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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“@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
Jean-Pierre Proulx wrote report Laicite et religions (1999) leading to complete secularization of public schools in #Quebec (Ryan opposed)

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 6:54:31 PM
Proulx points out Claude Ryan differed on some points but shared belief in equality+respect for others; both believed in pluralism #quebec

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 7:00:41 PM
The next session is the last @mcgillu Claude Ryan symposium with such a strong religious focus (entitled Ryan & Catholic Social Thought)

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 8:54:47 PM
Then the rest of the Claude Ryan Symposium will focus on politics

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 8:55:48 PM
Great Claude Ryan anecdote of his 1st time teaching @mcgillu he arrives with a new 500-page manuscript in 39 chapters (one for each lecture)

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 9:06:06 PM
Claude Ryan insisted on putting his home number on course syllabus, opted for multiple classes so he could spend more time with students

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 9:07:38 PM
Turns out Claude Ryan turned down invitation from pope to discuss theology for several days at Papal Palace because he had promised to teach

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 9:10:15 PM
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
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
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
Claude Ryan saw his contribution to #Quebec thought greater than premiers of his day; & scholars of Catholic Church writing on that subject

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 9:25:38 PM
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
The @mcgillu Symposium on the Legacy of Claude Ryan is about to reconvene

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:21:40 PM
To recap, Claude Ryan was brought up Catholic & went on to write on theology & church issue and never severed those roots

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:27:35 PM
In 20s-30s Claude Ryan translated this Catholic faith into a liberalism that could be compared to the British Tories' noblesse oblige

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:30:42 PM
Claude Ryan saw liberalism as a form of Catholic doctrine & why they had built schools & hospitals & could do same in modern #Quebec

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:35:37 PM
This put Claude Ryan at battle early with Trudeau who wanted west-liberalism & felt Catholic Church was conservative influence in #Quebec

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:38:47 PM
Tomorrow how Claude Ryan & Pierre Trudeau's early opposition led to fights on federalism, charter and even how to win the referendum

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:41:01 PM
Tonight the @mcgillu symposium on the legacy of Claude Ryan (this the 10th anniversary of day of his death) will hear from @ThomasMulcair

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:43:11 PM
Interestingly @ThomasMulcair is not doing a keynote speaking, he is sharing the stage with @MNAgeoffkelley and Ryan's son Patrice

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:48:29 PM
Former Claude Ryan staffer @MNAgeoffkelley is recounting Ryan's work ethic, challenging staff on footnotes in documents

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:51:12 PM
In testament to Ryan on legislation @MNAgeoffkelley tries to joke with @ThomasMulcair "we know problems with poor drafting" #crickets

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:55:00 PM
Claude Ryan's only deadline when it came to media releases was La Press & Le Devoir (if we missed TV & radio so be it) - @MNAgeoffkelley

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/13/2014 11:56:38 PM
The choice of @ThomasMulcair to be only part of a panel now makes sense as he recounts anecdotes (absent policy) about Claude Ryan

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 12:08:25 AM
John Parisella is currently laying out the role of the Liberal Party of Quebec #lpq as the only vehicle for renewal and federalism #qcpoli

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:07:13 PM
Parisella describes the #plq of this period of being a powerhouse of ideas and personalities (though same could be said of #PQ & #LPC )

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:08:49 PM
Claude Ryan's primary character was integrity - Parisella

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:09:40 PM
Bourassa was cautious, Claude Ryan was the conscience of the party and thus had the most influence in the #PLQ of any minister - Parisella

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:11:17 PM
Claude Ryan and Bourassa were on the same page when it came to constitutional issues - Parisella

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:14:31 PM
Parisella, to great applause, identifies Claude Ryan as someone who took leadership reluctantly and altruistically

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:18:49 PM
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
Claude Ryan endorsed Conservative Bob Stanfield over #LPC Pierre Trudeau in part because the former had humility

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:25:35 PM
But Claude Ryan and Pierre Trudeau had different visions and, in the end, Ryan had little or no influence on Trudeau

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:27:03 PM
Claude Ryan believed in collective p

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:27:51 PM
Communitarianism to Ryan was the way for Quebec maintain its distinctiveness: majority determining their goals with respect for the minority

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:29:58 PM
Marcil notes larger than life politicians that dominated Quebec during this era Levesque, Bourassa, Trudeau: Ryan's personality was contrast

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:36:14 PM
Under Ryan #PLQ did not believe in scientific polling, instead had each riding association report the mood in riding (result flawed results)

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:38:54 PM
LIVE BLOG: ow.ly/tAG0Y > Insight and updates from @BruceMHicks on #Quebec politician Claude Ryan @McGillu @ideefederale #qcpoli

by 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
Even in political life, Claude Ryan remained a journalist, wanting to rely on the written word rather than oral debate

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:48:14 PM
Being a word scribe in an electronic era made him less effective than Trudeau, Bourassa or Levesque with public, in #PLQ he influenced ideas

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:50:26 PM
The next session @mcgillu 's symposium on legacy of Claude Ryan is on him as a public intellectual in a media world #qcpoli

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 3:52:26 PM
Format for Mulroney & Charest talk is to be informal reminiscences of Claude Ryan http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bgc2dekCAAAwMEB.jpg

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 5:17:09 PM
People are now seated and hearing words about @ideefederale one of the event's sponsors http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bgc41sAIYAAaHLh.jpg

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 5:27:33 PM
Standing ovation for Mulroney & Charest as they enter room (except for journos like @DMacpGaz on right of photo) http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bgc5edYCAAAC05I.jpg

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 5:30:19 PM
Head table with Mulroney & Charest being introduced including current #PLQ leader @phcouillard #pqpoli http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bgc6FCfIgAECQRm.jpg

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 5:32:57 PM
Students & camera people (front) scammed all media seats so journos like @DMacpGaz (back) don't get lunch http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bgc7LUuCUAAiwsY.jpg

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 5:37:45 PM
Mulroney makes allegation that Trudeau & Lalonde were behind rumour Claude Ryan intended to overthrow Bourassa government during Oct crisis

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 7:01:31 PM
The symposium had already heard evidence that this was not the case nor was it Ryan's plan - Mulroney should have attended entire conference

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 7:03:08 PM
So the conference ends with Brian Mulroney being bitterly partisan after multiple speakers trued to make it non-partisan

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 7:04:19 PM
I'll be on @Global_Montreal this evening around 5:45 for a brief discussion with @jorchardglobal about the legacy of Claude Ryan #qcpoli

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 7:14:47 PM
Scrum with @phcouillard outside of @mcgillu 's conference on the legacy of Claude Ryan http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgdUJIoIUAEjDg4.jpg

by Bruce M. Hicks via twitter 2/14/2014 7:26:50 PM

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