Chantal Hebert

Topics

Presentations

French Kiss: Stephen Harper's Blind Date with Quebec
Hebert explores how the Conservatives won the 2006 election by taking ten seats in Quebec, and how they must turn this one-night stand into a long-term relationship.

National Affairs: Politics from Coast to Coast
Hebert looks at what's making news across the country and examines how political developments are impacting Canadians from coast to coast.

Summary Profile

Chantal Hébert brings a truly distinct voice to the discussion of current events - that of a francophone living in English Canada.

Now fluently bilingual, Hébert relocated to Toronto from Québec as a youngster. She spoke no English at that time and learned about the challenges of living in a country with two official languages - a relationship that is central to Canada's history and continues to influence politics and government policy.

Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer for the Toronto Star based on Parliament Hill, as well as a guest columnist with the Montreal daily Le Devoir and a member of the CBC's The National's weekly At Issue panel. She blogs on the website of the French-language magazine L'Actualité.

Hébert is a regular participant in other television and radio current affairs shows in French and in English. Prior to taking her position, Hébert worked as the Montreal correspondent for the Toronto Star from February 1999 to September of the same year. She started her career in 1975 in Toronto working for Radio-Canada television news.

She has served as parliamentary bureau chief for La Presse and Le Devoir as well as a parliamentary radio correspondent for Radio-Canada. Hébert is the 2005 recipient of APEX's Public Service Citation as well as the 2006 recipient of the Hyman Solomon award for excellence in journalism and public policy. Hébert penned her first book, French Kiss: Stephen Harper's Blind Date with Quebec, published by Knopf Canada in Feburary 2007.

Hébert is Canada's foremost commentator with first-hand knowledge of the dynamics that shape much of the decisions and policies on Parliament Hill.

Client Testimonials:

"Chantal Hébert . . .may be the country's most consistently insightful analyst of federal politics, especially as it plays in Quebec."

Maclean's

"Everyone LOVED Chantal...she definitely was a success and was always named in the top two presenters of the Conference when we were asking people about their personal highlight of the event."

Canadian Bar Association

"You provided a high powered and thought-provoking keynote address that got many delegates thinking about the recent federal election and the political landscape in Canada.  As professionals working to advance the cause of education in Canada it was very valuable to get your thoughts on where education stood on the political agenda."

Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE)