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Louis-Georges Carrier

Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God

    RELEASE

    1961-01-01

    BUGET

    N/A

    LENGTH

    25 min

    Description

    This short drama is a portrait of Quebec lawyer and politician Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871). A proud, defiant man, skillful in parliamentary debate, and Speaker of the Lower House, his heart was with the people being pillaged by the business elite. When legislation became the instrument of private advantage, Papineau brought government to a standstill. - NFB