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Catherine Mercier

Catherine Mercier is a Canadian journalist and television host from Quebec.

Updated September 12, 20261 min readCited sources

Catherine Mercier is a Canadian journalist and television host from Quebec, best known for hosting Radio-Canada's *La semaine verte* and for her former role as correspondent and bureau chief in Beijing.

What she is known for

Mercier has hosted and reported for *La semaine verte*, Radio-Canada's long-running television magazine on agriculture and the environment, since 2013. Before that, she served as the public broadcaster's correspondent and bureau chief in Beijing from around 2010 to 2013, and covered the United Nations in New York from 2008 to 2010.

Why it matters

As a Canadian public broadcaster, Mercier's international postings and national role on *La semaine verte* place her at the intersection of Canadian media, environmental reporting, and French-language journalism. Her work is seen nationwide on Radio-Canada, making her a relevant figure for audiences interested in Canadian broadcasting.

Key details

Born in 1978 in Rimouski, Quebec, Mercier received the Raymond-Charette prize in 2023 from Quebec's Ministry of the French Language for promoting quality French. She is recognized for contributing to public broadcasting in Canada, particularly through environmental and agricultural coverage.

In short

  • Catherine Mercier is a Quebec journalist and host of *La semaine verte* since 2013.
  • She was Radio-Canada and CBC's bureau chief in Beijing from 2010/2011 to 2013.
  • She covered the United Nations in New York from 2008 to 2010.
  • She won the Raymond-Charette prize in 2023 for promoting quality French.
Canadian angle

She is a Canadian public broadcaster whose work has been seen nationally on Radio-Canada, making her relevant to Canadian media and French-language journalism.

Quick questions

Who is Catherine Mercier?
She is a Quebec journalist and television host known for *La semaine verte* on Radio-Canada.
What award did Catherine Mercier receive?
She received the Raymond-Charette prize in 2023 for promoting quality French in broadcasting.
Did Catherine Mercier work in China?
Yes. She was Radio-Canada and CBC’s correspondent and bureau chief in Beijing from around 2010 to 2013.

Sources

  1. French Wikipediahttps://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Mercier
    Supports: Birth year and place; journalist/host identity; Beijing posting and career overview.
  2. Radio-Canadahttps://ici.radio-canada.ca/profil/20139/catherine-mercier
    Supports: Host of La semaine verte; New York and Beijing assignments; Raymond-Charette prize.
  3. Radio-Canadahttps://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/la-semaine-verte/site/credits/1/catherine-mercier
    Supports: La semaine verte hosting role; Beijing and New York assignments.
  4. Université Lavalhttps://www.fmed.ulaval.ca/faculte-et-reseau/direction-et-gouvernance/catherine-mercier
    Supports: This appears to describe a different Catherine Mercier, professor and vice-dean, so it should not be used for this journalist.