The Canadian Unity Council is a non-profit organization whose mission is the promotion of Canadian Unity and the current federal institutions.

The CUC started as the "Canada Committee" in 1964, in the middle of Quebec's Quiet Revolution. The period corresponds to the rise of both the Quebec independence movement and the demands for reform by Quebec federalists. Jean Lesage, Daniel Johnson Sr. ...

The election of the Parti Québécois in 1976 gave the impulse for a coalition strategy, which included all federalist parties. Funded by the Government of Canada, the CUC published numerous pro-Canada studies advertizing the merits of Canadian federalism.

In 1996, the Centre for Research and Information on Canada (CRIC) was created to assist in the CUC's mission to promote the federal government's view of what federal Canada is.

Board of Directors

2005

Chairman of the Board The Honourable Bob Rae, P.C., O.C., Q.C., LL.D. Partner Goodmans LLP Toronto, ON

Vice-Chairman Mr. George N. Addy Senior Partner Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Toronto, ON

Vice-Chairman Mr. Gilbert G. Dalton, C.A. Executive Vice-President & C.F.O. Baine Johnston Corporation St. John's, NL

Secretary Mr. Ronald Bilodeau Vice-President, East Canadian Pacific Railway Montreal, QC

President & Chief Executive Officer Mr. Michel Desjardins The Canadian Unity Council Montreal, QC

External links

• Website of the Canadian Unity Council
• History of the CUC by the CUC
• The Centre for Research and Information on Canada's Portal