Laure Waridel
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| Born |
Laure Waridel January 10, 1973 Chesalles-sur-Oron, near Vevey, Switzerland |
| Citizenship | Canada |
| Alma mater |
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, McGill University, University of Victoria, Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Known for | Her public activity, Bourse Laure Waridel |
| Spouse(s) | Bruce W. Johnston |
Laure Waridel, CM (born January 10, 1973) is a social activist, a writer, an environmentalist, and a radio and TV commentator.
Laure Waridel was born in Switzerland, in the village of Chesalles-sur-Oron just north of Lake Geneva in the Canton of Vaud. She has three sisters and a brother. When she was two, their new home was a dairy farm in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Quebec, in the Montérégie region. It was not long before Laure became aware of the shift towards industrial farming methods and the vulnerability of farm producers. As a young girl, she worked at a local organic farm, the Cadet Roussel farm in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Quebec. She lives in Montreal and is the mother of 2 children, Colin and Alphée. She is married to Bruce Johnston.
From 1990 to 1992, Waridel studied social sciences at the Cégep Lionel-Groulx. Subsequently, she earned a degree in sociology and international development from McGill University. She completed her university studies with a communications certificate from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a Master's degree in law and environmental studies from the University of Victoria in British Columbia. Waridel earned a doctorate degree at the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.
After the Earth Summit (1992) in Rio, Waridel became one of the founders of Équiterre, a non-profit organisation based in Montreal and dedicated to promoting ecological and socially responsible choices through action, education and research. It focuses on four issues: fair trade, ecological agriculture, energy efficiency, sustainable transportation, energy conservation, and ecological and socially just choices.
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