Yves Taschereau
Yves Taschereau (11 March 1943 – 10 October 2020) was a Canadian writer and journalist. Biography. Writer. A graduate of the Université de Montréal, Taschereau submitted his master's thesis on Jacques Ferron, titled "Le Médecin et la médecine dans l’œuvre de Jacques Ferron", and published by Éditions de l'Homme under the title "Le Portuna : La Médecine dans l’œuvre de Jacques Ferron". It was said that his essay " brings something new: for medicine constitutes, in Jacques Ferron's work, a constant which illuminates the inner world of the novelist and the storyteller - a sort of partial key which allows  an approximate deciphering of its deep message". That same year, he contributed to a special issue of the magazine "Études françaises" on Réjean Ducharme with an article titled "Le Vrai Nez qui voque". In 1976, he co-signed a book on singer Diane Dufresne, portraying her as a Quebec diva. He wrote "Comme dit Confucius", a collection of humorous maxims which he created for the television host Patrice L'Écuyer on the program "Les Détecteurs de mensonges". In addition to his literary writings, he published a book in 1978 on philately titled "Collectionner les timbres". Journalist. Taschereau directed a medium-length  documentary on Jacques Ferron titled "Jacques Ferron, qui êtes-vous ?". The documentary featured an exclusive interview with Ferron and discussed his medical practices and writer career while living in Gaspésie. Taschereau was a prolific journalist in Quebec in the 1980s. He contributed to the French language edition of "Maclean's" magazine, which subsequently became "L'actualité". He also contributed to the magazine "Croc" and the newspaper "Châtelaine". He was the French editor of Air Canada's "En route" magazine. He also wrote texts for the satirical comic strip "Les Ravibreurs", inspired by the history of the Lavigueur family and published in  Croc. He would receive three National Magazine Awards for articles published in "L'actualité". In addition to his journalistic career, Yaschereau worked as a music columnist for the television channel CFTM-DT. He invented the concept for the game show "Détecteurs de mensonges" and "Squelettes dans le placard". He was also the co-designer for "Piment Fort". He also wrote a number of humorous television shows for children, such as "Le Club des 100 Watts", "Watatatow", and "Un gars, une fille". Yves Taschereau died in Montreal on 10 October 2020 at the age of 77.