MONTREAL – A longtime Quebec journalist is in critical condition after a car accident this morning in Montreal.
Normand Lester – probably best known for his controversial collection of essays “The Black Book of English Canada” – slammed into a stopped vehicle at a red light at around 9:30 am.
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Police say the 67-year-old may have suffered a heart attack.
Lester was a reporter for many years with CBC’s French service before writing “The Black Book” in 2001.
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The essays denounced English Canda’s treatment of Quebec.
Lester has since worked as a TV commentator and newspaper columnist for other media outlets.
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