Louis Even (March 23, 1885,

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– September 27, 1974) was a lay Christian leader and publisher who founded the

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movement in

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. He co-founded and led the

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, better known as the white berets, with

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and was a founder of the

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, a predecessor of

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's ''

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''. In 1940, he ran for a seat in the

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as a

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candidate in

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and came in third with over 3,000 votes.

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Louis Even biographical notes
from the Pilgrims of St. Michael 1885 births 1974 deaths Canadian anti-communists Canadian Roman Catholics French emigrants to Quebec French Roman Catholics Founders of Catholic religious communities New Democracy (Canada) candidates in the 1940 Canadian federal election Canadian social crediters {{Quebec-politician-stub