An honorary doctorate from UQAC awarded to Philippe Couillard and Fabienne Larouche


Former Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard and producer and author Fabienne Larouche will receive an honorary doctorate from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi on Friday evening.

The institution is organizing an official ceremony to highlight the work of the politician and doctor who adopted the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region.

UQAC also wants to highlight the work of Fabienne Larouche, born in Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean. His television productions weave an accurate and current portrait of Quebec societycan we read in the invitation.

In my environment, it’s public recognition that counts, but university recognition adds to the importance of the work socially. It’s also moving because [ le Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean] it is my native region. It’s a beautiful moment for me todayshe shared on the show Public place.

For his part, Philippe Couillard was very happy to be honored in the region where he was a deputy for the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) in Roberval.

It makes me very happy because it’s not my native region, but it’s my adopted region. I chose to come and live in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean many years ago, before entering politics. I still love the region enormously, that’s why we’re going to stay there, we’ve never left it, in fact, in Saint-Félicien then soon Saint-Prime, if we end up being able to occupy the house, which should be possible very soonhe announced.

Their contribution to the history of Quebec is recognized in the wake of the UQAC graduation ceremony where 1,267 graduates will receive their graduation diplomas.

Celebrations are taking place until Sunday at the Sports Pavilion, where regular activities have been temporarily suspended.

Philippe Couillard in the studio.

Philippe Couillard will soon be a resident of Saint-Prime.

Radio-Canada / Vicky Boutin

A downside from Gilles Imbeau

The awarding of an honorary doctorate to former Prime Minister Philippe Couillard by UQAC would undoubtedly not have had the approval of the Union of Professors of UQAC.

This is the opinion of the president, Gilles Imbeau, who remembers the years of austerity imposed by Philippe Couillard on the universities in 2014. That year, UQAC saw its funding reduced by $4 million.

We weren’t consulted and that’s fine, there are no requirements in relation to that. At the union level, it would be surprising if the union was for Mr. Couillard at that time, especially compared to what happened in the cuts in universities when he was Prime Ministerhe pointed out.

Gilles Imbeau, however, recognizes a good move by Philippe Couillard who would have made sure to save the School of Digital Arts, Animation and Design of the University of Quebec in Chicoutimi (NAD-UQAC). The school located in Montreal was coveted by UQAM, which would have integrated it.

It happened on a plane, he was doing a mission in China with people from UQAC. If it hadn’t been for that, I think that today, the NAD School in Montreal would be attached to UQAM and not to UQAC.he recalled.

Five students celebrate an award.

The “Best Game Prototype” winning team for Homework.

Courtesy of Ubisoft

An award for the NAD-UQAC School

In addition, students from UQAC and NAD-UQAC won top honors in the twelfth Ubisoft university competition.

During this competition, the 184 registered students had 10 weeks to develop a video game prototype.

The UQAC team proposed the game Homework. He allowed them to get their hands on a prize and an $8,000 purse. Another prize of $2000 was won thanks to this game.

Students from a dozen Quebec universities were registered.



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