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4 unusual facts about Le Devoir


Asbestos Strike

The lead reporter for Le Devoir was Gérard Pelletier, who was deeply sympathetic to the cause of the workers.

Henri Bourassa Boulevard

The street is renamed after Henri Bourassa (1868–1952), a Quebec nationalist politician, and founder of the Montreal newspaper Le Devoir.

Le Devoir

In 1993 and 1994, following a redesign by Lucie Lacava, a Montreal based design consultant, the Society for News Design called Le Devoir the world's most beautiful newspaper.

Vianney Décarie

A Le Devoir editorial criticized the university for not recognizing Pierre Trudeau's value; after Décarie complained to the rector of the university, Trudeau was hired.


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Chantal Hébert

After Radio-Canada appointed Hébert to cover federal politics on Parliament Hill, she worked as bureau chief for Montreal's Le Devoir and La Presse.

Esther Delisle

The book was strongly critical of the nationalist historian Lionel Groulx and the newspaper Le Devoir.

French Kiss: Stephen Harper’s Blind Date with Quebec

French Kiss: Stephen Harper’s Blind Date with Quebec is a non-fiction book written by Chantal Hébert, a Canadian writer and columnist for the Toronto Star and Le Devoir, first published by Knopf Canada in April 2007.

Graham Fraser

During his career as a journalist, Fraser wrote for Maclean's, The Globe and Mail, The Montreal Gazette, The Toronto Star and Le Devoir.


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Michael D. Behiels

Thanks to this book's success, he is still considered to be a major authority on the thought of former Le Devoir editor André Laurendeau.