Mathieu Bock-Côté (; born August 20, 1980), often referred to by his initials MBC, is a Canadian sociologist,

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and

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political commentator who currently resides in Paris, where he appears as a television and radio personality."La Carte blanche de Mathieu Bock-Côté"
on

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. An alumnus of the

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(UdeM) and

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(UQAM), from which he received his PhD, he worked at the

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(UdeS) as a ''chargé de cours'', a position he currently holds at UdeM's

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. Bock-Côté, a noted columnist at '' Le Journal de Montréal'', is known for his work on and criticism of

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and

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.Jonathan Montpetit (August 4, 2019)
"François Legault endorsed a book by a hardline conservative. Here's why that matters"
on www.cbc.ca. He strongly supports the

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Career

Best known for his advocacy of

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and

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, he is a prominent critic of

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and political correctness. Bock-Côté worked as a columnist for '' 24 Hours'' before being hired by '' Le Journal de Montréal''. His open letters are published in newspapers such as '' La Presse'' and ''

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''. When he resided in Montreal, he was a frequent guest on television shows on

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and

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. In France, his columns are published by ''

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''. He has been characterized as a sovereignist, a conservative, as well as put on the far-right, despite the fact that the latter characterization has widely been disputed, particularly in French-speaking media. In 2019, Premier of Quebec

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said to be a reader of his book ''The Empire of Political Correctness'', although Bock-Côté has notable critics in Quebec as well. In 2021, Bock-Côté moved to Paris as he was recruited by CNews to participate in a Saturday weekly political show hosted by Thomas Lequertier, in which he debates about public affairs with a guest. In parallel, he has appeared as a guest on some of the channel's other programs."Mathieu Bock-Côté recruté en France"
'' Le Journal de Montréal'' (in French), August 10, 2021. Bock-Côté also has a ten-minute morning radio column on

four times a week, titled "La Carte blanche de Mathieu Bock-Côté". He has become an attentive follower of French politics, stating: "France is a fascinating intellectual and political laboratory". He is married to journalist, animator and producer Karima Brikh. He met her on the show she was hosting.

Works

*''The Identity City'' (2007) *''The Quiet Denationalization'' (2007) *''End of cycle'' (2012) *''Political exercises'' (2013) *''Multiculturalism as a political religion'' (2016) *''The New Regime'' (2017) *''The Empire of Political Correctness'' (2019) *''The Racialist Revolution, and Other Ideological Viruses'' (2021)

References

External links

Mathieu Bock-Côté blog at the ''Le Journal de Montréal''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bock-Cote, Mathieu 1980 births Living people Activists from Montreal Canadian non-fiction writers Canadian people of French descent Canadian television personalities Quebecor people Canadian media personalities CNews people People by company in Canada Canadian sociologists Canadian columnists Critics of multiculturalism Canadian critics of Islam Male critics of feminism Free speech activists Historians from Quebec People from Laurentides Television personalities from Montreal Theorists on Western civilization Université de Montréal alumni Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Writers from Montreal Academic staff of HEC Montréal Academic staff of the Université de Sherbrooke Quebec sovereigntists Conservatism in Canada French Quebecers Le Figaro people Anti-English sentiment