Canada Goes to War

After theSt Louisincident, Lapointe concentrated on the domestic political situation. A federal election would likely take place in 1939, and his job was to deliver Quebec. When Duplessis became premier in 1936, Lapointe had become extremely pessimistic about the federal Liberalsʹ chances in Quebec...

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Published inErnest Lapointe p. 271
Main Author Betcherman, Lita-Rose
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada University of Toronto Press 01.03.2002
Subjects
Armed conflict
Behavioral sciences
Conscription
Executive branch
Federal government structure
Government
Government cabinets
Group identity
Legislative bodies
Legislatures
Liberalism
Military life
Military science
Military service
National government
National identity
Nationalism
Parliaments
Political communication
Political elections
Political ideologies
Political organizations
Political parties
Political philosophy
Political processes
Political science
Political sociology
Political speeches
Politics
Psychology
Social psychology
Voting
War
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Summary:After theSt Louisincident, Lapointe concentrated on the domestic political situation. A federal election would likely take place in 1939, and his job was to deliver Quebec. When Duplessis became premier in 1936, Lapointe had become extremely pessimistic about the federal Liberalsʹ chances in Quebec in the next election. But in the summer of 1939 he changed his mind. Duplessis had lost much of his popularity. The provincial debt was up substantially, and so were taxes. Unemployment continued to be high. Quebecʹs new hours of work legislation had actually led to less take-home pay for the employed. Many Quebec
ISBN:0802035752
9780802035752
DOI:10.3138/9781442674592.30