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Marc Boulianne
Marc Boulianne (born October 9, 1941) is a French Canadian politician, political assistant and former teacher. Born in Tadoussac, Quebec, he began his political career with the Parti Québécois, serving as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1998 to 2003 for the riding of Frontenac. From 2002 to 2003 he held the position of Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of State for Social Solidarity and Child and Family Welfare and in 2003 he was Minister Responsible for the Status of Women under the Bernard Landry government. Prior to entering politics, Boulianne was a history and economics teacher with the Black Lake-Disraeli school board from 1969 to 1993 and 1996 to 1997. He was also professor of history and economics at Thetford Mines College in 1975. Boulianne represented the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of Parliament for the riding of Mégantic—L'Érable, after being elected in the 2004 Canadian federal election until his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadoussac
Tadoussac () is a village in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saguenay and Saint Lawrence rivers. The indigenous Innu call the place ''Totouskak'' (plural for ''totouswk'' or ''totochak'') meaning "bosom", probably in reference to the two round and sandy hills located on the west side of the village. According to other interpretations, it could also mean "place of lobsters", or "place where the ice is broken" (from the Innu ''shashuko''). Although located in Innu territory, the post was also frequented by the Mi'kmaq people in the second half of the 16th century, who called it ''Gtatosag'' ("among the rocks"). Alternate spellings of Tadoussac over the centuries included Tadousac (17th and 18th centuries), Tadoussak, and Thadoyzeau (1550). Tadoussac was first visited by Europeans in 1535 and was established in 1599 when the first trading post in Canada was formed there, in addition to a permanent settlement being placed in the same area that the Grand Hotel is located tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
