Michel C. Auger

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Michel C. Auger is a Canadian journalist. He is a political columnist for Le Soleil, though until April 2006 he worked for Le Journal de Montréal.http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-65251594.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/08/international/americas/08canada.html?_r=1|title = 2 Leading Canadians Squabble in Scandal Shaking Liberal Party|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 8 February 2005|last1 = Krauss|first1 = Clifford}}

He is also the former president of the Fédération professionelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ).

Auger began his journalistic career in the newspaper Le Jour.{{cite web |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/premiere/emissions/metier-journaliste/segments/entrevue/126157/michel-c-auger-metier-journaliste |title=Démonter la mécanique de la politique : la passion de Michel C. Auger |accessdate=2020-05-26}}

He has been a teacher of journalism in Africa.{{when|date=June 2015}}{{where|date=June 2015}}

He is a political analyst often called upon by the TVA and LCN television networks (owned by the Quebecor media conglomerate, like Le Journal de Montréal).{{cite web |url=http://lcn.canoe.ca/artsetspectacles/general/archives/2006/11/20061112-104720.html |title=Patrick Lagacé s'en va à La Presse |accessdate=2010-02-21 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120713022228/http://lcn.canoe.ca/artsetspectacles/general/archives/2006/11/20061112-104720.html |archivedate=2012-07-13 }} He took part every week in the programme Indicatif présent on Première Chaîne for the segment called "Vindicatif Présent", until the departure of host Marie-France Bazzo that put an end to the legendary show in 2006.

From Fall 2013 to Spring 2015, he appeared on CBF-FM, Ici Radio-Canada Première's flagship station in Montreal, as host of the daily drive-time afternoon program Le 15-18."La première chaîne de Radio-Canada dévoile sa programmation d’automne". Info-Culture, August 15, 2013. As of Fall 2015, he is the host of Première's nationwide midday news and discussion program, Midi Info; he is still heard on Le 15-18 as that program's political commentator.

He is the author of a book entitled "25 mythes à déboulonner en politique québécoise”, which examines the relationship between Quebecers and the French language.{{cite web |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4153994/michel-c-auger-examines-myths-about-quebec-language-politics/ |title=Michel C Auger examines "Myths" about Quebec language, politics |accessdate=2020-05-26}}