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Josée Destoop
Josée is a given name and can refer to: *Josée Auclair (born 1962), Canadian explorer *Josée Beaudin (born 1961), Canadian politician *Josée Chouinard (born 1969), Canadian figure skater *Josée Corbeil (born 1973), retired female volleyball player from Canada *Josée Dupuis, Canadian and American biostatistician *Josée France, former Canadian pairs figure skater *Josée Legault (born 1966), Canadian journalist * Josée Piché (born 1974), Canadian ice dancer *Josée Verner, PC, MP (born 1959), Canadian politician *Marie-Josée Croze (born 1970), Canadian actress * Marie-Josée Drouin (born 1949), economist (University of Ottawa) from Montreal, Quebec *Marie-Josée Frank (born 1952), Luxembourgian politician *Marie-Josée Gilbeau-Ouimet (born 1972), Canadian sprint canoeist *Marie-Josée Houle, accordionist who lives in Ottawa, Canada *Marie-Josée Jacobs (born 1950), politician from Luxembourg *Marie-Josée Roig (1938–2024), French politician and the current mayor of Avignon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josée Auclair
Josée Auclair (born May 20, 1962 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian explorer. She lives with her husband Richard Weber (explorer), Richard Weber and their two sons, Tessum and Nansen, in the Outaouais (region), Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Josée started cross-country skiing at the age of ten and began competing at fourteen. She was a member of Canada's National Cross Country Ski Team and represented Canada at international championships, mostly in Sweden and Germany. Between 1979 and 1982, she won four national titles in 5 km and 7.5 km competitions and, during her years at the University of Vermont, was a member of the relay team which won many honours. On five occasions between 1999 and 2004, Josée skied to the North Pole as part of the "last degree expeditions" organised by Canadian Arctic Holidays, the Arctic expeditions and adventure company she operates with her husband. She acted as the assistant-guide on four of these expeditions but in April 2001 she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ridonculous Race
''Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race'' (also known as ''Total Drama: The Ridonculous Race'' or simply ''The Ridonculous Race'') is a Canadian animated reality television series which lampoons the conventions commonly found in reality television (specifically ''The Amazing Race''). The show is a spin-off of the original ''Total Drama'' series created in 2007 and the second series created as part of the overall franchise. The series is created by Fresh TV Inc. and distributed by Cake Entertainment. The series premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on September 7, 2015, while in Canada, the series premiered on the Canadian version of Cartoon Network on January 4, 2016. It also aired on ABC3 in Australia, starting December 23, 2019, and CBBC (via BBC iPlayer) in the United Kingdom. The series consists of 26 episodes. Plot There are 36 racers, divided into teams of two, visit a different country or location in every episode and perform in "legs". Teams must race to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre, born in Murdochville in 1978, is a Quebec director and producer of animated films. She is an associate professor at Université Laval, a theorist, and an author on women's animation cinema. Cinematographic Career In 2004, she founded the independent production company MJSTP Films, dedicated to the creation and production of her own films. She specializes in animated documentaries. She notably uses the technique of rotoscoping and also incorporates archival footage into her creations. Two themes stand out in her cinematic work: motherhood, which she explored in ''Post-Partum'', '' Passages'', ''Femelles'', and ''Your Mother is a Thief!''; and artistic creation, with '' McLaren's Negatives'','' The Sapporo Project'', '' Jutra'', ''Snowflakes'', ''Oscar'', and ''The Lauzon Theory''.Racine, D. (Automne 2022). Recension: La Théorie Lauzon, ''Séquences'', No. 332. As a producer, she is also credited with ''The Blue Marble'' by Co Hoedeman and '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Josée Roig
Marie-Josée Roig (; 12 May 1938 – 7 August 2024), ''née'' Méliorat, was a French politician. RPR and later UMP Mayor of Avignon from 1995 to 2014, she was also president of the ''Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon'' from the time when it was established in 2001 until 2014. Roig was deputy for Vaucluse from 1993 to 1997, and then from 2002 until her entry into the government on 31 March 2004 as Minister of Family and Childhood. She later became Minister Delegate for the Interior from 29 November 2004 to 31 May 2005, before once again finding herself on the National Assembly's benches for Vaucluse's 1st constituency between 2007 and 2012. Biography Youth and training Roig's mother was a schoolteacher, while her father was a typesetter for the regional daily newspaper '' L'Indépendant.'' She studied at the Faculty of Letters in Montpellier. She earned a ''licence'' in letters and a diploma in Romance philology. She began her career as a teacher of letters at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Josée Jacobs
Marie-Josée Jacobs (born 22 January 1950 in Marnach) is a politician from Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour .... Jacobs has been active in the Lëtzebuerger Chrëschtleche Gewerkschaftsbond (LCGB). In 1984 she became a parliamentarian. Since 1992 she has served in the Cabinet as Minister of Family, Integration, and Equal Opportunities. Jacobs is a member of the Christian Social People's Party. References * Government ministers of Luxembourg Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) from Nord Councillors in Luxembourg City Christian Social People's Party politicians 1950 births Living people People from Munshausen Women government ministers of Luxembourg Ministers for agriculture of Luxembourg 20th-century Luxembourgian women politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Josée Houle
Marie-Josée Houle is a housing advocate and musician who lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. On February 3, 2022 she was appointed as Federal Housing Advocate by Minister of Housing and Diversity Ahmed Hussen. Biography She was born in Val-d'Or, Quebec and grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. Music career Starting in the early 2000s, Houle hosted a radio show on Carleton University's radio station CKCU and was involved in many aspects of the Ottawa folk and independent music scene. In 2007, she released her first solo album 'Our Lady of Broken Souls' which was nominated for a Best Folk Album award. It was recorded at Little Bullhorn Productions and was produced by Dave Draves. Musicians featured include Derek Loewen on drums and percussion, Aalya Ahmad on fiddle, and Rob Skitmore on guitar and mando. For her first show in Oslo, Norway, Houle opened for Norwegian sensation Girl From Saskatoon (featuring Arthur Holoein - who died in early 2012 - on string bass and Eirik Roald on cello). S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Josée Gilbeau-Ouimet
Marie-Josée Gibeau-Ouimet (born November 2, 1972, in Lachine, Quebec) is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). She won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-2 200 m: 1995, 1998; K-4 200 m: 1995) and a silver (K-4 200 m: 1997). Gibeau-Ouimet also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning best finish of fifth on two occasions ( K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m: both 1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...). References * * * 1972 births Living people Canadian female canoeists Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists from Montreal Olympic canoeists for Canada People from Lachine, Quebec ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Josée Frank
Marie-Josée Meyers-Frank (born 12 April 1952 in Echternach) is a Luxembourgish politician. She has been a member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) since 1994. Frank was a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing the Est constituency from 1999 to 2013. She was first elected to the Chamber in the 1999 election, edging four votes ahead of Nicolas Strotz to be elected third on the CSV list in the constituency (in which three CSV members were elected). She held this seat for the five-year term, but narrowly lost the third spot to Lucien Clement in the 2004 election, whilst the CSV was unable to add a fourth seat in Est. However, the appointment of Fernand Boden and Octavie Modert Octavie Modert (born 15 November 1966) is a Luxembourgish politician of the Christian Social People's Party. She was born in Grevenmacher, and she studied in Strasbourg and Reading. In 2004, she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies The chambe ... to the new government vacated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Josée Croze
Marie-Josée Croze (; born February 23, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She also holds French nationality, which she obtained in December 2012. Early life Croze was born in Montreal, Quebec, was adopted, and grew up in Longueuil with four other children. She studied fine arts at the Cégep du Vieux Montréal from 1986 to 1987. Career She received the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role at the 21st Genie Awards for her role in Denis Villeneuve's '' Maelström'' (2000). She won the Best Actress award at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in ''The Barbarian Invasions''. She was cast by director Steven Spielberg in his film ''Munich'', released in December 2005. She also appeared as a speech therapist in Julian Schnabel's 2007 film adaptation of Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly''. In November 2012, she was selected as a member of the main competition jury at the 2012 International Film Festival of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josée Beaudin
Josée Beaudin (born December 20, 1961) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the electoral district of Saint-Lambert in the 2008 Canadian federal election. A member of the Bloc Québécois, she was defeated for reelection in 2011 by Sadia Groguhé of the New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britann .... References External links * 1961 births Bloc Québécois MPs Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Longueuil People from Saint-Lambert, Quebec Women in Quebec politics 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 21st-century Canadian women politicians {{BlocQuébécois-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josée Verner
Josée Verner, (born December 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Louis-Saint-Laurent in the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 to 2011 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. She also served as a minister in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper serving as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister for La Francophonie. On May 18, 2011, it was announced that she would be appointed to the Senate of Canada following the loss of her Commons seat in the 2011 federal election. She was formally appointed on June 13, 2011. Political career More recently a member of the provincial Action démocratique du Québec and the federal Conservative Party of Canada, Verner had previously worked as a political staffer in Quebec City in the Robert Bourassa government. Verner has spent almost 20 years in the communications and public service fields. She was a candidate for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
