1940-44: Camillien Houde & Other Quebec Curios
Camillien Houde, at one-time part of the provincial Conservative Party and a collaborator with Maurice Duplessis, found provincial politics boring and decided to try his hand [read on]
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1940: Votes for Women & Other Quebec Curios
Shortly before the end of World War I, certain groups of women were able to vote in federal elections, on the condition that they were working for the military or a male [read on]
1939: Duplessis and Godbout Rescue UdeM & Other Quebec Curios
Despite Maurice Duplessis and Adélard Godbout’s many disagreements, the two governments indirectly worked towards the same goal in the late 1930s: ensuring the Université [read on]
1939: The Return of Godbout & Other Quebec Curios
The world continued marching on. As Maurice Duplessis fought his way to the top, Adolf Hitler had gained control over Germany and in September of 1939, Nazi forces invaded [read on]
1936: Padlocks and Propaganda & Other Quebec Curios
Maurice Duplessis sat at the forefront of the Legislative Assembly by the time he was in his mid-forties; Québec was virtually at his command. His memory was long, and he [read on]
1936: The Fall of Gouin & Other Quebec Curios
Paul Gouin and Maurice Duplessis’ collaboration would last less than a year. Gouin, the leader of the newly-created Action libérale nationale and Duplessis’ [read on]
1934: Paul Gouin & Other Quebec Curios
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
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]
1918: Lionel Groulx & Other Quebec Curios
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]
Book of the Month Club: Vimy: The Battle and the Legend by Tim Cook
Stories of the Canadian participation in foreign wars go back to the days when parts of Canada were part of French territory, but it is the contemporary story of the [read on]
1910: The First Bourassa & Other Quebec Curios
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]
1900: Desjardins & Other Quebec Curios
Many people stop by their local Caisse Desjardin to do their banking, but did you know that there was a man behind the name? Alphonse Desjardins (not to be confused with [read on]
1899: The Boer War & Other Quebec Curios
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]
Germans & Jews: Reconciling Germany’s Past
Janina Quint’s documentary is a thought-provoking look at how Jewish and German people view their past, together.
1884: La Presse & Other Quebec Curios
Founded in 1884 by William-Edmond Blumhart, La Presse’s ideology at the beginnings of its publication was to be an independent newspaper. Independence, however, was [read on]
1880: Residential Schools & Other Quebec Curios
The story of residential schools is first and foremost a tragic one. Initially considered by both the Canadian government and leaders of the Plains Nations as something that [read on]
1878: Honoré Beaugrand & Other Quebec Curios
Not only the terminus of East End’s green line, Honoré Beaugrand was a person with quite the interesting life. A lifelong traveller and politician, Beaugrand’s family [read on]
1874: The Montreal Stock Exchange & Other Quebec Curios
The game of speculation and the idea of putting things on risk at the chance of reaping great rewards have been central to the financiers of yesterday and today. The [read on]
1869: The Montreal Star & Other Quebec Curios
A chance partnership at The Montreal Gazette of two men sparked the idea of a satirical magazine that eventually paved the way for the popular anglophone newspapers that [read on]
1868: D’Arcy McGee & Other Quebec Curios
How did an Irishman become one of the Fathers of Confederation? The story begins, oddly enough, with a young man living in the United States. Thomas D’Arcy McGee originally [read on]