Jeune-Canada (

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

for "Young Canada") was a Quebecois nationalist right-wing movement founded in and active during the 1930s. Launched in 1932 in reaction to the public nominations of unilingual

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, the movement reached its apogee the following year, in 1933. A manifesto (''Manifeste de la jeune génération'') was written by

André Laurendeau Joseph-Edmond-André Laurendeau (; March 21, 1912 – June 1, 1968) was a journalist, politician, co-chair of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, and playwright in Quebec, Canada. He is usually referred to as André Laur ...

under the guidance of

Lionel Groulx Lionel Groulx (; 13 January 1878 – 23 May 1967) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, historian, professor, public intellectual and Quebec nationalist. Biography Early life and ordination Lionel Groulx, né Joseph Adolphe Lyonel Groulx, ...

. As a movement, Jeune-Canada was

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and

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; the group advocated for francophone rights in Canada and political and economic autonomy for Quebec. The movement gathered together many of the future elites who would later contribute to the

Quiet Revolution The Quiet Revolution () was a period of socio-political and socio-cultural transformation in French Canada, particularly in Quebec, following the 1960 Quebec general election. This period was marked by the secularization of the government, the ...

, even though the ideals of the Quiet Revolution were quite different from those of Jeune-Canada. The movement was never officially dissolved; some members still declared themselves as members of Jeune-Canada in 1939. The files of the organization are maintained by the Lionel Groulx Foundation.

Notable members

Robert Charbonneau Robert Charbonneau (February 3, 1911 – June 26, 1967) was a French-Canadian journalist, writer, and literary critic. Biography Charbonneau was born in Montreal. He began his studies at Ecole Saint-Stanislas in 1919 and continued his classical s ...

* Pierre Dansereau, environmentalist, president in 1932 * Philippe Ferland, journalist and politician *

Gérard Filion Gérard Filion, (August 18, 1909 – March 26, 2005) was a Canadian businessman and journalist. History Born in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec, the youngest of 17 children, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Université Laval (; English: ''Lav ...

, journalist, president from 1936 to 1938 * Lucien L'Allier, father of the

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*André Laurendeau, journalist, president from 1933 to 1935 *

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, journalist * Claude Robillard, urban planner

Supporters of the movement

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Le Devoir (, ) is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada. It was founded by journalist and politician Henri Bourassa in 1910. is one of few independent large-circulation newspapers in Quebec ...

'' *

Édouard Montpetit Édouard Montpetit (; 26 September 1881 – 27 May 1954) was a Quebec lawyer, economist and academic. Biography Montpetit was born on 26 September 1881 in Montmagny, Quebec. Called to the bar in 1904, Montpetit worked as a lawyer and taught poli ...

, economist *

Esdras Minville Esdras Minville (November 7, 1896 in Grande-Vallée – December 9, 1975) was a Canadian writer, economist and sociologist. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Université de Montréal, and was the first French-Ca ...

, writer *

, historian *

Pierre Trudeau Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was a Canadian politician, statesman, and lawyer who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984. Between his no ...

, journalist and politician

References

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External links

Several documents on the Jeune-Canada movementJeune-Canada
at the Canadian Encyclopedia Political history of Quebec Quebec nationalism