François "Yo" Gourd is a
Canadian
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political figure and entertainer, who has been involved in the
Rhinoceros Party of Canada and the
entartistes
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, two
satirical
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political movements.
["Pied snipers". '']The Gazette
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'', January 31, 1999. He was also the Rhinoceros Party candidate in
Saint-Michel in the
1979 federal election.
In 1983 Gourd opened a bar called
Les Foufounes Électriques
Les Foufounes Électriques is a club and concert venue located at 87 Saint Catherine Street East in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada in a neighbourhood known as the Quartier Latin (Latin Quarter).[musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...]
of which he was a member. They were interested in creating a space for showcasing burgeoning alternative musicians and different types of art.
[Barry, Chris, "Anarchy and assholes"]
''Montreal Mirror
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...
'', October 20, 2005. Last retrieved June 17, 2010.[ The history of Les Foufounes Electriques on the club's official website]
. Last retrieved June 17, 2010. According to Gourd, the bar did not turn much of a profit and he sold his share in the club after five years. By the end of the 1980s, Boileau was the only remaining owner.
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In the period that followed, he became involved in cinema.][ His films included ''Masturbation libre, le manifeste'' in 2007.
In 2006, he founded the second iteration of the Rhinoceros Party, the successor to the historical ]Rhinoceros Party
The Rhinoceros Party (sometimes referred to in English as the Second Rhinoceros Party), officially the Parti Rhinocéros Party, is a Canadian federal-level political party. It was known as neorhino.ca until 2010, when the party changed its na ...
dissolved in 1993. As the party's candidate in the September 17, 2007 federal by-election in Outremont
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, he listed his profession as poet[History of Federal Ridings since 1867]
/ref> on his nomination papers. He received 145 votes (0.61%).
''Le Devoir
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''Le Devoir'' is one of few independent large-c ...
'', September 24, 2011.
Electoral record
References
External links
NeoRhino.ca official party site
Les Entartistes
Quebec candidates for Member of Parliament
Living people
Rhinoceros Party of Canada candidates in the 1979 Canadian federal election
Rhinoceros Party of Canada candidates in the 1980 Canadian federal election
Rhinoceros Party of Canada candidates in the 1984 Canadian federal election
Rhinoceros Party of Canada candidates in the 1988 Canadian federal election
Independent candidates in the 1997 Canadian federal election
Canadian political party founders
Year of birth missing (living people)
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