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Reed Scowen
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| In office 1978 – 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Bryce Mackasey |
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| Succeeded by | Harold Thuringer |
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| Born | June 13, 1931 Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | businessman |
Reed Scowen (born June 13, 1931 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian author and politician born and living in the province of Quebec.
Scowen graduated from Bishop's University in Quebec's Eastern Townships, and later took a degree in administration from Harvard University.
Scowen was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1978 to 1987, representing the electoral district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. He later acted as an economic adviser to former Premier Robert Bourassa, and as delegate general for Quebec in London and New York.
Scowen was president of anglophone civil rights group Alliance Quebec for one year. He has favored official bilingualism for the City of Montréal.
Publications
- Réflexions sur l'avenir de la langue anglaise au Québec (1979)
- A Different Vision: the English in Quebec in the 1990s (1991)
- Le temps des adieux — Plaidoyer pour un Canada sans le Québec, V.l.B. (1999)
- Time to Say Goodbye: Building a Better Canada Without Quebec (second edition, 2007)
External links
- (French) Reed Scowen
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