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 CNHS - Henri Bourassa - Montréal, Québec Posted by:  Weathervane
N 45° 30.176 W 073° 33.379
18T E 612784 N 5039835
Cette plaque, en hommage à Henri Bourassa, fondateur du journal «Le Devoir», est située sur la rue Saint-Sacrement, à Montréal. This plaque, in tribute to Henri Bourassa, founder of "Le Devoir", is located on rue Saint-Sacrement, in Montréal.
Waymark Code: WMGDG0
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 02/18/2013
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Henri Bourassa
Orateur exceptionnel et écrivain engagé, Henri Bourassa a siégé de longues années à la Chambre des communes comme député de la circonscription de Labelle (1896-1907, 1925-1935) et à l'Assemblée législative du Québec en tant que représentant de Saint-Hyacinthe (1908-1912). Foncièrement indépendant, il s'est éloigné du Parti libéral et de son chef, Wilfrid Laurier, à l'occasion de la guerre des Boers. En 1910, il fonde le quotidien Le Devoir, qu'il dirige jusqu'en 1932. Durant toute sa carrière, il s'est fait le défenseur d'un nationalisme axé sur l'autonomie du Canada et la dualité culturelle du pays.
Henri Bourassa
A noted orator and passionately committed writer, Henri Bourassa for many years represented Labelle in the House of Commons (1896-1907, 1925-1935) and Saint-Hyacinthe in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1908-1912). Fiercely independent, he broke with the Liberal Party and its leader, Wilfrid Laurier, at the time of the Boer War. In 1910 he founded the daily, Le Devoir, of which he was editor-in-chief until 1932. Throughout his whole career he championed a nationalism based on the autonomy and cultural duality of Canada.
Classification: National Historic Person
Province or Territory: Quebec
Location - City name/Town name: Montréal
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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