Alain Dubuc
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Alain Dubuc is a Canadian journalist from Montreal, Quebec and an economist. He is a columnist for Montreal's La Presse, Quebec City's Le Soleil and five other dailies in Quebec. He is a notable advocate of center-right fiscal politics and the Quebec federalist ideology.
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[edit] Biography
Alain Dubuc is the son of journalist Carl Dubuc. He earned a French baccalaureat at Collège Stanislas, a Roman Catholic private school and the most elite institution of its kind in Quebec. He went on to earn a master's degree in economics at the Université de Montréal. From 1973 to 1976, he was researcher in econometrics for the Université de Montréal. In 1976, he became a La Presse columnist specialized in economics. From 1985 to 1988, he also hosted the weekly television show Questions d'argent on Radio-Québec (now Télé-Québec) on economics and personal finances. Dubuc was named Editor-in-Chief of La Presse in 1988. In 2001, this title was passed unto André Pratte. On that year, he became president and editor of Le Soleil, a post he held until 2004. He has published in Time Magazine regarding the sovereigntist Parti Québécois.
[edit] Works
- As Simple as Economics (1987)
- A Dialogue on Democracy in Canada (2002, with John Ralston Saul)
- Éloge de la richesse (2006)
[edit] Awards
- National Business Award for Editorials from the Toronto Press Club and the Royal Bank of Canada (1982)
- Award for articles on energy from the Canadian Petroleum Association and the Calgary Press Club (1983)
- Journalism Award from the Quebec Foundation for Economic Education (1983)
- Great Montrealer of the Future in the Field of Journalism (1984)
- Annual Award for Economic Education from the Quebec Employers Council (1985)
- National Newspaper Award for editorial commentary (1999, 2000, and finalist in 2001)
[edit] References
- Alain Dubuc biography from the Government of Canada
- Alain Dubuc biography from La Mémoire du Québec
