Jules Lasalle (born April 1, 1957, Saint-Michel-des-Saints,

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirte ...

, Canada) is a sculptor living and working in Montreal. He has made many commemorative monuments that can be seen in

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, and other places...

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In 2012 the Canadian

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unveiled a statue by Lasalle of

Idola Saint-Jean Idola Saint-Jean (May 19, 1880 – April 6, 1945) was a Quebec journalist, educator and feminist. She devoted her life to the pursuit of equal rights for women in Quebec and her efforts lead to women being given the right to vote in Quebec in ...

Thérèse Casgrain Marie Thérèse Casgrain, ., née Forget (10 July 1896 – 3 November 1981) was a French Canadian feminist, reformer, politician and senator. She was a leader in the fight for women's right to vote in the province of Quebec, as well as the first ...

and

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. The statue was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kirkland being made the first Canadian female minister. * Monica, erected in 1985 on Promenade du Père-Marquette, in Lachine borough, Montreal. * Natasha, monumental sculpture in 3 fragments, imitating

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's statues, erected in Lachine in 1986. *

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, erected in 1987 behind Montreal's Olympic Stadium. * Joseph-Xavier Perreault's bust, erected in 1987 behind Place du Commerce, Montreal. * '' Hommage à Marguerite Bourgeoys'', erected in 1988 in

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, behind the 85, Notre-Dame street. * Hommage aux femmes qui consacrèrent leur vie à l'instruction et à l'éducation: Marie de l'Incarnation, Quebec city, 1997 * Monument aux Frères éducateurs: Marcellin Champagnat et

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: L'envol, Quebec city, 2000 *

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's monument, Montreal, 2001 * Statues pour la Chapelle Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur, Montreal, 2002 * Monument du Chevalier de Lorimier, Montreal. * Pierres tombales (with Annick Bourgeau) for a campaign on

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, Agence Marketel), 2003 * Deportation, i.e.

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(with André Fournelle),

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, Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada, 2006 *

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's monument, behind the Parliament of Quebec, 2006. *

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's statue (with Annick Bourgeau), Colisée Jean-Béliveau, Longueuil, 2007

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