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He was born in Sainte-Justine-de-Dorchester, Quebec and studied at the Université St-Louis (in the Canadian province of New Brunswick), the Université de Montréal (in Quebec), and at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France, where he received a doctorate in literature.
From 1994 to 1997, he served as head of the Canada Council. In 1998, he ran as an electoral candidate for the Quebec Liberal Party under Jean Charest, but was not elected.
In 1991, he was made an Officer of the Order of CanadaThe Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Order's motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning "they desire a better country. The Order was created on July 1, 1967, on the country's 100th anniversary, to re. In 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep, Carrier was named Canada's National Librarian.
Also involved in theatre (having served as dramaturge at the Théâtre du Nouveau-Monde ), Carrier has adapted La guerre, yes sir! and Floralie, où es-tu? for the stage. La guerre, yes sir! was produced as a play in 1970. Floralie, où es-tu? was performed by Théâtre du Nouveau-Monde in 1974.
An excerpt from "Le chandail de hockey" ("The Hockey Sweater"), one of Carrier's most famous contes, is reprinted on the back of the Canadian $5 billThe Canadian dollar CAD or C is the unit of currency of Canada. It is divided into 100 cents (¢). History Canada decided to use the dollar instead of a pound sterling system because of the ubiquity of Spanish dollars in North America in the 18th century a. The story, about a young boy who orders a Montreal CanadiensThe Montreal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge le Tricolore les Glorieux la Sainte Flanelle les Habs le Canadien the Flying Frenchmen are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. sweater from the Eaton'sEaton's was once Canada's largest department store retailer. Founded in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an Irish immigrant, in 1869, Eaton's first advertisement read "We propose to sell our goods for CASH ONLY In selling goods, to have only one price. In an era catalogue, but receives a Toronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League team based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded 1917- 1918 Formerly known as Toronto Arenas ( 1917- 1919), Toronto St. Patricks ( 1919- 1926) Arena Air Canada Centre (capacity 19,800) Uniform colours blue, whit jersey instead, is considered by many to be a literary allegoryAn allegory (from Greek αλλος, allos "other", and αγορευειν, agoreuein "to speak in public") is a figurative representation conveying a meaning other than and in ad for the linguistic and cultural tensions between English and French Canadians, and is thus considered one of the most important works of Canadian literature ever written, essential reading for anybody who seeks to understand the complex realities of linguistic and cultural identity in Canada.