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Fantasia Round Up #1: Niko and Godhead
Two films at Fantasia reviewed. [read on]
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Profit of MDMA: PROPHET OF ECSTASY
The Canadian feature documentary Prophet of Ecstasy, which premiered in Montreal in late May, is now available to stream on CBC Gem. Using a mix of modern interviews, archival photos, and dramatic reenactments co-directors Elias [read on]
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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 Duplessis’ snap election that elected Adélard Godbout and the [read on]
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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 in municipal politics. His first adversary, Médéric Martin, was [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 relative was working [read on]
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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 de Montréal’s survival. The Université de Montréal started out as an [read on]
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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 Poland, breaking the Molotov–Ribbentrop pact that [read on]
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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 had grievances against people he [read on]
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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’ Conservatives collaborated for the 1935 provincial elections, making each electoral district a [read on]
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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 have not one but two politicians—and [read on]
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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 example. Duplessis’ father was a [read on]
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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 Bourassa and was immersed [read on]
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The Priest’s University & Other Quebec Curios
Part one of an ongoing series, a little history of Quebec’s universities. This week: Université Laval. [read on]