▁Fort ▁William ▁Colleg iate ▁Institute ▁and ▁earned ▁degrees ▁in ▁literature ▁and ▁history ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁After ▁working ▁in ▁Africa , ▁he ▁established ▁himself ▁in ▁Quebec ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁became ▁director ▁of ▁communic ations ▁for ▁the ▁Saint - Jean - B apt iste ▁Society ▁in ▁Montreal . ▁He ▁founded ▁publishing ▁company ▁Bar aka ▁Books ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Den is ▁V au ge ois ▁and ▁G illes ▁H erman . ▁ ▁Political ▁views ▁▁ ▁Phil pot ▁has ▁called ▁into ▁question ▁the ▁testim ony ▁of ▁Rom éo ▁Dal la ire ▁on ▁the ▁R wand an ▁gen o cide ; ▁his ▁brother ▁is ▁the ▁Montreal ▁lawyer ▁John ▁Phil pot , ▁who ▁represented ▁Jean - Paul ▁Ak ay es u ▁and ▁other ▁defend ants ▁accused ▁of ▁gen o cide ▁and ▁cr imes ▁against ▁human ity ▁at ▁the ▁tri als ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Trib unal ▁for ▁R w anda . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁attack ing ▁the ▁former ▁federal ▁Liberal ▁government ▁over ▁the ▁Option ▁Canada ▁program , ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁enter prise ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁intended ▁to ▁promote ▁federal ism ▁in ▁Quebec ▁and ▁counter ▁the ▁Quebec ▁so vere ig nt y ▁movement . ▁His ▁book ▁O ka : ▁dernier ▁al ib i ▁du ▁Canada ▁anglais ▁anal ys es ▁the ▁O ka ▁Cris is , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁dispute ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁English ▁Canada ▁as