Henri Bourassa

Henri Bourassa
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Labelle
In office 1896–1907
Preceded by	District created in 1892
Succeeded by	Charles Beautron Major
In office 1925–1935
Preceded by	Hyacinthe-Adélard Fortier
Succeeded by	Maurice Lalonde
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal division no. 2
In office 1908–1909
Preceded by	Lomer Gouin
Succeeded by	Clément Robillard
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Saint-Hyacinthe
In office 1908–1912
Preceded by	Joseph Morin
Succeeded by	Télesphore-Damien Bouchard
Personal details
Born	Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa (1868-09-01)September 1, 1868 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	August 31, 1952(1952-08-31) (aged 83) Outremont, Quebec
Resting place	Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Political party	Liberal (1896–1899) Independent (1900) Liberal (1900–1908) Independent (1925–1935)
Other political affiliations	Ligue nationaliste
Education	Polytechnique Montréal College of the Holy Cross
Signature
Philosophy career
Era	Philosophy in Canada
Region	Western philosophy
School	Nationalism, pacifism, social conservatism, ultramontanism
Main interests	French Canadian nationalism, Canadian nationalism, Catholic social teaching
Notable ideas	"Two founding peoples", language rights in Canada, Canadian autonomy, Canadian neutrality
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Joseph-Napoléon-Henri Bourassa (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi buʁasa]; September 1, 1868 – August 31, 1952) was a French Canadian political leader and publisher. In 1899, Bourassa was outspoken against the British government's request for Canada to send a militia to fight for Britain in the Second Boer War. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's compromise was to send a volunteer force, but the seeds were sown for future conscription protests during the World Wars of the next half-century. Bourassa unsuccessfully challenged the proposal to build warships to help protect the empire. He led the opposition to conscription during World War I and argued that Canada's interests were not at stake. He opposed Catholic bishops who defended military support of Britain and its allies.^[1] Bourassa was an ideological father of French-Canadian nationalism.^[2] Bourassa was also a defining force in forging French Canada's attitude to the Canadian Confederation of 1867.^[3]