English-speaking friends of Québec - Revision history

Mathieugp at 17:11, 27 September 2010

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	# they have always defended the truth before all;		# they have always defended the truth before all;
	# have shown an honest sympathy for our nation's struggle to preserve her language, her laws and customs and obtain democratic self-government.		# they have shown an honest sympathy for our nation's struggle to preserve her language, her laws and customs and obtain democratic self-government.

	Too often in political debates, naive patriotism or distasteful chauvinism wins over intellectual honesty and international solidarity. Despite the constant flow of liefull propaganda denigrating, in the English language media of Canada, Quebecers in general, French-speaking ones in particular, and nationalists even more, these individuals have had the honesty to recognize the justice of our cause and the soundness of our core arguments.		Too often in political debates, naive patriotism or distasteful chauvinism wins over intellectual honesty and international solidarity. Despite the constant flow of liefull propaganda denigrating, in the English-language media of Canada, Quebecers in general, French-speaking ones in particular, and nationalists even more, these individuals have had the honesty to recognize the justice of our cause and the soundness of our core arguments.

	Sometimes francophile, sometimes simply passionate for justice and equality to all, they have won our respect and will not be forgotten along with the many more [[English speakers for the independence of Québec\|who have openly voiced their support for our national liberation]] over the course of history.		Sometimes francophile, sometimes simply passionate for justice and equality to all, they have won our respect and will not be forgotten along with the many more [[English speakers for the independence of Québec\|who have openly voiced their support for our national liberation]] over the course of history.

	==Contemporary==		==Contemporary==

	===Gary Caldwell===		===Gary Caldwell===
	''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:Gary Caldwell\|Gary Caldwell]]''		''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:Gary Caldwell\|Gary Caldwell]]''
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	== 19th century ==		== 19th century ==

	===Lower Canada===		===Lower Canada===

	====John Neilson====		====John Neilson====
	''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:John Neilson\|John Neilson]]''		''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:John Neilson\|John Neilson]]''
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	===Great Britain===		===Great Britain===

	====John Arthur Roebuck====		====John Arthur Roebuck====
	''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:John Arthur Roebuck\|John Arthur Roebuck, Member of British Parliament]]''		''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:John Arthur Roebuck\|John Arthur Roebuck, Member of British Parliament]]''
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	== 18th century ==		== 18th century ==

	===Great Britain===		===Great Britain===

	====Francis Maseres====		====Francis Maseres====
	''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:Francis Maseres\|Francis Maseres]]''		''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:Francis Maseres\|Francis Maseres]]''

Mathieugp: /* John Arthur Roebuck */

2008-10-23T17:45:47Z

John Arthur Roebuck

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	* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=lN8uAAAAMAAJ ''The Colonies of England : A Plan for the Government of Portion of Our Colonial Possessions''], 1849		* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=lN8uAAAAMAAJ ''The Colonies of England : A Plan for the Government of Portion of Our Colonial Possessions''], 1849
	* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=1D0JAAAAIAAJ ''History of the Whig Ministry of 1830, to the Passing of the Reform Bill ''], 1852		* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=1D0JAAAAIAAJ ''History of the Whig Ministry of 1830, to the Passing of the Reform Bill ''], 1852
			* [http://www.archive.org/details/lifelettersofjoh00roebuoft Life and letters of John Arthur Roebuck, P.C., Q.C., M.P.: With Chapters of Autobiography] (1897)

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Mathieugp: /* Great Britain */

2008-05-21T16:09:55Z

Great Britain

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	====Henry Samuel Chapman====		====Henry Samuel Chapman====
			[[Image:Henry-samuel-chapman.jpg\|thumb\|Henry Samuel Chapman]]
	''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:Henry Samuel Chapman\|Henry Samuel Chapman]]''		''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:Henry Samuel Chapman\|Henry Samuel Chapman]]''

			Judge, colonial secretary, attorney-general and Philosophic Radical, was born on 21 July 1803 at Kennington, London, son of Henry Chapman, clerk in the Barrack Department, and his wife Ann Hart, née Davies.
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	* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=hc8NAAAAQAAJ&hl=fr The New Zealand Portfolio. Embracing a Series of Papers on Subjects of Importance to the Colonists], 1843
	* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=O7wNAAAAQAAJ&hl=fr Petition from Lower Canada, with Explanatory Remarks], 1835		* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=hc8NAAAAQAAJ&hl=fr ''The New Zealand Portfolio. Embracing a Series of Papers on Subjects of Importance to the Colonists''], 1843
	* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=ubwNAAAAQAAJ&hl=fr Thoughts on the Money and Exchanges of Lower Canada], 1832		* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=O7wNAAAAQAAJ&hl=fr ''Petition from Lower Canada, with Explanatory Remarks''], 1835
			* ''What is the Result of the Election?'', 1834
			* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=ubwNAAAAQAAJ&hl=fr ''Thoughts on the Money and Exchanges of Lower Canada''], 1832

	== 18th century ==		== 18th century ==

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2008-05-21T16:01:58Z

19th century

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	''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:John Neilson\|John Neilson]]''		''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:John Neilson\|John Neilson]]''

			[[Image:Neilson.jpg\|thumb\|John Neilson, Member of Parliament of Lower Canada]]Born in Scotland, John Neilson inherited the printing press of his uncle and became the editor of the newspaper ''The Quebec Gazette / La Gazette de Québec''. He supported the Parti canadien and Parti patriote up until 1834 when it became too "radical" for him. He nevertheless kept voicing against the forced union of the Canadas and defended the rights of his adoptive homeland.
	[[Image:Neilson.jpg\|thumb\|John Neilson, Member of Parliament of Lower Canada]]Born in Scotland, John Neilson inherited the printing press of his uncle and became the editor of the newspaper ''The Quebec Gazette / La Gazette de Québec''. He supported the Parti canadien and Parti patriote up until 1834 when it became too radical for him. He nevertheless kept voicing against the forced union of the Canadas and ~~defend~~ the rights of his adoptive homeland.


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	* ''Remarks on the Proposed Union of the Canadas'', 1822		* ''Remarks on the Proposed Union of the Canadas'', 1822
	* ''Debate in the House of Commons, on the 15th April, 1834, on Mr. Roebuck's Motion for "a Select Committee to inquire the means of remedying the evils ~~wich~~ exist in the form of the ~~govenments~~ now existing in Upper and Lower Canada."'', 1834		* ''Debate in the House of Commons, on the 15th April, 1834, on Mr. Roebuck's Motion for "a Select Committee to inquire the means of remedying the evils which exist in the form of the governments now existing in Upper and Lower Canada."'', 1834
	* ''The Canadas and Their Grievances'', 1835		* ''The Canadas and Their Grievances'', 1835
	* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=Ot_FeCLIjBwC ''Existing Difficulties in the Government of the Canadas''], 1836		* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=Ot_FeCLIjBwC ''Existing Difficulties in the Government of the Canadas''], 1836
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	====Henry Samuel Chapman====		====Henry Samuel Chapman====
	''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:Henry Samuel Chapman\|Henry Samuel Chapman]]''		''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:Henry Samuel Chapman\|Henry Samuel Chapman]]''


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Mathieugp: /* Miriam Chapin */

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Miriam Chapin

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	Quebec author and translator of American origin.		Quebec author and translator of American origin.


	* Read an excerpt of her book entitled ''[[Excerpt of Quebec Now by Miriam Chapin\|Quebec Now]]'' (1955)		* Read an excerpt of her book entitled ''[[Excerpt of Quebec Now by Miriam Chapin\|Quebec Now]]'' (1955)

Mathieugp: /* Miriam Chapin */

2008-05-21T15:56:07Z

Miriam Chapin

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	Quebec author and translator of American origin.		Quebec author and translator of American origin.

	* Read an [[Excerpt of Quebec Now by Miriam Chapin\|~~excerpt of her book entitled ''~~Quebec Now'']] (1955)		* Read an excerpt of her book entitled ''[[Excerpt of Quebec Now by Miriam Chapin\|Quebec Now]]'' (1955)

	== 19th century ==		== 19th century ==

Mathieugp: /* Gregory Baum */

2008-05-21T15:55:23Z

Gregory Baum

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	[[Image:Gregory-Baum.jpg\|thumb\|Gregory Baum, theologian]]Theologian, Gregory Baum has defended the ethical principles behind the ''Charter of the French language'', the main legislative instrument of Quebec's language policy. Gregory Baum would rather that Quebec remains inside a new and reformed Canada, but until then, he intends to vote YES on referendums on sovereignty for Quebec.		[[Image:Gregory-Baum.jpg\|thumb\|Gregory Baum, theologian]]Theologian, Gregory Baum has defended the ethical principles behind the ''Charter of the French language'', the main legislative instrument of Quebec's language policy. Gregory Baum would rather that Quebec remains inside a new and reformed Canada, but until then, he intends to vote YES on referendums on sovereignty for Quebec.


	* ''[[Gregory Baum on nationalism]]'', by Gérald LeBlanc (2002)		* ''[[Gregory Baum on nationalism]]'', by Gérald LeBlanc (2002)

Mathieugp: /* Gary Caldwell */

2008-05-21T15:54:40Z

Gary Caldwell

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	''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:Gary Caldwell\|Gary Caldwell]]''		''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:Gary Caldwell\|Gary Caldwell]]''

	Native of Toronto, Ontario, he graduated from York University and obtained a masters in sociology at Université Laval in Québec. Married to Aurelie Poisson, he presently lives on a farm with his family in Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton in the Eastern Townships. After teaching at Bishop's University for 9 years, he became a researcher at ''Institut québécois de recherche sur la culture'', a position he kept from to 1980 to 1992.		Native of Toronto, Ontario, he graduated from York University and obtained a masters in sociology at Université Laval in Québec. Married to Aurelie Poisson, he presently lives on a farm with his family in Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton in the Eastern Townships. After teaching at Bishop's University for 9 years, he became a researcher at [http://www.ucs.inrs.ca/default.asp?l=a&pa= ''Institut québécois de recherche sur la culture''], a position he kept from to 1980 to 1992.

Mathieugp at 15:51, 21 May 2008

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	Too often in political debates, naive patriotism or distasteful chauvinism wins over intellectual honesty and international solidarity. Despite the constant flow of liefull propaganda denigrating, in the English language media of Canada, Quebecers in general, French-speaking ones in particular, and nationalists even more, these individuals have had the honesty to recognize the justice of our cause and the soundness of our core arguments.		Too often in political debates, naive patriotism or distasteful chauvinism wins over intellectual honesty and international solidarity. Despite the constant flow of liefull propaganda denigrating, in the English language media of Canada, Quebecers in general, French-speaking ones in particular, and nationalists even more, these individuals have had the honesty to recognize the justice of our cause and the soundness of our core arguments.

	Sometimes francophile, sometimes simply passionate for justice and equality to all, they have won our respect and will not be forgotten along with the many more [[English speakers for the independence of Québec\|who have openly voiced their support]] for our national liberation over the course of history.		Sometimes francophile, sometimes simply passionate for justice and equality to all, they have won our respect and will not be forgotten along with the many more [[English speakers for the independence of Québec\|who have openly voiced their support for our national liberation]] over the course of history.

	==Contemporary==		==Contemporary==

Mathieugp: /* Francis Maseres */

2008-04-13T18:01:22Z

Francis Maseres

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	* ''Considerations on the expediency of admitting representatives from the American colonies into the British House of Commons'', 1770		* ''Considerations on the expediency of admitting representatives from the American colonies into the British House of Commons'', 1770
	* ''A collection of several commissions, and other public instruments, proceeding from His Majesty's royal authority, and other papers, relating to the state of the province in Quebec in North America, since the conquest of it by the British arms in 1760'', 1772		* ''[http://books.google.ca/books?id=LsINAAAAQAAJ&hl=fr A collection of several commissions, and other public instruments, proceeding from His Majesty's royal authority, and other papers, relating to the state of the province in Quebec in North America, since the conquest of it by the British arms in 1760]'', 1772
	* ''Mémoire à la défense d'un plan d'acte de parlement pour l'établissement des Loix de la province de Québec, contre les objections de Mr. François Joseph Cugnet'', 1773		* ''Mémoire à la défense d'un plan d'acte de parlement pour l'établissement des Loix de la province de Québec, contre les objections de Mr. François Joseph Cugnet'', 1773
	* ''An Account of the proceedings of the British, and other protestant inhabitants, of the province of Quebeck, in North-America, in order to obtain an House of Assembly in that province'', 1775		* ''An Account of the proceedings of the British, and other protestant inhabitants, of the province of Quebeck, in North-America, in order to obtain an House of Assembly in that province'', 1775
	* ''Additional papers concerning the province of Quebeck : being an appendix to the book entitled, "An Account of the proceedings of the British and other Protestant inhabitants of the province of Quebeck in North America in order to obtain a House of Assembly in that province"'', 1776		* ''Additional papers concerning the province of Quebeck : being an appendix to the book entitled, "An Account of the proceedings of the British and other Protestant inhabitants of the province of Quebeck in North America in order to obtain a House of Assembly in that province"'', 1776
	* ''Answer to an Introduction to the observations made by judges of the Court of common pleas : for the district of Quebec, upon the oral and written testimony adduced upon the investigation, into the past administration of justice, ordered in consequence of an address of the Legislative Council; with remarks on the laws and government of the province of Quebec'', 1790		* ''Answer to an Introduction to the observations made by judges of the Court of common pleas : for the district of Quebec, upon the oral and written testimony adduced upon the investigation, into the past administration of justice, ordered in consequence of an address of the Legislative Council; with remarks on the laws and government of the province of Quebec'', 1790
	* ''The Canadian Freeholder''~~, 3 volumes~~, 1776-1779		* ''The Canadian Freeholder'', 1776-1779 [http://books.google.ca/books?id=l7ENAAAAQAAJ&hl volume I], [http://books.google.ca/books?id=LrINAAAAQAAJ volume II] and [http://books.google.ca/books?id=VbINAAAAQAAJ volume III]
	* ''The Case and claim of the American loyalists impartially stated and considered.'', 1783		* ''The Case and claim of the American loyalists impartially stated and considered.'', 1783
	* ''[[Questions submitted and proposed to Messrs Powell, Adhemar and de Lisle by the Baron Maseres with the answers of these Messrs, given in their meeting on March 13, 1784]]''		* ''[[Questions submitted and proposed to Messrs Powell, Adhemar and de Lisle by the Baron Maseres with the answers of these Messrs, given in their meeting on March 13, 1784]]''