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October 15 Montréal A slate of […]

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1980-10-15

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October 15 Montréal A slate of progressive candidates backed by the coalition Montréal Plus was able to gain control of the executive committee of the Corporation de la fête nationale. Jean-Michel Lagacé, a Montréal gay activist, was subsequently named president of the Corporation, which was in charge of organizing the celebrations for Québec's national holiday (June 24).

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Montreal

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Jean-Michel Lagacé

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Corporation de la fête nationale

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"Party Boy," Body Politic, no. 69 (1980–81), p. 19.Daniel Gravel, "Bilan de la Fête nationale 1980," Le Berdache, no. 19 (1981), p. 8"La fête du 24 juin est maintenant entre les mains des citoyens," Le Berdache, no. 15 (1980), p. 6