Prix Condorcet
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Prix Condorcet was instituted in 1993 by the Mouvement laïque québécois
to honour a public personality who had worked for the defense of secularity
and freedom of thought
. The name honours the Marquis de Condorcet
, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment
and one of the writers of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
.
Mouvement laïque québécois
The Mouvement laïque québécois or Quebec Secular Movement is a non-profit organisation whose goal is to defend and promote freedom of conscience, separation of church and state, and secularisation of public institutions....
to honour a public personality who had worked for the defense of secularity
Secularity
Secularity is the state of being separate from religion.For instance, eating and bathing may be regarded as examples of secular activities, because there may not be anything inherently religious about them...
and freedom of thought
Freedom of thought
Freedom of thought is the freedom of an individual to hold or consider a fact, viewpoint, or thought, independent of others' viewpoints....
. The name honours the Marquis de Condorcet
Marquis de Condorcet
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet , known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist whose Condorcet method in voting tally selects the candidate who would beat each of the other candidates in a run-off election...
, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an elite cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe that sought to mobilize the power of reason in order to reform society and advance knowledge. It promoted intellectual interchange and opposed intolerance and abuses in church and state...
and one of the writers of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a fundamental document of the French Revolution, defining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal. Influenced by the doctrine of "natural right", the rights of man are held to be universal: valid...
.
- 1993: Micheline Trudel, voluntary.
- 1994: Henry MorgentalerHenry MorgentalerHenry Morgentaler, CM is a Canadian physician and prominent pro-choice advocate who has fought numerous legal battles for that cause.-Early life:...
, defender of the right to abortion in Canada. - 1995: Centrale des syndicats du QuébecCentrale des syndicats du QuébecThe Centrale des syndicats du Québec , or CSQ, is the third most important trade union in Quebec, Canada, according to membership....
, trade union of teachers. - 1996: Louise LaurinLouise LaurinLouise Laurin is an educator and activist in Quebec. She is a prominent supporter of both secular education and Quebec sovereignty.-Educator:...
, founder of the Coalition for the deconfessionnalisation of the school system. - 1997: Institut canadien de MontréalInstitut canadien de MontréalThe Institut canadien de Montréal was founded on 17 December 1844, by a group of 200 young liberal professionals in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Institute was a public library and debating room for the literary and scientific society, which would later come into conflict with the Roman Catholic...
, liberal and anticlerical organization (1844-1880). - 1998: All signatories of Refus GlobalRefus GlobalLe Refus global, or Total Refusal, was an anti-establishment and anti-religious manifesto released on August 9, 1948 in Montreal by a group of sixteen young Québécois artists and intellectuals that included Paul-Émile Borduas and Jean-Paul Riopelle....
. - 1999: Duplessis OrphansDuplessis OrphansThe Duplessis Orphans were the victims of a scheme in which several thousand orphaned children were falsely certified as mentally ill by the government of the province of Quebec, Canada, and confined to psychiatric institutions.-Overview:...
Association. - 2000: Jacques HébertJacques HébertJacques René Hébert was a French journalist, and the founder and editor of the extreme radical newspaper Le Père Duchesne during the French Revolution...
, senator and humanist of secularity. - 2001: Pierre BourgaultPierre BourgaultPierre Bourgault was a French Canadian politician and essayist of Breton origin, as well as an actor and journalist from Quebec, Canada. He is most famous as a public speaker who advocated sovereignty for Quebec from Canada.- Profile :Bourgault was born in East Angus in the Estrie region of Quebec...
, founder of Rassemblement pour l'Indépendance NationaleRassemblement pour l'indépendance nationaleThe Rassemblement pour l'Indépendance Nationale was a political organization dedicated to the promotion of Quebec national independence from Canada.-History:...
and free-thinker. - 2002: Jacques GodboutJacques GodboutJacques Godbout, CQ is a Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet. By his own admission a bit of a dabbler , Godbout has become one of the most important writers of his generation, with a major influence on post-1960 Quebec intellectual life.-Biography:Born in...
and Jacques Mackay, former presidents of the Mouvement laïque de langue Française (MLF). - 2003: Janette Bertrand, playwright. http://www.mlq.qc.ca/3_condorcet/condorcet_2003_en.html
- 2004: Rodrigue TremblayRodrigue TremblayRodrigue Tremblay is a Canadian-born economist, humanist and political figure. He taught economics at the Université de Montréal. He specializes in macroeconomics, international trade and finance, and public finance. He is a prolific author of books in economics and politics.- Biography :Born in...
, economist, politician and humanist. - 2005: Paul BéginPaul BéginPaul Bégin is a former Quebec politician and Cabinet Minister. Member of the Parti Québecois, he served as the province's Justice Minister from 1994 to 1997 and from 2001 to 2002....
, deputy and republican partisan. - 2006: Daniel Baril, journalist and anthropologist, founder member and former president of the MLQ.
- 2007: Yolande Geadah, essayist, public debater over immigration and religious issues.