Grande Noirceur
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The Grande Noirceur refers to the regime of conservative policies undertaken by the governing body of Quebec Premier Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 to 1959.
The Crucifix at the National Assembly
Flag of Quebec
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The flag of Quebec, called the Fleurdelisé in French, represents the Canadian province of Quebec. It consists of a white cross on a blue background, with four white fleurs-de-lis.
Grande Noirceur
…at the time to win the 1944 election. On January 21, 1948, Duplessis made one of his most enduring contributions with the adoption of an official flag of Quebec, the Fleurdelisé, which replaced the British Union Flag atop the Quebec Parliament Building…
Official flag with 2:3 proportions
A 2-1 Fleurdelisé on display
The Carillon Sacré-Cœur: flag waved by French Canadian Roman Catholics until the 1950s.