11 Facts About Laurier LaPierre

Laurier L LaPierre was a Canadian Senator, professor, broadcaster, journalist and author.

Laurier LaPierre was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Fluently bilingual, LaPierre was best known for having been co-host with Patrick Watson of the CBC's influential public affairs show This Hour Has Seven Days in the 1960s.

Laurier LaPierre returned to teaching, broadcasting and writing until his appointment to the Senate in June 2001.

Laurier LaPierre was born in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, after which his family moved to Sherbrooke, Quebec, where he completed high school before entering the Paulist Fathers in Baltimore, Maryland, as a novitiate.

Laurier LaPierre received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, Master of Arts and Ph.

Laurier LaPierre taught history at the College of Christ the King, University of Western Ontario ; Loyola College, Montreal ; and McGill University.

Laurier LaPierre had five grandchildren - Paige, Alex, Georgia, Toby and Owen LaPierre.

Laurier LaPierre moved to Ottawa in 1990, continued to work in broadcasting and writing, and lived there until his death, in the later years, with his partner Harvey Slack.

Laurier LaPierre was an activist with EGALE, a lobby group for gay and lesbian rights, after coming out as gay in the late 1980s.

Laurier LaPierre's ashes were scattered off the coast of British Columbia, as his will requested.