereignty option in the 1995 referendum and was featured on a nightly Téléjournal panel, debating then–University of Montreal political science professor Stéphane Dion. From 2002 to 2004, he served as President of the Action démocratique du Québec and ran as the party candidate in 2003 for the district of Louis-Hébert, finishing third with 24 per cent of the vote. Liberal candidate Sam Hamad won the election with 45 per cent of the vote.
Publications
Laforest's publications include:
De la prudence, 1993
Reconciling the Solitudes, 1993
Trudeau et la fin du rêve canadien, 1995
Sortir de l'impasse: Vers la réconciliation, 1998
Charles Taylor et l'interprétation de l'identité moderne, 1998
References
External links
Curriculum vitae
Texts written by Guy Laforest at www.vigile.net (in French)
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- Guy Laforest
- Jean-Guy Laforest
- Laforest
- 2003 New Brunswick general election
- Action démocratique du Québec
- Charles Taylor (philosopher)
- Grand Falls-Vallée-des-Rivières-Saint-Quentin
- Jean-Guy
- 1999 New Brunswick general election
- Governor General's Award for French to English translation
