Education
Born in Jonquière, Quebec, he obtained his master"s degree in sociology from Université Laval in 1968 and later obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in history from the University of Paris in 1971.
Born in Jonquière, Quebec, he obtained his master"s degree in sociology from Université Laval in 1968 and later obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in history from the University of Paris in 1971.
Gérard Bouchard had authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited 26 books, and published 230 papers in scientific journals as of 2005. Bouchard is the younger brother of Lucien Bouchard, Premier of Quebec from 1996 to 2001. In 2007, he was appointed along with Charles Taylor to chair a provincial government inquiry into "reasonable accommodation".
1971 – He begins teaching at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi.
1972 – He founds the BALSAC project, which aims to construct a population database covering the whole of Quebec. 1976 – He founds the Société de recherches sur les populations (SOREP), which became the Institut interuniversitaire de recherche sur les populations (IREP) in 1994.
Population, économie, famille au Saguenay, 1838–1971. 1999 – His work Louisiana Nation québécoise au futur et au passé is published.
2001 – He receives an honorary doctorate from McGill University.
2002 – His first fictional work, Mistouk, is published. A second novel entitled Pikauba followed in 2005. 2003 – His work Les Deux Chanoines – Contradiction et ambivalence dans la pensée de Lionel Groulx is published.
2004 – His work Louisiana pensée impuissante.
Échecs et mythes nationaux canadiens-français, 1850–1960 is published. 2006 – He receives an honorary doctorate from the Université de Moncton.
February 2007 – He is named co-chair, along with philosopher Charles Taylor, of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission, a one-year Quebec commission to examine the issue of "reasonable accommodation" for minorities in the province.
Royal Society of Canada.