Mario Roy (1951 – 5 May 2022) was a Canadian journalist and editorialist.[1] He wrote in the newspaper La Presse from 1981 to 2014.
Mario Roy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 5 May 2022 (aged 70–71) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Biography
editRoy was responsible for the Arts et spectacles section of La Presse for several years. In 1991, he published a biography on Gerry Boulet titled Gerry Boulet. Avant de m'en aller, which served as the basis of the 2011 film Gerry directed by Alain DesRochers. He also published a novel in 1997, titled Cité.
Roy became a journalist with La Presse in the 2000s alongside André Pratte and wrote in opposition to the Iraq War while remaining critical of Saddam Hussein. His editorials led to him facing a pie attack.
Roy's politics stood on the centre-right. He was known as an advocate for French-style secularism in Quebec and condemned the use of religious symbols in government, such as the kirpan.
Mario Roy died in Montreal on 5 May 2022, at the age of 71.[2]
Publications
edit- Le Pendu de Chicoutimi (1980)
- Gerry Boulet. Avant de m'en aller (1991)
- Pour en finir avec l'antiaméricanisme (1993)
- Cité (1997)
References
edit- ^ Cantin, Violette (6 May 2022). "Le journaliste Mario Roy n'est plus". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ Krol, Ariane (5 May 2022). "Le journaliste Mario Roy n'est plus". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2022.