Guy Laforest

After earning his Master's degree and Ph.D. in political science at McGill University, Guy Laforest worked two years at the University of Calgary as a lecturer and post-doctoral fellow, before teaching for 29 years (1988-2017) at Université Laval. From 2017 to 2022, he held the position of Director General of the École nationale d'administration publique. He is widely recognized as a leading expert on constitutional and referendum issues in Canada. One of his main focuses has been to offer a critical interpretation of Canadian federalism and Quebec's place in this government system, from the standpoint of political philosophy and intellectual history. Professor Laforest also conducted extensive research on two major political-intellectual figures, Pierre-Elliot Trudeau and Charles Taylor. Multilingual, he has taught in Belgium, Spain, Austria and the United States. He is also deeply committed to the advancement of research, and has helped organize some thirty symposia while directing t