Guy Fournier
Guy Fournier, CM is a Quebec author, playwright, and screenwriter. He was the creator of the well-known Quebec sitcom Two's a Crowd. From 8 September 2005 to 19 September 2006 he was chairman of the board of directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Early life
Guy Fournier was born on 23 July 1931 in Waterloo, Quebec. He is the twin brother of Claude Fournier. They were the eldest two of six children.Career
Fournier was a writer on the TV show D'Iberville in the 1960s. He was the creator of the well-known 1970s Quebec sitcom Two's a Crowd ; he later said this was the series he worked on that he was proudest of. He also created the television series in the 1980s. He also wrote for several children's shows. He has written several books, and has also worked in filmmaking and communications, including as a journalist. He was awarded the Order of Canada on April 30, 1992.From 8 September 2005 to 19 September 2006 he was chairman of the board of directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, succeeding Carole Taylor and acting chairman Robert Rabinovitch. In May 2006, he attracted a number of complaints after an appearance on the Quebec television show Tout le monde en parle in which he stated that at his age he enjoyed defecation more than sexual intercourse. In September 2006, Fournier penned a piece for the Quebec magazine 7 jours in which he sought to make a point about treatment of homosexuals in Lebanon, which included the line "In Lebanon, the law makes it possible for men to have sexual intercourse with animals as long as they are females. To do the same thing with male animals could lead to the death penalty." He apologized but this did not halt the criticsm. On 19 September 2006, following these statements, Fournier resigned from his position as CBC chairman, which was accepted by Heritages Minister Bev Oda. Independent MP André Arthur was the only MP to denounce his resignation, and defended him, saying the response to Fournier's statements was a "sign of the immaturity of Canadian society", and Fournier had been treated unfairly.
As of 2020, he wrote a twice weekly column of opinions for Le Journal de Montréal and Le Journal de Québec. He is on the board of the Canada Media Fund. In 2020, he was seeking to write an autobiography, which he had struggled to finish for years. He finally finished and published it in 2023 as Jamais deux sans toi.