A peculiar custom of Quebecers is to give nicknames to their politicians (and some personalities), quite especially their Premiers. Those of Premiers are often affectionate but little noble (unless noted in the following list).
Surname probably originating from political cartoons, drawn before his taking power, mentioning the name and portraying him as a cowboy.
Robert Bourassa ( 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January- 19761976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 12 UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is s and 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor- 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an): Boubou.
Also inspired the term " Boubou MacoutesLes Boubou Macoutes was the popular nickname of special inspectors who knocked on doors of suspected welfare cheats in Quebec during the second government of Premier Robert Bourassa, in the 1990s. Origins of the expression # The Tonton Macoutes The secret".
René LévesqueRene Levesque ( August 24, 1922 November 1, 1987), was a reporter, a minister of the government of the Canadian province of Quebec ( 1960 1966), the founder of the Parti Quebecois political party, and Prime Minister of Quebec ( November 25, 1976 October 3 ( 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led- 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor): Ti-Poil ("Lil' Hair").
A reminder of his often ruffling comb-over.
Jacques ParizeauJacques Parizeau (born August 9, 1930) is an economist and noted Quebec sovereigntist who served as Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from September 26, 1994 to January 28, 1996). Biography Parizeau, graduated with a doctorate from the London Sch ( 1994- 1995): Monsieur ("Sir").
Positive and relatively "noble" referral to his famous aristocratic pride and assurance. A documentary named Monsieur was released in 2003 about Jacques Parizeau.
Patapouf or Patapouf Premier ("Patapouf the First").
The name was rumoured to be a nickname given by Charest's wife, something he denied. It became popular from the derision campaign of Destituons Patapouf! , an operation of disgruntled citizens who spread a petition from 2003 to 2004 to have Charest recalled, not unlike California governor Gray Davis. The word is an archetypal name for a clown in Quebec French. Patapouf Premier is a sarcastic variant that paints Charest as a farcical, despotic monarch. It is used mockingly.
Le Frisé ("Curly").
Referring to his famous curls, relatively long for curly hair. It is negative. A humorous, mocking song from irony rocker Mononc' Serge , about the man, is entitled "Le Frisé".
Le p'tit Saint-Jean-Baptiste ("Lil' Saint John the Baptist").
The Saint-Jean-Baptiste parades of first half of the 20th century usually featured a curly boy representing Saint John the Baptist. It is therefore another mocking of Charest's hairstyle. This could also refer to Charest's birthdate, which is June 24, the same day as the Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
