Camillien Houde
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Camillien Houde was a Quebec politician, a Member of Parliament, and a four-time mayor of Montreal. He is of the few Canadian politicians to have served at all three levels of government. During World
Camillien Houde in 1930
As Montreal Mayor in 1945 at a Chamber of Commerce event.
Headstone at Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges
Conscription Crisis of 1944
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The Conscription Crisis of 1944 was a political and military crisis following the introduction of forced military service for men in Canada during World War II. It was similar to the Conscription Cris
Camillien Houde
…100 votes. He did not run for re-election in the 1953 election. Houde became a figure of ridicule in parts of English Canada because of his conduct in opposition to conscription. During the 1949 federal election, the Toronto Star, which openly supported the Liberal Party, attempted to link the unpopular Houde with George Drew…
William Mackenzie King voting in the plebiscite on the introduction of conscription for overseas military service
The Montreal Daily Star announces the surrender of Germany, May 7, 1945