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1934: Paul Gouin & Other Quebec Curios

November 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

Paul Gouin, c. 1945, photographed by Conrad Poirier. Photograph courtesy of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec/P48,S1,P12381

Up-and-coming politician Paul Gouin would also follow in the footsteps of his family. The grandson of Honoré Mercier and the son of Lomer Gouin, the young Paul Gouin would [read on]

1927: The Rise of Duplessis & Other Quebec Curios

November 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

Maurice Duplessis, c. 1938. Photo courtesy of the Bibliothèques et Archives nationales du Québec (P560,S2,D1,P1827-1)

One could say that Maurice Duplessis had politics in his blood. Named after the electoral district of Saint-Maurice, the young Duplessis had his father to look up to as an [read on]

When the Supreme Court fined the Premier & other Quebec curios

December 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

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

Maurice Duplessis, tyrant or liberator? The Quebec premier for 15 years, Duplessis is known as the Premier that was friendly with the Catholic Church and oppressive to trade [read on]

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