nationalism

1936: Padlocks and Propaganda & Other Quebec Curios

December 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Duplessis cabinet, 1936. Maurice Duplessis would serve four more terms as Premier of Québec.

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

December 11, 2017 // 1 Comment

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

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

November 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

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]

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]