CA-K785Culture & sport
Henri Bourassa, founder of Le Devoir
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Henri Bourassa, a noted orator and writer, sat in the House of Commons and the Quebec Legislative Assembly. He broke with Laurier and the Liberals over the Boer War, founded the Montréal daily Le Devoir in 1910 and edited it until 1932. Throughout his career he championed a nationalism based on Canada’s autonomy and cultural duality.
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Bourassa as described in his designation.
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Henri Bourassa National Historic Person ↗
Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
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