2023-05-18 01:18:45
The historian Frédéric Bastien, who was notably a candidate for the leadership of the Parti Québécois (PQ), died at the age of 53. The announcement was made on his Facebook page on Tuesday evening by one of his collaborators and friends.
The Journal of Montreal, where he kept a column, indicated that his death was confirmed in the evening by his spouse, Marie-Ève Lépine. The couple have three children, aged 11, 13 and 15.
Frédéric Bastien was, among other things, a history professor at Dawson College. Holder of a doctorate in history and international politics from the Graduate Institute of International Studies, he was the author of several books, including The Battle of Londonwho received the Richard-Arès prize in 2013.
Mr. Bastien finished fourth in the 2020 PQ leadership race, which pitted him once morest Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, Sylvain Gaudreault and Guy Nantel. His former adversaries also reacted quickly to the announcement of his death.
“Frédéric was a lifelong activist who gave a large part of his life to the cause of Quebec. He is survived by his wife and three children. My thoughts are with them and the Parti Québécois offers them our full support,” wrote PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. on Twitter.
Comedian Guy Nantel said he was in shock. “We talked many times during the PQ leadership race. Discussions often full-bodied, but always very rewarding. A whole man with a sharp mind, entirely devoted to Quebec,” he testified. in a chirp.
The leader of the Bloc Québécois, Yves-François Blanchet, also offered his condolences on Twitter. “I don’t know what to say. I think of his relatives. Sadness. Want it or not, I’m thinking of all of us. I think of Don Quixote who was going to break down the mills of hypocrisy for Quebec, his nation. Without fear. »
Mr. Bastien had also received the Patriote of the Year 2013 prize, awarded by the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society, as well as the Condorcet-Dessaulles prize, from the Mouvement laïque québécois, in 2021.
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