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    Gérard-Charles-Édouard Thériault

    Gérard-Charles-Édouard Thériault, military officer (b at Gaspé, Qué 5 June 1932; d at Victoria, BC 13 Oct 1998).

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    Gérard Côté

    A few weeks later, he won his first race. It was held between the towns of Ste-Madeleine and St-Hyacinthe. In early 1932, he registered for his first snowshoe race.

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    Gérard Dagenais

    Gérard Dagenais, pseudonym of Albert Pascal; journalist and grammarian (b at Montréal 1913 - d there 1981). Dagenais, a colourful personality and scrupulous observer closely involved with the literary circle of his time, studied law but quickly abandoned it for journalism.

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    Gérard Delage

    Gérard Delage, QC, CM, Quebec lawyer, artist, journalist, writer, manager, comedian, gastronome, oenologist and unionist (born 27 September 1912 in Nominingue, Quebec; died 24 May 1991 in Westmount, Quebec). A lawyer by training, Gérard Delage is known to the general public as a journalist, scriptwriter and host on Quebec radio and television. His writings, public lectures, management skills and involvement in various associations have contributed significantly to the development of Quebec's culinary arts, hospitality and tourism sectors.

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    Gérard Dion

    Gérard Dion, priest, sociologist, professor (b at Ste-Cécile de Frontenac, Qué 5 Dec 1912; d at Québec C 6 Nov 1990). After receiving his BA at the Collège de Lévis in 1935, Dion completed a degree in theology at Laval in 1939 and was ordained a priest.

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    Gérard Filion

    Gérard Filion, newspaper publisher (born 18 August 1909 in L’Île Verte, QC; died 26 March 2005 in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC). He was the publisher of Le Devoir and an important figure of the French-Canadian nationalism.

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    Gérard Gélinas

    Gérard Gélinas. Bass, b Montreal 11 Apr 1907, d there 2 Mar 1965. Gérard Gélinas placed second among 300 competitors in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions of the Air in 1937. He toured New England and Louisiana with a troupe from the Metropolitan Opera.

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    Gerard Kantarjian

    Kantarjian, Gerard. Violinist, teacher, b Cairo, of Armenian parents, 1 Oct 1931, naturalized US 1964. A pupil of Adolph Menashes in Cairo and Váša Příhoda in Italy, he toured at 17 in Italy and Switzerland.

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    Gérard La Forest

    Gérard Vincent Joseph La Forest, CC, FRSC, KC, justice of the Supreme Court of Canada 1985–97, justice of the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick 1981–85, civil servant, university professor, lawyer, author, (born 1 April 1926 in Grand Falls, NB; died 12 June 2025 in Fredericton, NB). Gérard La Forest was a legal scholar who taught at five universities. He served as assistant deputy attorney general and with the Law Reform Commission of Canada and the Canadian Bar Association. He was also a justice with the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick and the Supreme Court of Canada. La Forest was influential in recommending such legal changes as patriating the Constitution, creating a new charter of rights, and re-evaluating federal-provincial power sharing. He also made a significant contribution in cases related to the environment. He received numerous honorary degrees and was a Companion of the Order of Canada.

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    Gérard Lamarche

    Gérard.Lamarche Administrator, producer, b Montreal 27 Sep 1918, d there 3 September 1999. He studied voice with Salvator Issaurel, winning a first prize in the baritone category at the 1938 Festival-concours de musique du Québec.

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    Gérard Parizeau

    Gérard Parizeau, underwriter (b at Montréal 16 Dec 1899; d at St Lambert, Qué 25 Jan 1994).

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    Gérard Pelletier

    Gérard Pelletier, journalist, labour and social activist, politician, diplomat (born at Victoriaville, Quebec 21 June 1919; died at Montreal 22 June 1997). Pelletier is well known for his reporting of Quebec’s  Asbestos Strike for Le Devoir. In English, Pelletier is often referred to as one of the "Three Wise Men" of Quebec who entered federal politics in 1965, along with labor leader Jean Marchand and law professor Pierre Trudeau, to counter the rise of Quebec separatism.

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    Gérard Pelletier (Obituary)

    In the late 1940s, Marc Lalonde was a young university student in Montreal, trying to plan his life. For advice, he went to Gérard Pelletier, then a reporter with the newspaper Le Devoir and a man known as a socially concerned intellectual.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on July 7, 1997

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    Gérard Picard

    Gérard Picard, labour leader, (born at Stratford-Centre, Qué 27 May 1907, died at Montréal, 19 Jun 1980). After completing a law degree at Laval, he was a journalist for L'Événement and L'Action catholique in Québec City during the early 1930s.

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    Gérard Poirier

    Gérard Poirier, OC, O.Q., television and film actor, theatre actor, teacher (born 4 February 1930 in Montreal, Quebec; died 19 December 2021 in Montreal). Poirier played over a hundred different roles over 60 years. He stood out for his excellent enunciation, impeccable French, elegance and for the accuracy of his portrayals. He was also a spokesperson for the Office québécois de la langue française.

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