1868 - 1952
Henri Bourassa Canadian Activist
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| First Name |
Henri
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| Last Name |
Bourassa
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| Birthday |
1st September, 1868
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| Birthplace |
Montreal, Quebec
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| Died |
31st August, 1952
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| Place of Death |
Outremont, Quebec
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Nationality |
Canadian
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| Occupation |
Activist
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Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa (September 1, 1868 – August 31, 1952) was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. In 1899, Bourassa was outspoken against the British government's request for Canada to send a militia to fight for Britain in the Second Boer War. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's compromise was to send a volunteer force, but the seeds were sown for future conscription protests during the World Wars of the next half-century. Bourassa unsuccessfully challenged the proposal to build warships to help protect the empire. He led the opposition to conscription during World War I and argued that Canada's interests were not at stake. He opposed Catholic bishops who defended military support of Britain and its allies. Bourassa was an ideological father of French-Canadian nationalism. Bourassa was also a defining force in forging French Canada’s attitude to the Canadian Confederation of 1867.
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