Louis-Joseph Papineau : The Demi-God

Collaborators : Biggs, Julian | Carrier, Louis-Georges | Glover, Guy | Office national du film du Canada

Papineau, Louis Joseph, -- 1786-1871.Canada -- History -- Rebellion, 1837-1838.Canada -- Politics and government -- 1837-1838.History - Canada - Pre-1867 -- Politics and Government.History - Canada - Pre-1867 -- Portraits.History - Canada - Pre-1867 -- Québec.Politics and Government - Canada -- Colonial and Territorial Government.Politics and Government - Canada -- Portraits.Politics and Government - Canada -- Québec.Politics and Government - Canada -- Responsible Government Pre-1867.Fiction films.Afficher 6 supplémentaires

A proud, defiant man, skillful in parliamentary debate, and Speaker of the Lower House, Louis-Joseph Papineau’s sympathies were with the plain people pillaged by a mercantile ruling clique. When legislation became the instrument of private advantage he brought government to a standstill.

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