Brother of Cardinal Paul-Émile Léger, Jules Léger was born on April 4th in St-Anicet, a town located in the province of Québec. Following a successful diplomatic career, Jules Léger was appointed as Governor General of Canada on January 14th 1974. Within six months of his appointment, the honourable Jules Léger would be felled by a cerebral-vascular accident which would deny him use of his voice. With the help of his wife, Gabrielle, and his speech therapist, Véronique Le Chevalier (who later became associated with Centre Jules-Léger), Jules Léger was able to regain his ability to speak following a long and often difficult period of rehabilitation. It is without doubt due to his infallible determination that Jules Léger was able to resume his official functions in December of 1974. The courage and determination shown by Jules Léger in his efforts to re-establish communications with his family and community made of him a role model for others, who like himself, must struggle everyday to maintain functional communications within their community, and society as a whole. It is for these reasons, that in 1979, in his honour, Centre Jules-Léger was designated the name of our institution and dedicated to the teaching of communications in its many varied forms, be they spoken, read, written, signed or brailled.