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Charest salutes "moment of grace" for Quebec's five living ex-premiers

Canadian Press Article online since June 18th 2008, 23:00
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Quebec Premier Jean Charest, right, and Parti Quebecois Leader Paulline Marois look away after a quick chat. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
QUEBEC - Quebec's five living ex-premiers were honoured together in a ceremony at the national assembly on Thursday.
Pierre Marc Johnson, Jacques Parizeau, Lucien Bouchard and Bernard Landry, who all led the province as Parti Quebecois premiers, were accompanied by Liberal Daniel Johnson in receiving the Ordre national du Quebec.
Premier Jean Charest gave the five ex-politicians their medals as part of the celebrations surrounding Quebec City's 400th anniversary.
"It's great to see them speak so highly of the time they were in office years after they left," Charest told reporters. "It's a moment of grace."
Bouchard acknowledged he missed elements of political life and encouraged others to get involved.
"Getting involved politically is more necessary than ever," he said. "I'm thinking particularly of young people, who have every reason take part in the decisions that will shape their destiny."
Pierre Marc Johnson had a brief stint as premier in 1985 after Rene Levesque's resignation, while his brother Daniel was premier in 1994.
Parizeau held the province's top political job between 1994 and 1996 and was succeeded by Bouchard (1996-2001) and Landry (2001-2003).
Levesque and ex-Liberal premier Robert Bourassa were honoured with the award posthumously on Wednesday.
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