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Fernand Grenier
Fernand Grenier (June 28, 1927 – January 19, 1988) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. Background He was born on June 28, 1927 near Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and made a career in education. Member of the legislature Grenier ran as a Union Nationale (Quebec), Union Nationale and won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1966 Quebec general election, 1966 provincial election in the district of Frontenac (1912–1973 electoral district), Frontenac. He was defeated by Ralliement créditiste du Québec, Ralliement créditiste candidate Paul-André Latulippe in the 1970 Quebec general election, 1970 election. Mayor He was Mayor of Nantes, Quebec from 1969 to 1971. Political comeback Grenier remained active in the Union Nationale. He ran as the party candidate in Lotbinière (provincial electoral district), Lotbinière in the 1973 Quebec general election, 1973 election but was defeated. He was re-elected in the 1976 Quebec general election, 1976 election in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative du Québec'') was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature from 1867 to December 31, 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished. Both were initially created by the Constitution Act, 1867. It was the Union Nationale government of Premier Jean-Jacques Bertrand that passed the "Bill 90" legislation to abolish the upper house, but earlier attempts had been made by earlier governments. The presiding officer of the Assembly was known in French as ''orateur'', a literal translation of the English term, ''speaker''. When the Assembly was renamed so too was the title of its presiding officer, becoming known as the President. Today, Quebec has a unicameral legislature, whose single house is the National Assembly. The large chamber that housed the assembly is also known as ''le salon bleu'' (the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Quebec General Election
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
