Guy Laforest

Guy Laforest FRSC (born 1955) is a Canadian political scientist, currently serving as the director of the department of political science at the Université Laval. 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.

Guy Laforest

FRSC
Born (1955-03-16) 16 March 1955
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Political partyAction démocratique du Québec
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisLes sciences humaines modernes (1986)
Academic advisors
Influences
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Sub-disciplinePolitical theory
Institutions

Laforest was born on 16 March 1955 in Quebec City, Quebec.[1]

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
  1. https://www.journaldequebec.com/2019/05/19/guy-laforest-homme-de-convictions
Party political offices
Preceded by
Isabelle Marquis		 President of Action démocratique du Québec
2002–2004		 Succeeded by
Yvon Picotte


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