Guy Bouthillier taught political science at the Universite de Montreal for thirty years. He holds a law degree from McGill University and a PhD from the Sorbonne (Paris). edouard Cloutier is honorary professor of political science at the Universite de Montreal. He holds a PhD from the University of Rochester. edouard Cloutier is a former co-editor of the Canadian Political Science Review and former president of the Societe quebecoise de science politique.