Pierre MacDonald explained

Pierre MacDonald
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Quebec
Term Start1:1985
Term End1:1989
Predecessor1:John O'Gallagher
Successor1:Sam Elkas
Constituency1:Robert-Baldwin
Party:Quebec Liberal Party
Birth Date:19 June 1936
Birth Place:Quebec City, Quebec

Pierre MacDonald (19 June 1936 – 7 July 2015) was a Quebec politician and the Liberal Party of Quebec Industry Minister under Premier Robert Bourassa's second government.[1] [2] He was the member for the majority non-francophone riding of Robert-Baldwin.[3]

Twelve years after Bill 101 made French Quebec's official language in 1977, MacDonald claimed that Eaton's department store had been staffed by "grosses maudites anglaises" ("damn fat English women") who did not speak French.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Un ex-ministre du gouvernement du Québec, Pierre MacDonald, meurt à 79 ans. 7 July 2015. Huffington Post. French. 10 July 2015.
  2. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/deputes/macdonald-pierre-4271/biographie.html Pierre Macdonald biography
  3. Web site: General information on the provincial electoral divisions - le Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ) . www.electionsquebec.qc.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416182226/http://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/english/provincial/electoral-map/general-information-on-the-provincial-electoral-divisions-2011.php?bsq=413&section=population . 2014-04-16.
  4. Web site: 2018-08-28 . Les grosses maudites anglaises - Les Archives de Radio-Canada . https://web.archive.org/web/20180828013421/http://archives.radio-canada.ca/economie_affaires/consommation/clips/1901/ . 2018-08-28 . 2022-11-05 .