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Concerning politics, he writes: “Am independent in politics, 
prejudiced against all conservative and reactionary policies.” 
He is a member of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo. 
Avila Bédard 
Business address, Parliament Buildings, Quebec, Canada 
Residence, 574% St. John Street, Quebec, Canada 
Jaseph Avila Bédard was born June 6, 1884, in Sainte Anne de la 
Pérade, Quebec, the son of Timothée Misaél Bédard, a hardware dealer, 
and Mathilde (Jobin) Bédard. His father’s ancestors came from the 
parish of Saint Sulpice, Paris, France, in 1666 and settled in Quebec; his 
mother’s came from Normandy, France. He has one brother, Lucien 
Bédard, and eight sisters: Bernadette, Marie Louise, Caroline, Emélie, 
Juliette, Lucienne, Cécile and Anna-Marie Bédard. 
He was prepared at the primary and commercial schools of Quebec, 
took the classical course at the Seminary of Quebec, where he remained 
until he was nineteen years of age, and in 1905 graduated from Laval 
University, Quebec, with the degree of B.A. 
He was married July 5, 1908, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Cesc to Miss 
Albertine Saint-Denis of Montreal, Canada, daughter of Felix Saint- 
Denis and Emélie (Jobin) Saint-Denis. They have two daughters: 
Marcelle Bédard, born November 2, 1909, and Marguerite Bédard, born 
December 29, 1911. 
Since July, 1907, Bédard has been assistant chief forest engi- 
neer in the provincial government of Quebec. He is also pro- 
fessor of silviculture at the Quebec Forest School, Laval 
University, which position he has held since 1910. He writes: 
“All my practical forestry work was done in the province of 
Quebec on crown lands forests and in northern New Brunswick 
on private estates. Went to France and Switzerland during the 
winter of 1911 to study forestry. Followed the practical works 
carried out in the Vosges forests (France), together with the 
professors and students at Nancy (Ecole des Eaux et Foréts).” 
He is a member of the Roman Catholic church. He is a mem- 
ber of the Canadian Forestry Association and of the Société 
de Géographie de Quebec. 
He has published newspaper articles on forestry and colonization in 
Action Sociale; reports in the Minister of Lands and Forests’ annual 
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