Live blog: Claude Ryan's legacy
Professor Bruce Hicks, BMO Visiting Fellow at the Glendon School for Public and International Affairs at York University, is live blogging from the event.
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Read an hommage to Claude Ryan written by NDP leader Thomas Mulcair here (in French):
La méthode de Monsieur Ryan
Le DevoirMon premier souvenir de Claude Ryan remonte à la fin des années 1960. Mon père,... -
French newspaper La Presse published an opinion piece asking what Quebec politician Claude Ryan might have thought of the Parti Quebecois' proposed charter of values:
Charte des valeurs : qu'en penserait Claude Ryan? | Olivier Marcil | Votre opinion
La PresseCeux qui ont connu ou lu Claude Ryan se rappelleront qu'il aimait expliquer l'ambivalence historique des Québécois par la présence dans notre société, depuis le XIXe... -
Starting at 1pm today I will be tweeting from @McGillU 's symposium on former #PLQ leader Claude Ryan, follow it here and @Global_Montrealby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 4:51:02 PM -
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“@BruceMHicks : "Claude Ryan would have opposed #Bill60 " #Chartedesvaleurs - Spencer Boudreau” Most certainly & with elegant prose!by 67Capt_Canuck via twitter retweeted by BruceMHicks 2/13/2014 6:44:39 PM -
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Then the rest of the Claude Ryan Symposium will focus on politicsby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 8:55:48 PM
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Claude Ryan insisted on putting his home number on course syllabus, opted for multiple classes so he could spend more time with studentsby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 9:07:38 PM
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Turns out Claude Ryan turned down invitation from pope to discuss theology for several days at Papal Palace because he had promised to teachby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 9:10:15 PM
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Now a biographer of Claude Ryan saying when he reviewed papers they came organized with annotations (a blessing & curse for his task)by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 9:13:01 PM
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There are 138 meters of Claude Ryan papers in the archives (more than combined archived papers of three premiers he crossed-swords)by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 9:15:44 PM
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Claude Ryan was first and foremost a public intellectual more than he was a politician - Michael Gauvreau (McMaster University)by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 9:17:29 PM
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Musical interlude as we wait for people to take their seats to hear @thomasmulcair http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgY_6QGIQAAZ3So.jpg
by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:19:57 PM -
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To recap, Claude Ryan was brought up Catholic & went on to write on theology & church issue and never severed those rootsby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:27:35 PM
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In 20s-30s Claude Ryan translated this Catholic faith into a liberalism that could be compared to the British Tories' noblesse obligeby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:30:42 PM
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Tomorrow how Claude Ryan & Pierre Trudeau's early opposition led to fights on federalism, charter and even how to win the referendumby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:41:01 PM
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Tonight the @mcgillu symposium on the legacy of Claude Ryan (this the 10th anniversary of day of his death) will hear from @ThomasMulcairby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:43:11 PM
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Interestingly @ThomasMulcair is not doing a keynote speaking, he is sharing the stage with @MNAgeoffkelley and Ryan's son Patriceby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:48:29 PM
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Former Claude Ryan staffer @MNAgeoffkelley is recounting Ryan's work ethic, challenging staff on footnotes in documentsby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:51:12 PM
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In testament to Ryan on legislation @MNAgeoffkelley tries to joke with @ThomasMulcair "we know problems with poor drafting" #cricketsby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:55:00 PM
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Claude Ryan's only deadline when it came to media releases was La Press & Le Devoir (if we missed TV & radio so be it) - @MNAgeoffkelleyby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:56:38 PM
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The choice of @ThomasMulcair to be only part of a panel now makes sense as he recounts anecdotes (absent policy) about Claude Ryanby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 12:08:25 AM
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Claude Ryan's primary character was integrity - Parisellaby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:09:40 PM
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Claude Ryan and Bourassa were on the same page when it came to constitutional issues - Parisellaby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:14:31 PM
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Parisella, to great applause, identifies Claude Ryan as someone who took leadership reluctantly and altruisticallyby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:18:49 PM
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Claude Ryan was a man of words, he would have never understood twitter given that some of his sentences were 140 WORDS long.by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:22:42 PM
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But Claude Ryan and Pierre Trudeau had different visions and, in the end, Ryan had little or no influence on Trudeauby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:27:03 PM
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Claude Ryan believed in collective pby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:27:51 PM
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Communitarianism to Ryan was the way for Quebec maintain its distinctiveness: majority determining their goals with respect for the minorityby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:29:58 PM
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Marcil notes larger than life politicians that dominated Quebec during this era Levesque, Bourassa, Trudeau: Ryan's personality was contrastby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:36:14 PM
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LIVE BLOG: ow.ly/tAG0Y > Insight and updates from @BruceMHicks on #Quebec politician Claude Ryan @McGillu @ideefederale #qcpoliby Global Montreal via twitter retweeted by BruceMHicks 2/14/2014 3:39:44 PM -
Claude Ryan changed over time. He was more strident in his first political foray. Later under Bourassa he became willing to compromise.by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:45:57 PM
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Even in political life, Claude Ryan remained a journalist, wanting to rely on the written word rather than oral debateby Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:48:14 PM