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Quebec’s government has announced that a hotly contested byelection northeast of Montreal will take place Aug. 11. The Arthabaska riding has been held by the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2012, but polls indicate the governing party is set to lose its stronghold to the Parti Québécois or Conservatives. Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime has put his name forward, hoping to win what would be his party’s only seat in the legislature.

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“DENOUEMENT D'UNE CAUSE FAMEUSE,” Le Petit Journal (Montreal). November 6, 1932. Page 22. ---- 21 ans de pénitencier Couture et 15 ans L'Heureux. ---- Hier aux Assises d'Arthabaska a eu lieu le dénouement de la fameuse cause de Lionel Couture et Charles Bdouard L’Heureux, arrétés en novembre 1931 pour vol dans les presbytères et viol. DEUX BONNE PRISES Les détectives avaient mis la main sur les bandits qui s'étaient fait une spécialité de voler les presbytères. Dans celui de St-Damase, ils avaient avaient défoncé le coffre-fort. Dans celui de Beloeil, lis avaient lié 14 servante pendant que le curé disait sa messe. Il y avait pire. Le 2 juin 1931, ils avaient, revolver au poing, pénétré dans une maison alors occupée par deux femmes, dont uné jeune servante de 22 ans. Ils avaient abusé odieusement des malheureuses. 

En cour d’Arthabacka, L’Heureux à été condamné à 15 ans de pénitencier, dont 10 pour viol et 5 pour vol. Couture a été condamné à 21 ans, dont 14 pour viol et 7 pour vol. 

Medicine in Quebec (2)

Nature morte avec oignons par Marc-Aurèle de Foy Susor-Coté (Fine Arts Canada) —ooo— The above is a copy of Susor-Coté of still life entitled Nature morte avec oignons (Still life with onions). It is the work of Marc-Aurèle de Foy Susor-Coté, a prominent Canadian artist and a friend of my grandfather’s family. The legend goes that my grandfather met my grandmother when she was an employee of…

“Mine Portfolio Goes To Laurier’s Newphew,” Toronto Star. October 8, 1940. Page 03. ---- Never Ran For Public Office But Stumped For Sir Wilfrid ---- Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s nephew, Robert Laurier, 48, is Ontario’s new minister of mines. In a few short minutes yesterday he changed from a man almost unknown in public life, a man who has never run for political office, into a cabinet minister.

There was no accouncement where a seat in the legislature would be opened for him, but general expectation is he will run in East Ottawa, his home riding, where a seat is vacant through resignation of Paul Leduc, ex-mines minister, to accept the clerkship of the supreme court of Canada.

Mr. Laurier was born in Arthabaska, Que., Sir Wilfrid’s home village, and when his father died in 1906 he went to live with his uncle. He attended Loyola college in Montreal. After two years at McGill he went to Ottawa and was articled into the law firm of Murphy-Fisher-Sherwood. Murphy was Hon. Charles Murphy (one-time secretary of state and post-master general). Fisher was an M.P. From Ottawa, young Laurier attended Osgoode hall, graduating in 1919. He returned to Ottawa and the law firm of Belcourt, Leduc, and Chevrier. Leduc was Hon. Paul Leduc, Mr. Laurier’s predecessor in the mines portfolio and Chevrier is now Mr. Justice Chrevier.

Mr. Laurier’s political experience was gained travelling with his uncle. His wife is the former Gabrielle Parent, daughter of a former Quebec premier and a sister of Senator George Parent, speaker of the senate and Charles Parent, M.P. He has two sons, Henri, 18, and Carl, 17.

He retired rom law practice in 1927 but during the last four months he has been assistant secretary to Rt. Hon. Ernest Lapointe.