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1956: Bourassa Departs and Duplessis Marches On & Other Quebec Curios

May 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

Maurice Duplessis, circa 1930. Credit: Library and Archives Canada / C-031052

In 1956, while the big movers and shakers of the next generation such as Jean Lesage and René Lévesque were already in politics or moving towards that goal, Robert [read on]

1918: Lionel Groulx & Other Quebec Curios

November 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

Lionel Groulx’s political and social thought came from his work and his upbringing. An historian and a priest, as well as a writer, Groulx grew up in the shadow of Henri [read on]

1910: The First Bourassa & Other Quebec Curios

November 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

Henri Bourassa, 1909, photographed by B. J. Hebert. Photo credit: British Library. Accession no: HS85/10/20553

Henri Bourassa’s lineage bears some mention: the Bourassa household was able to trace their ancestry back on both sides all the way back to the first settlers in New [read on]

1899: The Boer War & Other Quebec Curios

October 28, 2017 // 0 Comments

Also known as the South African War, the cause of the Second Boer War’s beginnings depends on who you ask and when. For the British and the English-speaking Canadians of [read on]

Book of the Month Club: La politique dans la peau by John Parisella

January 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

Part autobiography, part memoir, John Parisella’s latest book takes a retrospective look about Quebec politics from the 1970s to the 1990s.

Hoop Jumping for the Olympics & Other Quebec Curios

March 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

Montreal's Olympic Stadium, designed by Roger Taillibert for the 1976 event. Photo credit: Tolivero/Wikimedia Commons.

The Olympic Stadium: a giant, donut-shaped building. That’s about it, right? In a word, non. Envisioned by French architect Roger Taillibert, featuring a retractable roof [read on]

The Quebec Easter Rising & Other Quebec curios

March 12, 2015 // 0 Comments

La Presse's front page the day after the Quebec riots. Photo courtesy the McCord Museum.

Exploring the Conscription Crisis and its aftermath on French Canada.

Robert Bourassa, Associate Professor & Other Quebec Curios

January 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

Robert Bourassa (detail). Credit: Andrew Danson/Library and Archives Canada

Examining the role of controversial federalist/separatist Robert Bourassa in Quebec politics, as well as his time spent as a professor between 1976-1983.