Bio

JEAN-SÉBASTIEN MARIER was born and raised on the South Shore of Montreal, QC. He is currently pursuing a Master of Journalism degree at Carleton University. Jean-Sébastien holds an Attestation of College Studies in Community Development and Cross-cultural Relations from Cégep Marie-Victorin, as well as an Honours Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, and a Certificate in Law and Social Thought from York University.

Jean-Sébastien Marier

In 2003, Jean-Sébastien produced a citizen-based documentary on the World Forestry Congress for the National Film Board of Canada’s Parole Citoyenne web portal. The following year, he was recruited by Canada World Youth to take part in its first Journalism and Human Rights program. During this time, he wrote articles and co-directed two short documentaries on the Quebec students’ movement, and child trafficking in Benin, West Africa. In 2005-2006, he spent six months in Cuenca, Ecuador, working at the local health ministry as an IT volunteer for Netcorps Canada International.

In addition to these overseas exchanges, Jean-Sébastien has travelled to the United States, France, Italy, Switzerland, Cuba, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Colombia. He is fluent in English, French and Spanish. In his spare time, he enjoys biking, reading, photography and rock climbing.

Jean-Sébastien has worked as a media consultant with various organizations such as the Rights & Democracy Network, the 8goals.ca Campaign, and Carleton University. His journalistic work has been published in La Presse, the Ottawa Citizen, and various student newspapers in Quebec and Ontario. Jean-Sébastien also did an internship at The Gazette (Montreal) last December.

In recent years, Jean-Sébastien has worked as a team leader for York University’s goSAFE Student Safety Services. He is also a certified Emergency First Responder and is a volunteer for the Carleton University Student Emergency Response Team.