Canada Goes to War

• Published in: Ernest Lapointe p. 271
• Main Author: Betcherman, Lita-Rose
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• 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

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...