Ernest Lapointe and Quebec's Influence on Canada's Foreign Policy
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Currently The Stakes Are Higher Than Ever For Anglophone Canada to recognize and understand the extent and nature of Quebec's role in the shaping of the nation. John MacFarlane's revision of Anglophone history is a compelling step in that process.
Historians often emphasize how, during the difficult inter-war years and Canada's involvement in 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 account for the vastly differing demands of the French speaking population? Issues such as conscription. relations with Great Britain, and Canadian policy at the League of Nations threatened to divide Canada when the instability of the international scene urgently required a unified voice. Ernest Lapointe, officially the Minister of Justice 1924-25. 1926-30, 1935-41) and Minister of Fisheries (1921-24), took the role of representing Francophone Quebeckers in the federal cabinet. His ability to lead the Quebec population, his loyalty to King, and in some cases, his threats of resignation, awarded him considerable weight in many External Affairs questions. Yet his influence, a major figure of twentieth century Canadian political history, is one of the least understood. Analysing seventeen foreign policy decisions, the author uncovers Ernest Lapointe's relationship with King, and the voice of Quebec represented by his skillful interceptions.
Historians often emphasize how, during the difficult inter-war years and Canada's involvement in 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 account for the vastly differing demands of the French speaking population? Issues such as conscription. relations with Great Britain, and Canadian policy at the League of Nations threatened to divide Canada when the instability of the international scene urgently required a unified voice. Ernest Lapointe, officially the Minister of Justice 1924-25. 1926-30, 1935-41) and Minister of Fisheries (1921-24), took the role of representing Francophone Quebeckers in the federal cabinet. His ability to lead the Quebec population, his loyalty to King, and in some cases, his threats of resignation, awarded him considerable weight in many External Affairs questions. Yet his influence, a major figure of twentieth century Canadian political history, is one of the least understood. Analysing seventeen foreign policy decisions, the author uncovers Ernest Lapointe's relationship with King, and the voice of Quebec represented by his skillful interceptions.
The influence of Ernest Lapointe in 20th century Canadian political history is one of the least understood. Analysing 17 foreign policy decisions, the author uncovers Lapointe's relationship with Mackenzie King and the voice of Quebec he represented.
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