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	Andrew Roy Memoir A direct descendent of a fille du roi, the author, after serving in the RCAF, becomes a civil servant in hometown Quebec City. From his position on the Superior Council of Education, he lives the Quiet Revolution. A French Protestant, he fights for Protestant (English-language) education, his dedication evident in this fascinating and lively book of faith, schooling and politics.      If Andrew Roy has symbols in his life they could be well be the Golden Dog and the Wolfe-Montcalm monument. Le Chien d'Or would represent the virtue of patience and his striving to support the underdog; the statue his belief that in spite of difference of faith and politics, the people of Quebec have been and continue to be amazing! ISBN1-896754-39-2 2004 144pp.  $21.95  Order This Book
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A SON OF QUÉBEC — Reviews From the back cover: Above the main entrance of the old Post Office at the top of Mountain Hill is a bas-relief of le Chien d'Or, the Golden Dog. The building was erected in 1688 by Timothée Roussel, from Montpelier in the south of France. Near Montpelier is a villa built in 1561 with exactly the same bas-relief over the door, and the inscription in Old French is the same. Perhaps Roussel had the copy made as a souvenir of his home in France; the image of an animal as protector of the house goes back to ancient Greece. The inscription speaks of the lot of the underdog: I am a dog who gnaws his bone I lie and gnaw it all alone The day will come which is not yet When I'll bite him by whom I'm bit Another landmark in Québec City is a monument to the two generals who fought on the Plains of Abraham in 1759. It is said to be the only statue in the world to commemorate the defeated as well as the victor of a battle. Even though the British won the war, the challenge would be for them and the Québécois to live side by side, respecting the beliefs and culture of each, while trying to make the Province the best possible place for them and their children. Andrew Roy, a direct descendent of a fille du roi, comes from a family of Québécois nuns and priests. In the early 1800s Charles Roy makes the decision to become an Anglican, and the family tree becomes French Protestant. Andrew grows up in the rectory of Holy Trinity Church in Lévis, where his father is the clergyman. After the RCAF, he goes into teaching and eventually returns to Québec City to work in English Protestant Education at the Provincial level. As a member of the Superior Council of Education, he is able to understand and observe the Quiet Revolution from within, and to do his best for Québec schools in the ever-changing times. If Andrew Roy has symbols on his life-shield they could well be the Golden Dog and the Wolfe-Montcalm monument. Le Chien d'Or would represent his striving to support the underdog and the virtue of patience; the statue his belief that in spite of differences of faith and politics, the people of Québec have been and continue to be amazing!