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Topic: Quebec general election, 1927


  
  Quebec general elections - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1994 results include the by-election held on October 24, 1994 in the Saint-Jean electoral district to break a tie in the original general election.
The 1998 results include the by-election held on December 14, 1998 in the Masson electoral district due to the death of PQ candidate Yves Blais on November 22, 1998.
The 2003 results include the by-election held on May 20, 2003 in the Champlain electoral district to break a tie in the original general election.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Quebec_general_elections   (434 words)

  
 Province of Quebec - History, geography, economy, education and government - Encyclopedia of Quebec History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Quebec produces approximately 30 per cent of all the creamery butter and about 20 per cent of all the factory cheese produced in Canada, 298,777,262 pounds of the first, and 182,649,749 of the second, (1944).
Of the four universities existing in the province, McGill University in Montreal is non-sectarian, Laval University of Quebec and the University of Montreal are Catholic, and Bishop's College of Lennoxville is Anglican.
There is no compulsory education in the province of Quebec [at the time of publication of this article, in 1948, this was already incorrect as compulsory education was introduced in 1943; see the text on Adélard Godbout for further details] but school attendance favourably compares with that found elsewhere.
www2.marianopolis.edu /quebechistory/encyclopedia/QuebecProvinceof.htm   (5170 words)

  
 CBC - Canada Votes 2004 - Daily Answer - Answer Reference Shelf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
However, voting in the Quebec riding of Frontenac during the 1980 general election was held off for two weeks because of the death of one of the nominated candidates.
Elections Canada recently recommended that federal legislation be changed to allow people to officially decline their ballots, and for that to be recorded alongside spoiled ballots so that the public will know how many people are making a peaceful protest against the process.
The Elections Canada website says an inmate's home riding is considered to be the place he or she lived before being imprisoned, or the house of a spouse, common-law partner, relative or friend with whom the voting inmate would usually live.
www.cbc.ca /canadavotes/dailyanswer/answerweekone.html   (13766 words)

  
 History of Quebec   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Quebec was part of the territory of New France, the general name for the North American possessions of France until 1763.
The Quebec Act of 1774 was enacted to assure the loyalty of the newly acquired Quebec, through assuring the existence of the Catholic faith and the re-enactment of French civil law.
The boundaries of Quebec were expanded to include the Ohio Country and Illinois Country, from the Appalachian Mountains on the east, south to the Ohio River, west to the Mississippi River and north to the southern boundary of lands owned by the Hudson's Bay Company, or Rupert's Land.
www.punweb.com /article/History_of_Quebec   (3248 words)

  
 quebec news
QUEBEC (CP) - The Parti Quebecois government is limping into what may be an election year, hobbled by events that saw its electoral prospects and sovereigntist ambitions dim in 2001.
Quebec's interest in the southern fringe of Labrador is related to the headwaters of lower North Shore rivers.
From the election of Quebec's first sovereigntist government in 1976 until 1991, the latest period for which figures were available, an estimated 170,000 anglophones had left the province.
www.angelfire.com /my/migrations/quebec_issue_and_separatism-01.html   (4999 words)

  
 List of Quebec general elections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
This is a list of Quebec general elections since Confederation in 1867, when Quebec became a province of the Dominion of Canada.
in the Champlain electoral district to break a tie in the original general election.
A by-election was not held in Kamouraska until February 11 1869 (won by the Conservatives).
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-Quebec-general-elections.htm   (339 words)

  
 1927 Biographical Index of Notable People from the State of New York
Throughout his career as a general medical practitioner, he has successfully sought the highest standards of his profession, and his excellent record both as physician and surgeon is based upon his steadfast zeal for his profession.
Brewster served as Commissioner of Elections fro Essex County, from 1916 to 1927 as district attorney of the same county.
Carey was general manager, secretary and treasurer of the Ithaca Theater Company, Inc. He is a member of the Ithaca Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; the Knights of Columbus; and the Roman Catholic church, attending the church of the Immaculate Conception.
www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com /Directory/1927.Bios.html   (23133 words)

  
 CANADA, QUEBEC, AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The Quebec government's position seemed to suggest that not only should Quebec have a veto as a participant in the original pact, but also, a fortiori, as representative of French Canada in Confederation, and as such, it anticipated the 'two-nations' theory which dominated a later period of Quebec and Canadian political and constitutional history.
Quebec and six other provinces joined together to call for the repeal of the British North America Act (No. 2), 1949 which had granted a range of amendment powers to the federal government, and this was duly ignored by Ottawa.
Quebec's early demands for a type of constitutional change reflecting her role in a bi-national Canada had been ignored, or, rather, swallowed up by Prime Minister Trudeau's version of representation for French Canada in Ottawa.
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 How Others Have Viewed French Canadians and Quebec - Documents - Quebec History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Out of 748 divorces granted for the whole of Canada in 1927, less than two per cent were obtained by the inhabitants of Quebec, although the population of the province is about 26 per cent of that of Canada.
The industrialization of Quebec, which progresses steadily thanks to magnificent water-powers, is tending to create a greater similarity of outlook and motive between that province and Ontario.
Old and exclusive modes of thought are crumbling as Quebec in economic development emulates her neighbour, and, while much of her charm may vanish, the scope for mutual understanding between the two Canadas will be enlarged.
www2.marianopolis.edu /quebechistory/docs/views/brady01.htm   (2442 words)

  
 Cities and Towns - Hometown Canada
Both the Governor General of Canada, who exercises the prerogatives of the head of state (the monarch), and the Prime Minister, who is the head of government, have official residences in Ottawa.
The official language of Quebec is French, as defined by the province's Charter of the French Language, which was introduced by the Parti Quebecois in 1976.
French is mostly spoken in Quebec with pockets in New Brunswick, eastern and northern Ontario, Saskatchewan, and southern Manitoba.
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 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
In the 1931 election, Duplessis was re-elected in his seat, but Conservative leader Camillien Houde lost both the election and his own seat.
Duplessis' first government was defeated in the 1939 election, a snap election called by the Premier in hopes of exploiting the issue of Canadian participation in World War II.
He won the 1936 election, lost the 1939 election, won the 1944 election, 1948 election, 1952 election, and 1956 election and died in office in 1959.
www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Maurice_Duplessis   (642 words)

  
 Sullivan - History of New York State 1523-1927
Courts of General Sessions of the Peace were also organized as criminal tribunals, distinct and separate from the Courts of Common Pleas, which were courts for the trial of civil actions only.
Crown appointees, in general, were expected to look to the King's treasury for their stipends, since the people had had no chance of stating their opinion before appointment.
The province had a court of chancery in which the governor sat as chancellor, and courts of common law, the chief being the supreme court, the judges of which held their commissions at the king's pleasure, and there were minor courts of less jurisdiction, and the justices of the peace to try minor cases.
www.courts.state.ny.us /history/elecbook/sullivan/pg5.htm   (10749 words)

  
 Sullivan - History of New York State 1523-1927
This body, as well as having general governmental responsibility, was, it seems, the highest judicial court and was charged with the drafting of the legal code which was to be enforced throughout the Duke's proprietary province, and which was to be submitted to a convention of English representatives of Long Island towns.
The King abolished the General Assembly altogether on June 16, 1686, and news of his action reached New York on September 14, eleven days before that on which the body was to begin its second session.
Footnote 53: While general legislative power for England was never claimed by any of her sovereigns, it was never doubted that the Crown possessed this high prerogative power over the colonies, and that this power was communicable to a subject.
www.courts.state.ny.us /history/elecbook/sullivan/pg4.htm   (13571 words)

  
 RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 1995 CanLII 64 (S.C.C.)
Courts of appeal, as a general rule, decline to interfere with findings of fact by a trial judge unless they are unsupported by the evidence or based on clear error.
An appellate court generally may only interfere with the factual findings of a trial judge where the trial judge made a manifest error and where that error influenced the trial judge's final conclusion or overall appreciation of the evidence.
Alain Gingras, for the mis-en-cause the Attorney General of Quebec.
www.canlii.com /ca/cas/scc/1995/1995scc72.html   (15794 words)

  
 Mass social disaffection reflected in electoral rout of Quebec separatists
Significantly, in their election night speeches, both the premier-elect, Liberal leader Jean Charest, and the outgoing premier, PQ leader Bernard Landry, lauded the ultra-right-wing ADQ for having stimulated public debate by championing a flat tax, charter schools and a two-tier health system.
Prior to the election, it invoked the threat of an ADQ victory both to muster support for its traditional PQ allies and open new channels to the Liberals.
But if workers in Quebec are not to suffer yet another round of reversals and defeats, they must consciously repudiate the decades-long alliance between the union bureaucracy and the PQ and make socialist internationalism the axis of their struggles.
www.wsws.org /articles/2003/apr2003/queb-a18_prn.shtml   (1240 words)

  
 [ UFP perspectives report and election balance-sheet - UFP - Union des forces progressistes ]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Most supporters of the Socialist Project are probably aware of the existence in Quebec of a parallel formation, the Union des forces progressistes (or Union of progressive forces) that was founded just over a year ago and recently ran a slate of 73 candidates in the province’s April general election.
With a view to planning UFP participation in Quebec’s municipal general elections, to be held in November 2005, a public symposium planned for this November will review previous municipal election experiences by left forces in Quebec (the FRAP, RCM, RP, etc.) and help lay the basis for « a broad progressive coalition.
The UFP published an election guide for candidates, an internal elections bulletin, two tabloid newspapers (one, with a 50,000 press run, was inserted in two alternative journals ; the second had a press run of 250,000), and 30,000 11 x 17 posters.
www.ufp.qc.ca /article666.html   (2693 words)

  
 Transcript / Transcription - Gatineau, Quebec - 2004-06-08
1516 But in general if we sort of talked about the savings and the expenses and things like that, I guess the savings come from the ability to have a group of salespeople who have the ability to sell four different radio stations with the correct demo to the correct client at that particular time.
We have gone from the proposition of losing money in a radio market to being able to generate enough revenue that we can continue to provide service and enhance services and keep doing what we are doing in Sudbury and it has been very good for us.
All of the revenue recorded in 2003 was generated as a result of the local sales agreement.
www.crtc.gc.ca /eng/transcripts/2004/tb0608.htm   (18639 words)

  
 Reuben Butchart's The Disciples of Christ in Canada Since 1830: Part II: Quebec.
On Nov. 25, [379] 1906, brother W. Webster was elected to the eldership in succession to W. Houchins, who had been called to serve as minister in 1904 and now wished to be relieved of the double duty.
However, as time went on, a serious blow to the general progress of the work, as well as to building prospects, was the sudden loss of their meeting place, owing to operation of forces beyond their control.
In 1927, a family from Regina came to Montreal; and with the advent of others from Scotland, in time it was again possible to rent a Hall and resume Sunday School work.
www.mun.ca /rels/hrollmann/restmov/texts/rbutchart/dcc/DCC24.HTM   (1980 words)

  
 List of Quebec general elections
Match colors used in List of Quebec premiers.
Colors should be pale: legibility of text is more important than aesthetics.
Colors only for parties that historically held power or were in opposition; the other have plain white background.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/list_of_quebec_general_elections   (350 words)

  
 The FReeper Foxhole Profiles General Stand Hope Watie - Jan. 5th, 2004
Whether or not the terms were generous, the treaty was a disgrace, as it was opposed by some 90 percent of the tribe.
Watie was promoted to brigadier general on May 10, 1864, and on June 23, 1865, was the last Southern general to capitulate.
Powered by two General Electric gas turbine engines rated at 1890 shaft horsepower each, the Apache’s maximum gross weight is 17,650 pounds which allows for a cruise airspeed of 145 miles per hour and a flight endurance of over three hours.
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 The Governor General, part III   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The Governor General part 3: this is the part when they stop being British Aristos and become simply Canadian Citizens chosen by the Prime Minister (well, by the Queen, technically, but, hey!).
The separate cause was starting to make noise in Quebec and General Vanier tried to improve relations between the Anglophone and Francophone.
He established the Vanier Cup for football champions of the CIAU and the Governor General's Fencing Award.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/life_in_canada/47130   (546 words)

  
 DGEQ | Right to vote of Québec women
The clergy, politicians, journalists, the majority of women, society in general did not subscribe to the idea of seeing Québec women become full-fledged citizens.
Women would have to wait until 1985 for the number of women MNAs to exceed ten: 18 in 1985, 23 in 1989 and 1994, finally reaching 29 at the time of the 1998 general election, namely 23% of the seats.
The political equality of women and their access to power have contributed to the evolution of legislation and have made it possible to initiate numerous measures that have helped Québec society to move forward.
www.electionsquebec.qc.ca /en/women_quest_equality.asp   (1296 words)

  
 Mapleleafweb.com: Features - Governor General of Canada - A History of the Governor General in Canada
The position of Governor General has evolved over time becoming less a reflection of the monarchy and divine ancestry – reflecting the development of modern-day Canada.
Prime Minister King asked the Governor General to confer with the British government, but he again refused, citing a reluctance to bring the British government into Canadian affairs.
The Governor General, henceforth, was to be a representative of the monarchy only – not the British government.
www.mapleleafweb.com /features/parliament/governor-general/history.html   (827 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information
Maps of surnames may be produced based on the 1881 Census or the IGI and can show surname distribution across the entire nation or within a chosen county.
By entering a surname and pressing the red arrow, a distribution map of Italy is generated showing the concentrations of that particular surname in Italy.
Generates online maps of the United States showing the distribution of people with this surname within the 50 United States.
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 A Brief History of Canada - 1867 to 1899
Sir John A. Macdonald was appointed as Canada's first Prime Minister and won the election in August.
The Governor General The Earl of Aberdeen intervened and reinstated 6 ministers and Charles Tupper joined the cabinet and assumed virtual control of the party.
Liberal Wilfrid Laurier won the federal election based mainly on his proposed compromises in the Manitoba Schools Question.
www3.sympatico.ca /goweezer/canada/can1867.htm   (1608 words)

  
 election   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
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 Pa - New General Catalog of Old Books & Authors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors
Follow these links for explanations of the aim and purpose of this catalog, its condition of use, the dates, the general abbreviations, the language abbreviations, the nationality abbreviations and the electronic library codes used, and for advice on buying or borrowing and on selling or valuing old books.
If you have any corrections, additions or other suggestions, please send them to webmaster@kingkong.demon.co.uk.
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 Library of Congress / Federal Research Division / Country Studies / Area Handbook Series / India
Lok Sabha Elections 1989: Indian Politics in 1990's.
India and Pakistan: A General and Regional Geography with a Chapter on Ceylon.
Stern, Robert W. Changing India: Bourgeois Revolution on the Subcontinent.
lcweb2.loc.gov /frd/cs/india/in_bibl.html   (9380 words)

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