Quebec bids farewell to Guy Rocher, the last pillar of Quiet Revolution

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The state funeral of eminent sociologist Guy Rocher will be held today. He was also one of the architects of Bill 101 on French as the official language of Quebec, adopted by the government of René Lévesque in 1977. Over the course of his long career, he published numerous books and articles that have become benchmarks in sociology, including the essential “Introduction to General Sociology,” published in 1969. “I want to pay tribute to the memory of the architect of the Charter of the French Language, an intellectual giant, a remarkable man, a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec: Guy Rocher. It is no different today.” “The French language, our shared values, and our culture are always at risk.