- Jean Dorion
Jean Dorion is a Canadian sociologist and a Quebec nationalist leader. He is the current President of the
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society ofMontreal (SSJBM), a post he held also from 1989 to 1994. He is additionally the treasurer of the affiliatedMouvement national des Québécoises et des Québécois (MNQ). A polyglot, he speaks six languages, [http://www.madame.ca/madame/client/fr/VotreVie/DetailNouvelle.asp?idNews=2117&idSM=116 "Deux histoires d'amour à savourer"] by Betty Achard, "Madame Magazine", October 2003, retrieved October 5, 2006] including Japanese, his wife's native language. He will be running for theBloc Québécois in the next Canadian federal election, in the riding ofLongueuil—Pierre-Boucher [ [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080303/CPPRESSE/80303001/6730/CPACTUALITES Mario Girard : Jean Dorion pourrait se joindre au Bloc | La Presse | Cyberpresse ] ]Biography
Starting in the 1960s, several years before the adoption of the
Charter of the French Language , Dorion was a vocal advocate of French language rights. He worked in theGovernment of Quebec [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20060912/CPARTS/609120682 "Intégration des immigrants : la Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste s'inquiète des intentions du gouvernement Charest"] , press release, CNW Telbec, June 8, 2003, retrieved October 2, 2006] , first as political attaché for Minister of ImmigrationJacques Couture , and later as Chief of Cabinet of MinisterGérald Godin when he held the responsibility of the application of theCharter of the French Language . [ [http://www.csn.qc.ca/forcedesmots/Forcedesmots13p8-9.pdf#search=%22%22Jean%20Dorion%22%20femme%22 "Une descente lente, mais inexorable"] , "La force des mots", n.13, March 2004, retrieved October 5, 2006]He was President of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal from 1989 to 1994. Afterwards, he held the role of General Delegate for five and a half years [http://www.madame.ca/madame/client/fr/VotreVie/DetailNouvelle.asp?idNews=2117&idSM=116 "Deux histoires d'amour à savourer"] by Betty Achard, "Madame Magazine", October 2003, retrieved October 5, 2006] at the
General Delegation of Quebec inTokyo . [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20060912/CPARTS/609120682 "Intégration des immigrants : la Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste s'inquiète des intentions du gouvernement Charest"] , Press release, CNW Telbec, June 8, 2003, retrieved October 2, 2006] He was returned to the post of President of the SSJBM in 2003, succeedingGuy Bouthillier .Private life
In August 1989, on a stroll through
Old Montreal , Dorion met Hitomi, aJapan ese tourist looking for directions. She was then living in the American city ofCleveland , completing a doctoral thesis in nursing science. Already proficient in Japanese, he guided her in her native language and charmed her. She learned French and moved to Montreal on June 23, 1990, in time to witness, two days later, one of the biggest and most famousSaint-Jean-Baptiste Day parades in history (after the end of theMeech Lake Accord ). [http://www.madame.ca/madame/client/fr/VotreVie/DetailNouvelle.asp?idNews=2117&idSM=116 "Deux histoires d'amour à savourer"] by Betty Achard, "Madame Magazine", October 2003, retrieved October 5, 2006]They were married on May 4, 1991. Five children were born from this union, each with both a French and Japanese name: Thierry, or Chieri (meaning "house of a thousand blessings"); Marie-France, or Mariko ("child of truth"); Alice, or Asami ("beauty of the morning"); Blanche, or Yukie ("scene of winter"); and Émile, or Emiru ("prosperity"). The children follow Saturday courses to complete their Japanese culture and speak Japanese at home. [http://www.madame.ca/madame/client/fr/VotreVie/DetailNouvelle.asp?idNews=2117&idSM=116 "Deux histoires d'amour à savourer"] by Betty Achard, "Madame Magazine", October 2003, retrieved October 5, 2006]
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See also
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List of Presidents of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal
*Quebec nationalism
*Quebec sovereignty movement
*Politics of Quebec
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