Francœur Motion

Motion in the Quebec Legislative Assembly

The Francœur Motion, introduced in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1918 by Liberal MLA Joseph-Napoléon Francœur, declared that Quebec would be prepared to leave the Canadian federation if English Canadians felt the presence of Quebec was "an obstacle to the union, progress and development of Canada".

> Que cette Chambre est d’avis que la Province de Québec serait disposée à accepter la rupture du pacte confédératif, si dans les autres provinces, on croit qu’elle est un obstacle à l’union, au progrès et au développement du Canada.[1]

> (That this House is of the opinion that the Province of Quebec would be prepared to accept the break-up of the Confederation Pact if, in the other provinces, it is believed to be an obstacle to the union, progress and development of Canada.)

Francœur's motion was a response to the harsh reaction in English Canada to Quebec's strong anti-conscription feelings during the Conscription Crisis of 1917 of the First World War. Many Quebecers opposed conscription because of anti-imperialist sentiments. The motion attracted widespread attention in the press and was notably approved by the newspaper Le Canada. Premier of Quebec Lomer Gouin finally convinced Francœur to withdraw the motion because he did not wish to see a vote taken on it.

## See also

[edit]

* Quebec independence movement
* Politics of Quebec
* History of Quebec

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "La Motion Francoeur présentée le 21 décembre 1917 par le député Joseph-Napoléon Francoeur".

* "14e législature, 2e session: Analyse des journaux et des sources" at the National Assembly of Quebec

* v
* t
* e

Quebec sovereignty movement

* History
* List of subjects

Events and legislation|

* Francœur Motion
* October Crisis
* 1980 referendum
* 1995 referendum
* Act Respecting the Future of Quebec
* Quebec Contingency Act
* Reference Re Secession of Quebec
* Clarity Act
* Bill 99
* 2012 Montreal shooting

Active organizations|

* Bloc Québécois
* Forum jeunesse du Bloc Québécois
* Climat Québec
* Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté
* Mouvement national des Québécoises et des Québécois
* Marxist–Leninist Party of Quebec
* Parti Québécois
* Québec solidaire
* Réseau de Résistance du Québécois
* Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society

Defunct organizations|

* Front de libération du Québec
* Le front de libération populaire
* Mouvement de libération nationale du Québec
* Option nationale
* Partenaires pour la souveraineté
* Parti république du Québec
* Parti socialiste du Québec
* Rassemblement démocratique pour l'indépendance
* Rassemblement pour l'Indépendance Nationale

Culture and media|

* L'Action nationale
* L'aut'journal
* Breaking Point
* Le Devoir
* "Gens du pays"
* Le Jour
* Le Journal de Montréal
* Le Journal de Québec
* La Maison-Bleue
* Le Québécois
* Why I Am a Separatist

Miscellaneous|

* Pur et dur
* Quebec nationalism
* Republic of Lower Canada
* Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada
* Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day
* Étapisme
* Vive le Québec libre

This Quebec history article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template