Title Ernest Lapointe and Quebec's influence on Canadian foreign policy / John MacFarlane

Published Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1999

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Description 1 online resource (270 pages) Contents CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- 1 Finding a Place to Stand -- Part I: Lapointe's Rise and Canadian Autonomy, 1921â€?1929 -- 2 Lapointe, Gouin, and King's Early Cabinets -- 3 Autonomy in the Empire: A Sure-Fire Reliable -- 4 Autonomy and the League -- Part II: A New Role in an Uncertain World, 1930â€?1938 -- 5 A Stronger Voice and Popular Support -- 6 The League, Lapointe, King, and Chaos -- 7 Nation to Colony? -- Part III: Fighting Conscription, 1939â€?1941 -- 8 Fighting King and Cabinet -- 9 Sacred Pledges: The No-Conscription Pact 10 French Canada and the Fall of FranceEpilogue: King without Lapointe -- NOTES -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z Summary "Historians often emphasize how, during both the difficult inter-war years and the Second World War, the Liberal government of Mackenzie King successfully reconciled the needs of majority rule with the recognition of minority voice, particularly in foreign affairs. How did a consummate anti-Catholic, who did not even speak French, manage to acknowledge and accommodate the vastly different demands of the French-speaking population? Ernest Lapointe, officially the minister of justice (1924-6, 1926-30, 1935-41) and minister of fisheries (1921-4), represented francophone Quebeckers in the federal cabinet. His ability to influence and reflect the views of the Quebec population, his loyalty to Mackenzie King, and in some cases, his threats of resignation, awarded him considerable weight in many external affairs questions. Analysing seventeen foreign policy decisions, the author uncovers Ernest Lapointe's relationship with King, and the voice of Quebec represented by his skillful interceptions."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-263) and index Subject Lapointe, Ernest, 1876-1941. King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874-1950 -- Friends and associates SUBJECT King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874-1950 fast Lapointe, Ernest, 1876-1941 fast Subject Cabinet officers -- Canada -- Biography Cabinet officers -- Canada Politicians -- Québec (Province) BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Legislative Branch. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory. Politicians Cabinet officers Diplomatic relations Friendship Politics and government SUBJECT Canada -- Foreign relations -- 1914-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019307 Canada -- Politics and government -- 1914-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019346 Canada -- English-French relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019305 Subject Québec Canada Genre/Form Electronic books e-books. Biographies Biographies. Livres numériques. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781442674585 144267458X

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