About the Author

Jean-Louis Roy is president of various cultural organizations, including the International Partnership and the Centre de la francophonie in the Americas, Jean-Louis Roy was director of Le Devoir from 1981 to 1986 before being appointed Québec's Delegate General in Paris, a post he held until 1990. from 1990 to 1998 he was Secretary General of the Agence de la Francophonie in Paris. He is the author of many literary works of creation, history and international political analysis including Ontario in Transition and the Future of French. Jean-Louis Roy is currently a visiting researcher at the Public Law Research Centre of the University of Montreal (CRDP). He lives in Montreal.