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Émilien Morissette
Émilien Morissette (born 16 March 1927) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an economist by career. He was first elected at the Rimouski riding in the 1958 general election, defeating Liberal party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems ... incumbent Gérard Légaré. After serving his only term, the 24th Canadian Parliament, Légaré won Rimouski back from Morissette in the 1962 general election. External links * 1927 births Year of death missing Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{ProgressiveConservative-Quebec-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont-Joli, Quebec
Mont-Joli () is a city in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is the county seat. The city is located east of Rimouski near the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. History In 1867, the main condition for New Brunswick and Nova-Scotia entering into the Canadian Confederation was, to be linked to the rest of the country by the railway. In 1868, work began on the Intercolonial Railway and the authorities decided to have the railway turn at Saint-Octave-de-Métis in Gaspésie. However, this village, because of its rugged landscape, was not suitable to receive the train station and maintenance shops. The engineers turned to the higher 2nd farming rank of Sainte-Flavie, and the train station was named Sainte-Flavie-Station. In 1880, Sainte-Flavie-Station became separate and was named Mont-Joli, the name which the first settlers had used to describe the area. On 13 June 2001, the neighbouring municipality of Saint- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
