Bloc Populaire Mnas - Andr Laurendeau, Douard LaCroix, Ovila Bergeron, Albert LeMieux (Paperback)

Chapters: Andr Laurendeau, douard Lacroix, Ovila Bergeron, Albert Lemieux. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Andr Laurendeau (March 21, 1912 in Montreal June 1, 1968 in Ottawa) was a novelist, playwright, essay writer, political activist, television commentator, journalist, newspaper editor and politician in Quebec, Canada. He was active in Qu b cois life, in various spheres and capacities, for three decades. Laurendeau's career also spanned the most turbulent periods in the history of Canada . Andr Laurendeau was born March 21, 1912, into a 'notable' Qu b cois family. He was the only child of Blanche Hardy and Arthur Laurendeau. Theirs was a very musically and politically oriented home. It was also a very Catholic atmosphere. His father Arthur was an ardent nationalist and Laurendeau grew up admiring people such as the founder of Le Devoir Henri Bourassa and Catholic, nationalist historian Abb Lionel Groulx. Laurendeau graduated from Coll ge Sainte-Marie in 1931. Due to a bout with depression, Laurendeau did not pursue a university degree immediately thereafter. The fact that he reached young adulthood as the Great Depression struck naturally influenced his views of the social. Starting in 1933, Laurendeau and several friends from the University of Montr al, founded a neo-nationalist, separatist movement of "Jeune-Canada." They advocated for the establishment of Laurentie - a homeland for French Canadians. While a member of Jeune-Canada, Laurendeau helped organize and spoke at a protest rally titled "Politicians and Jews." It was held in response to a protest against anti-Semitism in Germany held in Montreal, both rallies taking place in 1933. Laurendeau questioned the validity of the charges of maltreatment against Jewish peoples in...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=11099981