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Gérard Filion
Gérard Filion (August 18, 1909 - March 27, 2005) was a Canadian businessman and journalist.
Born in L'Isle Verte, Quebec , he received a Bachelor of Arts from Laval University in 1931 and a diploma in 1934 from École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal. From 1935 until 1947 he worked for the l'Union catholique des cultivateurs, a group representing farmers. From 1947 until 1963 he was the publisher of Le Devoir, a French-language newspaper published in Montreal. He was one of the most vocal critics of Maurice Duplessis's government.
In 1970 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 1989 he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
He was married to Françoise Servêtre and had nine children.
References
- "Gérard Filion, influential publisher who fought Duplessis, dies." CBC. Accessed on April 12, 2005.
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