1849: The Rebellion Losses Bill & Other Quebec Curios
The effects of the 1837-8 Rebellions when the Canada East and Canada West were still Upper and Lower Canada respectively ran deep, and in some regards, it seemed that some of [read on]
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1848: Responsible Government & Other Quebec Curios
Part of the reason why La Fontaine and his team were successful in obtaining responsible government in 1848 was due to the arrival of Lord Elgin the previous year. La [read on]
1848: Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine & Other Quebec Curios
Papineau’s return to Canada East and subsequent runs for politics did not go unnoticed and while his influence was no longer that of his glory days during the 1830s, he [read on]
1848: The Return of Papineau & Other Quebec Curios
After being granted amnesty in 1845, Louis-Joseph Papineau returned to the Province of Canada but found it changed from the climate that he had left it in. After his flight [read on]
1838: Pied-du-Courant and the Durham Report & Other Quebec Curios
The rebellions in Lower Canada came to its final, bloody end in 1838. With the defeat of the Patriotes in Odelltown, many Patriotes were imprisoned in Pied-du-Courant Prison [read on]
1838: Another Declaration of Independence & Other Quebec Curios
Lower Canada’s own Declaration of Independence was written by Robert Nelson, an ardent Anglophone Patriote. A look at the document makes it clear that it was modelled after [read on]
1837-8: Saint-Eustache & Other Quebec Curios
Violence for the Patriotes had been mentioned as a possible solution by none other than Julie Papineau in her letter to her husband, but only if they were pushed to a point [read on]
1837-8: Saint-Eustache & Other Quebec Curios Copy
Violence for the Patriotes had been mentioned as a possible solution by none other than Julie Papineau in her letter to her husband, but only if they were pushed to a point [read on]
1834: The 92 Resolutions & Other Quebec Curios
The violence of the 1837 Rebellions did not come out of nowhere. Prior to the rebellions by force, there were rebellions through the law. In an attempt to get the British [read on]
1831-32: Papineau and Hart & Other Quebec Curios
Heritage Minutes, a history teacher’s favourite video series, can only go so far into detail in a couple of minutes. While it is not exactly Ezekiel’s Hart mere presence [read on]
1827-1834: Julie Papineau & Other Quebec Curios
The views of the Patriotes on women and the right to vote seemed, in retrospect, contradictory when we look at their stance and the amount of support that women would give [read on]
1826: Papineau & Other Quebec Curios
Mention “Papineau”, and two things might come to mind depending on the context: the man or the metro station. However, contrary to popular belief, despite the influence [read on]