Gérald Larose (born October 24, 1945) is a Canadian

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, and former President of the

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labour union. Between 2003 and 2013, he was president of the

Organisations unies pour l'indépendance Organisations unies pour l'indépendance (OUI) is a non-governmental organization promoting Quebec sovereignty in the Canadian province of Quebec. The council was started in 2003 at the initiative of the province's Parti Québécois government. Bef ...

, a

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organization. He was succeeded by

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. Larose defended

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's novel ''

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'' in ''Le Combat des livres'', the

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version of ''

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'', broadcast on the radio of

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in 2004. He was awarded the title of '' Patriote de l'année'' ("Patriot of the Year") by the

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in 1996.

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* 1945 births Living people Trade unionists from Quebec Academic staff of the Université du Québec à Montréal Quebec sovereigntists Confédération des syndicats nationaux {{Quebec-bio-stub