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Louis-Alexandre Taschereau

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After his brother Antoine admitted to the Accounts Committee that he had deposited the interest on funds belonging to the Legislative Assembly into his personal bank account, Premier Taschereau resigned in favour of fellow Liberal
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A pioneer in advocating the exploitation of the huge hydraulic potential the waterways of the new Quebec, Taschereau understood the limited capital available in a sparsely populated Canada, and actively tried to bring in
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board that would have provided for Jewish participation on the highest decision-making educational body in Quebec, the Quebec Council of Public Instruction. Some newspapers saw the move by Taschereau to revamp the
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In the later years of his premiership, discontent inside the Liberal Party became evident. The more "radical" left wing of the party left the Liberals and formed a new party, the
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had been able to maintain in Quebec longer than elsewhere in North America. The Liberals of Taschereau were primarily opposed by ultramontane nationalists such as
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system, and the Jewish board had no power beyond the right to negotiate a deal with the Protestant School board.
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on July 9, 1889. After entering political life, he served as chief lieutenant in the Liberal government of
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investment to develop Quebec's industrial potential and try to stop mass emigration south of the border.
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A member of the Legislative Assembly from 1900 onwards, he served as Premier
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The premier served on the boards of a number of major companies, including:
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Quebec Before Duplessis: The Political Career of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
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Louis-Alexandre Taschereau with Canadian Ambassador to the United States
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On his passing in Quebec City in 1952, Taschereau was interred in the
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and subsidized scientific and literary works. He was awarded France's
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of the massive forests and the mineral resources of what had been the
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established the Quebec Liquor Commission (predecessor to the modern
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economy began experiencing difficulties that ultimately led to the
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social democratic policies, saying he could not tell if it was
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Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours
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Another policy of Taschereau involved the alcohol trade. The
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Taschereau introduced a measure in 1930 to create a
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Index

The Honourable

Premier of Quebec
George V
Edward VIII
Charles Fitzpatrick
Louis-Philippe Brodeur
Narcisse PĂ©rodeau
Lomer Gouin
Henry George Carroll
Esioff-LĂ©on Patenaude
Lomer Gouin
Adélard Godbout
MNA for Montmorency
Édouard Bouffard
Joseph-FĂ©lix Roy
Quebec City
Quebec
Liberal
Lawyer
[taʃʁo]
premier of Quebec
Parti libéral du Québec
Quebec City
Quebec
Jean-Thomas Taschereau
Université Laval
Barreau du Quebec
Sir Lomer Gouin
Lomer Gouin

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