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Henri Bourassa

Damien-Claude Bélanger,

Department of History,

McGill University

Journalist and politician, was born at Montreal.

Henri bourassa ecole secondaire In he founded Le Devoir , French Canada's most prestigious newspaper, which he was the publisher and editor until For other uses, see Henri Bourassa disambiguation. References [ edit ]. Shortly thereafter his supporters returned him to Parliament in a by-election and in two general elections, in and

The son of artist and poet Napoléon Bourassa and the grandson of Louis-Joseph Papineau, he was mainly educated by private tutors. In the mids he studied briefly at Montreal's École polytechnique and at Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts. The young Henri quickly turned to journalism and politics, and became the mayor of Montebello, Quebec, in , and the founding editor of L'Interprète of Clarence Creek, Ontario, in He sat as a Liberal in the House of Commons for the riding of Labelle, Quebec, from to , and was the secretary of the Anglo-American Commissions of Quebec () and Washington ().

Unwilling to accept any Canadian participation in the South African War, Bourassa broke with Sir Wilfrid Laurier and resigned his seat in He was re-elected shortly thereafter as an independent Member of Parliament. In he made the jump to provincial politics, and sat as a nationalist in Quebec's Legislative Assembly from to In he founded Le Devoir, French Canada's most prestigious newspaper, which he was the publisher and editor until Bourassa returned to federal politics in , serving for the next ten years as the independent Member of Parliament for Labelle.

Defeated in the general election, he retired from active politics and lived out the rest of his days in relative silence.

Biography henri bourassa He was re-elected shortly thereafter as an independent Member of Parliament. In he founded Le Devoir , French Canada's most prestigious newspaper, which he was the publisher and editor until Henri Bourassa Boulevard, Henri-Bourassa metro station , and the federal riding of Bourassa , all in Montreal, are named for him. He sat as a Liberal in the House of Commons for the riding of Labelle, Quebec, from to , and was the secretary of the Anglo-American Commissions of Quebec and Washington

During the first two decades of the twentieth century Bourassa was French Canada's most influential intellectual. However, his brand of Canadian nationalism lost favour after the Great War as a new generation of intellectuals led by Lionel Groulx chose to centre their nationalism on French Canada. Though, like most French Canadians, Henri Bourassa was primarily concerned with the threat posed to Canada by British and English Canadian imperialism, he was also troubled by the nation's progressive Americanization.

He articulated his rejection of American civilization in dozens of articles in Le Devoir, many of which were later published in pamphlet form. Bourassa actively campaigned against the Liberal Party during the federal elections, and played a key role in eroding support for the governing Liberals in their Quebec stronghold.

[The site offers several pages about Henri Bourassa.

Consult the main page on Bourassa in the Encyclopedia as it links to several dozen studies and documents on Bourassa.

Biography henri bourassa wikipedia He had earlier prophesied a violent outcome if Ottawa imposed compulsory service, but afterwards supported adherence to the law, and the widespread granting of individual conscription exemptions through locally administered appeal tribunals. Henri Bourassa — Catholic critic. His role in the controversy at the Eucharistic Congress of is fully documented, his contribution to Quebec nationalism is analysed and the program of the Nationalist League of , which he inspired and led, is found in English and in French , his views on Franco-Americans are outlined, as is his position in the Sentinelle Affair. Retrieved 29 May

His role in the controversy at the Eucharistic Congress of is fully documented, his contribution to Quebec nationalism is analysed and the program of the Nationalist League of , which he inspired and led, is found in English and in French , his views on Franco-Americans are outlined, as is his position in the Sentinelle Affair .

See his picture on this page. The dossier of the Encyclopédie de l'Agora should also be consulted (French).]