Roch Carrier is a French Canadian novelist and author of "contes". He is among the best known Quebec writers in English Canada.
Mary Rose-Anne Bolduc,born Travers,was a musician and singer of French Canadian music. She was known as Madame Bolduc or La Bolduc. During the peak of her popularity in the 1930s,she was known as the Queen of Canadian Folk Singers. Bolduc is often considered to be Quebec's first singer-songwriter. Her style combined the traditional folk music of Ireland and Quebec,usually in upbeat,comedic songs.
Francis Daniel Johnson Sr.,,was a Quebec politician and the 20th premier of Quebec from 1966 to his death in 1968.
Sheila Leah Fischman is a Canadian translator who specializes in the translation of works of contemporary Quebec literature from French to English.
Phil Gold is a Canadian physician,scientist,and professor.
Joseph Armand Roch Voisine,is a Canadian singer-songwriter,actor,and radio and television host who lives in Montreal and Paris. He writes and performs material in both English and French. He won the Juno Award for Male Vocalist of the Year in 1994. In 1997,he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Alain Grandbois,was a Canadian Quebecer poet,considered the first great modern one.
Philippe Couillard,is a Canadian business advisor and former neurosurgeon,university professor and politician who served as 31st premier of Quebec from 2014 to 2018. Between 2003 and 2008,he was Quebec's Minister of Health and Social Services in Jean Charest's Liberal government and was MNA for Mont-Royal until he resigned in 2008. In the 2014 election,Couillard moved to the riding of Roberval,where he resides. He was the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from 2013 to 2018. He resigned as Liberal leader and MNA on October 4,2018.
Joseph Bolduc,was Speaker of the Senate of Canada from 1916 to 1922.
The 38th National Assembly of Quebec was elected in the 2007 Quebec general election and sat from May 8,2007 to November 5,2008. Jean Charest (PLQ) was the Premier and Mario Dumont (ADQ) was the leader of the opposition. It ended when the 2008 general election was called.
Ghislain Harvey was a member of the Quebec Provincial Parliament from 1973 to 1976.
Alexandre Cloutier is a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was a member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Lac-Saint-Jean in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region from 2007 to 2018,representing the Parti Québécois.
The 2008 Quebec general election was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on December 8,2008. The Quebec Liberal Party,under incumbent Premier Jean Charest,was re-elected with a majority government,marking the first time since the 1950s that a party or leader was elected to a third consecutive mandate,and the first time for the Liberals since the 1930s,when Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was Premier.
Yves Bolduc is a Canadian doctor and politician in the province of Quebec. He was named the new Minister of Health and Social Services of Quebec on June 25,2008 succeeding Philippe Couillard who resigned on the same day following five years as Minister for that portfolio. and was member of the National Assembly of Quebec of the Quebec City riding of Jean-Talon. He is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Michel Bolduc is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman.
Ghislain Bolduc is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Mégantic,first elected in the 2012 election and serving until his retirement in 2018.
Jean-Baptiste-Zacharie Bolduc was a Québécois Jesuit. His career started as a missionary in the Pacific Northwest,where he resided for eight years. Later he worked in the Catholic medical efforts in Québec.
Thomas Tremblay,was a Canadian lawyer,politician,and judge.
Nicolas Bolduc is a Canadian cinematographer from Montreal,Quebec. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography two years in a row,in the 1st Canadian Screen Awards and 2nd Canadian Screen Awards,for War Witch (2012) and Enemy (2013). He also won the Jutra Award for War Witch,and was nominated the next year for Louis Cyr. Bolduc was nominated for Best Cinematography at the Prix Iris in 2017 for Two Lovers and a Bear.
The Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament is an annual minor ice hockey event in Quebec City. The tournament was founded in 1960 to coincide with the Quebec Winter Carnival,and give an opportunity for international competition to players less than 12 years old. The tournament raises funds for the local Patro Roc-Amadour foundation,and is mostly run by volunteers and a few staff. The event takes place each year in February at Videotron Centre,and previously spent 56 seasons at Quebec Coliseum. As of 2018,the event has showcased the talent of over 1,200 future professionals in the National Hockey League or the World Hockey Association.
