- André Pratte
André Pratte (born in 1957 in
Quebec city ,Quebec ,Canada ) is aQuebec journalist and economist. He is the current Editor-in-Chief of theMontreal large-circulation newspaper "La Presse ". In Quebec, he is a notable voice of theQuebec federalist ideology .Biography
During the 1980s, Pratte worked at radio station
CKAC inMontreal . He switched from the airwaves to the written press in 1986. SucceedingAlain Dubuc , he became Editor-in-Chief for "La Presse" in 2001, defending the federalist and fiscallycentre-right political stance of the paper. In 2005, Pratte was among the group who signed the manifesto "For a clear-eyed vision of Quebec ", better known by the French title "Pour un Québec lucide" and critical of the social democratic so-calledQuebec Model . Criticized by some sovereigntists, he has defended his neutrality and has claimed in the book "Aux pays des merveilles" to be a soft-nationalist and have a soft-sovereigntist past (with claims of YES votes in both 1980 and1995 Quebec referendum s).He published a number of books at
VLB éditeur . The first, "Le Syndrome de Pinocchio" discussed a lying "syndrome" in politicians and was the subject of acensure motion from theNational Assembly of Quebec in 1997. He also published a biography of the futurePremier of Quebec Jean Charest under the title "L'Énigme Charest" in 1997, drawing a paradoxical portrait of the man. He would redirect his criticism upon his own journalistic profession in "Les Oiseaux de malheur" in 2000.Pratte edited a book with essays by several prominent Quebecers to better promote federalism in the province. Its title is "Reconquerir le Canada — un nouveau projet pour la nation québécoise", roughly translated as "Reconquering Canada — A New Project for the Quebec Nation".
The authors stated they want Quebec to have a greater role within the federation. Pratte said the province must be better linked with other provinces and that Quebecers must serve on bodies of the federal government. To make progress, Quebecers must change their view of federalism and Canada, and their perception of being a victim, which does not correspond with experience.
The contributors include former federal justice minister
Martin Cauchon , astronaut-cum-federal-LiberalMarc Garneau , and Quebec Intergovernmental Affairs MinisterBenoît Pelletier . [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2007/11/09/qc-prattebook11-9.html]Bibliography
* "Le Syndrome de Pinocchio" (1997)
* "L'Énigme Charest" (1998)
* "Les Oiseaux du malheur" (2000)
* "Le Temps des girouettes" (2003)
* "Aux pays des merveilles: Essai sur les mythes politiques québécois" (2006)External links
* [http://www.vigile.net/auteurs/p/prattea.html Article archive] (1996 to 2004) at
Vigile.net See also
*
Politics of Quebec
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