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Blais (township)
Blais is a surname, and may refer to: * André Blais (born 1947), Canadian political scientist * André-Albert Blais (1842–1919), Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of Rimouski * Aristide Blais (1875–1964), Canadian physician and senator * Chris Blais (born 1981), US rally racing rider * Craig Blais (born 1978), US educator, author, poet * Dean Blais (born 1951), US ice hockey coach * Dominique Blais (floruit, fl. 1990s-present), Canadian musician * François Blais (Member of Parliament) (1875–1949), Canadian politician * François Blais (MNA) (fl. 2010s-present), Canadian politician * François Blais (writer) (1973–2022), Canadian writer * Giorgio Blais (born 1935), Italian general * Isabelle Blais (born 1975), Canadian actress and singer * Jean-Jacques Blais (born 1940), former Canadian politician * Jean-Pierre Blais (born ca. 1960), Canadian public servant * Joline Blais (b. 1960), US educator, author * Jon Blais (1971–2007), US triathlete * Louis Blais (1755–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Blais
André Blais (born 24 January 1947) is a Canadian political scientist who is a professor in the department of political science at the University of Montreal. At this university, he holds the University Research Chair in Electoral Studies, and formerly held two Tier I Canada Research Chairs in Electoral Studies there. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a former president of the Canadian Political Science Association The Canadian Political Science Association (french: Association canadienne de science politique) is an organization of political scientists in Canada. It is a bilingual organization and publishes the bilingual journal ''Canadian Journal of Politic ..., and a former chair of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems. Selected works * * * References External linksFaculty page* 1947 births Living people Université Laval alumni Canadian political scientists Academic staff of the Université de Montréal Canada Research Chairs Fellows of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Blais
Louis Blais (January 7, 1755 – May 15, 1838) was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Hertford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1800 to 1804. He was born in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, the son of Michel Blais and Marie-Françoise Lizotte. Blais was a captain in the militia, later reaching the rank of major. He did not run for reelection to the assembly in 1804. He was married twice: first to Marie-Gabriel Roy, the sister of Étienne-Ferréol Roy Étienne-Ferréol Roy (1771 – November 22, 1852) was a seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Hertford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1820. He was born in Beaumont, the son of seigneur Jose ..., in 1781 and then to Marie-Anne Bossé in 1786. Blais died in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud at the age of 83. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blais, Louis 1755 births 1838 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Blais
Samuel "Sammy" Blais (born June 17, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the sixth round, 176th overall, in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. He played junior ice hockey with Trois-Rivières Estacades and Lévis Commandeurs in the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League (QMAAA) before entering the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He split his time between the Commandeurs and the Victoriaville Tigres before being selected 176th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Blais spent three seasons in the QMJHL, the latter portion with the Charlottetown Islanders, before making his professional debut with the Chicago Wolves during the 2016–17 season. Carrying his scoring touch from juniors, Blais helped the Wolves reach the postseason in his rookie year before eventually making his NHL debut on October 14, 2017. During his early years with the Blues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Blais (geological Engineer)
Roger A. Blais, (February 4, 1926 – September 25, 2009) was a Canadian geological engineer and academic. He helped develop a number of prospecting and exploration technologies. Born in Shawinigan, Quebec, he graduated from Université Laval and from the University of Toronto. In 1970, he was appointed a professor in economic geology and the first director of research at École Polytechnique de Montréal. He was the father of two children. Honours In 1975 he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Bancroft Award. In 1984 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 2002. In 1995 he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. In 1997, he was awarded the Government of Quebec's Prix Armand-Frappier. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and of the Engineering Institute of Canada The Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) (French: l'Institut canadien des ingénieurs; ICI) is a federation of fourteen engineering societies bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Blais
Richard Blais (born February 12, 1972) is an American chef, television personality, restaurateur and author. He appeared on the reality show cooking show ''Top Chef'', and is known for his take on classic American cuisine. Blais was the runner-up for the fourth season of ''Top Chef'' and returned several seasons later to win '' Top Chef: All-Stars''. Education and early career Blais was born in Uniondale, New York. He was adopted by his stepfather in the second grade. In 1982 as a pitcher for his "Franks Pizza" Little League team, Richard came in to pitch the final playoff game of the season with his team down by 2 runs. He managed to no hit the mighty "Sunocco" team for the next 5 innings as his squad scored 3 runs to win the game. Blais' first cooking job was in a McDonald's on Long Island, where he learned the basics of working in a kitchen. Coming from a humble beginnings, Blais dreamed of reinventing himself as a sophisticated Manhattanite. After moving on to a couple of up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raynald Blais
Raynald Blais (born January 5, 1954 in Port-Daniel, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. He represented the district Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Bloc Québécois. He was first elected in 2004, but ran in the 2000 Canadian federal election in the riding of Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok and lost to Georges Farrah of the Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada (french: Parti libéral du Canada, region=CA) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia' .... Blais had 15,532 votes. Blais is a former journalist and political assistant. External links * How'd They Vote?: Raynald Blais' voting history and quotes 1954 births Bloc Québécois MPs French Quebecers Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Blais
Pierre Blais (born December 30, 1948) is a Canadian jurist and former politician and Cabinet minister. He also served as the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal until his retirement in June 2014. On May 1, 2015, Blais was appointed as chairman of the Security Intelligence Review Committee by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, replacing Interim Chair Deborah Grey who was stepping down from the Committee. The SIRC was dissolved on July 19, 2019, with the creation of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency. Blais served as a member of the NSIRA until his term expired on May 1, 2020. Education Blais holds both a BA (1968) and an LLL (1976) from Laval University. Political career Blais entered the House of Commons of Canada as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bellechasse, Quebec through the 1984 election. In 1987, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney appointed Blais to Cabinet as Minister of State for agriculture. Two years later, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Blais
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Narcisse Blais
Narcisse Blais (February 13, 1814 – May 18, 1888) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bagot in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal member. He was born in Pointe-aux Trembles, Lower Canada, the son of Gabriel Blais and Marie Beaudry. In 1837, he married Adélaïde Châtillon. Blais was defeated by Antoine Casavant when he ran for reelection in 1881. He died in Saint-Pie Saint-Pie is a city in the Montérégie region of southwest Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 5,438. The former parish municipality of Saint-Pie was amalgamated into the City of Saint-Pie on February 28, 2003. Demograph ... at the age of 75. References * 1812 births 1888 deaths Quebec Liberal Party MNAs {{Liberal-Quebec-MNA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Blais
Michel Blais (Blay) ( – 5 September 1783) was a Canadian born militia Captain and a co-seigneur. The son of Pierre Blais and Françoise Baudoin, Blais was a landowner in a seigneury of Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud. In 1741, he married Marie-Françoise Lizot. He was the father of Louis Blais who also was actively involved in the militia. Although Blais remained loyal to the British government, in January 1776, he announced at the local church that a Pierre Ayotte Pierre Ayotte was a French-Canadian soldier and fur trader who served with American revolutionary foreces during the American Revolutionary War. Ayotte, who was an inhabitant of Kamouraska, was just as devoted to the revolutionary cause as other Q ... was recruiting for the American side; it was later said that no one showed up. In March of that year, Blais' house became the headquarters for the royalist advance guard. The house was attacked by the Americans in what was to be known as the Battle of Saint-Pier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Claude Blais
Marie-Claude Blais is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Moncton North as a member of the Progressive Conservatives from 2010 to 2014.Chris Collins Victorious in Moncton Centre The wave, 23 September 2014 Blais is a graduate in law from the and the , and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Claire Blais
Marie-Claire Blais (5 October 1939 – 30 November 2021) was a Canadian writer, novelist, poet, and playwright from the province of Québec. In a career spanning seventy years, she wrote novels, plays, collections of poetry and fiction, newspaper articles, radio dramas, and scripts for television. She was a four-time recipient of the Governor General’s literary prize for French-Canadian literature, and was also a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship for creative arts. Some of her works included ''La Belle Bête'' (1959)'', The Manuscripts of Pauline Archange'' (1968)'', Deaf to the City'' (1979), and a ten-volume series ''Soifs'' written between 1995 and 2018. Early life Blais was born on 5 October 1939 into a blue collar family in Québec, the daughter of Fernando and Véronique (Nolin) Blais. She was the eldest in a family of five children. She studied at a convent school, but had to interrupt her education at the age of 15 to seek employment as a clerk and later as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
