1954-6: Duplessis Decides to Tax Everybody & Other Quebec Curios
It’s officially tax time in Canada, and you might be wondering why residents of Québec must fill out two income tax forms. Surprisingly, this is one of Maurice [read on]
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1952: Radio-Canada and the Young Lévesque & Other Quebec Curios
September 1952 marked a leap in Canadian media: Radio-Canada marked its first television broadcast. Its English counterpart, the CBC, broadcasting days after Radio-Canada’s [read on]
1949: Asbestos in the Air & Other Quebec Curios
Well into his third term as Premier, Maurice Duplessis‘ campaign to electrify the countryside was going well, while his operation that imprisoned hundreds of thousands [read on]
1945-8: Duplessis’ Countryside Controversies & Other Quebec Curios
Maurice Duplessis, back in power after a stunning election, was once again at the very top of the provincial politics pecking order. Many things had changed as he sat as the [read on]
1944: The End of Godbout & Other Quebec Curios
The 1944 election saw old and new brought together. The first provincial election in which women could vote and where there were not only one but two new political parties [read on]
1943: Montreal and the Atomic Bomb & Other Quebec Curios
The race to create an atomic bomb started shortly after World War II began, with the United States spearheading the Manhattan Project. The USSR, acting on intelligence that [read on]
1941: Godbout and Conscription & Other Quebec Curios
The issue of conscription, an issue that was almost inherent in the consciousness of many French Canadians, had brought along many consequences: in recent memory, Maurice [read on]
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]