A man of passion and ideas: Leon Dion had an allegiance to Quebec, his homeland, and Canada, his country
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Dion, one of the architects of Quebec's 'Quiet Revolution,' died at 74 from drowning. He was chair of Laval University's political science department and director of the Canadian Journal of Political Science. His complex views about Quebec's unique place in Canada influenced many Canadian leaders.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
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Quebec's end of innocence: twenty-five years later, the October crisis still arouses deep emotions
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The Oct 1970, murder of Quebec Labor Minister Pierre Laporte by the radical separatist group Front de liberation du Quebec marked a turning point in Canadian history. Both the assassination and the use of the War Measures Act to arrest 465 people were shameful events.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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On the Asian front
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The Allied war effort against Japan continued for several months after victory in Europe was achieved in early May 1945. A capsule history of the war in the Pacific is presented, from the Japanese invasion of China in 1931 to the surrender of Japan in Aug 1945.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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