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Honourable Alexandre Taschereau becomes Attorney General; Honourable Anto-
nin GaliJ:eault Minister of Public Works and Labour, Honourable.T. E. PerrBult,
Minister of Colonisation, Mines and Fisheries. Hon. Ml'. Décarie becomes
Chief Justice of the Court of Sessions of the Peaee in Montl'e[ll. Hon. Ath"nase
David replaces him as Provincial Secretary. Visit to Canada of His Royal.
Hil!hness the l~rince of 'Vales and of His Eminence Cardinal Mercier. The Mont-
reui University destroyed by tire; loss $],000,000. Opening of the Session.
Ml'. J. N. Francœllr elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. AdmiraI
Sir John Jellieoe visils Quebec.
1920.-Formation in Montreal of the Union of Farmers of the Province. The Legislature
votes $1,000,000 for thl" Montreal Univeniity (lOth February). Prorogation of
the Legislature (14th February). COT1~ress of Canaùian Universities held at
Laval University. Unveiling of Dollard Monument, in Lafontaine P"r1e-
(24th June). Resignation of Sir Lomer Gouin as Prime Minister: he is succeeded
by Hon. Alexandre Taschereau (9th July). Unveiling of the monument to Sir'
Etieune Cartier at Quebee. Death of Hon. S. N. Parent, former Premier of the
Province of Quebee. Congress of French speaking physieians of ~orth America
at Quebee (lOth September). Opening of the subscl'iption campaign for Laml:
University in Quebec, objective $1,000,000.
J921.-Reception in honor of the Dulce and the Duchess of Devonshire in the Legi~lative
Assembly chamber atQuebee (14·th Janv!!,ry). TheAet respecting aleoholicliquors
sanctioned (25th JaDu:ny). Government assumes control of the sale of liquors
(lst May). Gift of $1 ,000,000 given by the Legislature to the Laval and McGill
Universities (19th M:lrch). Hon. L. A. Tasehereau given the degree of Doctor
of Law8 at Toronto Univeririty (19th June). Visit of the French ::\'Iission under
Field Mal'shal Fayolle to 5 v l'al cities in the Province. Visit to Quebee of
Lord llyng. Governor G 'il .ml of Canada; official Reception at Spencer \rood.
Hon. J. L. Perron appoint d Minister of Roads. Mc:;:rs. Moreau and Lncombe
become Ivlinisters without Portfolio. }tIr. Paul Tourigny appointed Legislative
Couneillor (27th of September). Federal eleetions (6th Deeember); 65 Liberais
elected in Quebec. Reception of Marshal Ferdinand Foch (12th Deeember).

11111. Got:ernor General: Lord B:rjng (1921 ta 1926)
1922.-0pening of the 3J'd :3e3sion of the 15th Legislature (lOth January). Appoint-
ment of a commission of iive members for the conservation of bistol'ieal
monuments. Closing of the :31',c:;ion (21st Mnrch). Institutiou of a prize fol'"
Iiterature. Grant of ;';:10,000 to caeh clas~i()1I1 eollege. Reception iu Quel>ec
of 50 member.sanù ministers f,.om the \Vr.~ (29th April). The House of
Commom votes sum or '55,000,000 for the port of Montreal. Doctor Alphonse
Lessard appointed chief of the Hygiene Service of the Province of Ql1ebec.-Ho-
noumble W. S. fieldin~", minister of Finance, announc .. ft reduetion in the cus-
toms tariff. Thc Province of Qucbec tms a surplus'of J;ii,033,410.45 for the finan-
cial Yèar ended the 30th JJ..Ine 1922.llIauguration of Laurier Monument at Ar-
thabaska-(25th September). Opening of tlle fOLll·th session of the fifteenth
Legislature (24th October). The number of i'dlOlllr~hips fol' students W:lB increas-
ed to fifteen by Honourable Athanase David. OUiei'l,1 inauguration of th: sellOol
of }'ine Arts of Quehec (23 Novcm ber). The Royal sanction is given to lift
the embargo against Canadian cattle (London, l5th December). Proro~ationof
legislature (29th Deeember).
J923.-Honourable L. A. Taschcrcau announces the dissolution of the Legislature and
fixes the date for the election for the 5th February (lOth January). The
Liberal Government maintainrd in power by a large majol'ity(5th February).
The LieJ..ltenant·(;uvernor of Ontn.rio ofiers a banquet lo citi-zens of the
Province of Quebec, at the reunion of the Bonne l!:ntente (Toronto 17th
Mareh). The Povercigl) POlJtiff Pius Xl sends 50,000 francs to Hi::; Eminence
Cardinal Bégin in aid of the reconstruction of the Basilica destrcyed by fire.
Inauguration of the Radium Institute at the University of Montreal (~th.
April). Monseigneur Ross is eonseerated first bishop of Gaspé (1st May).
Erection of a monument in memory of Abraham Martin, tirst pilot of the St.
Lawrence. Monument erected to Carùina.l Taschereau, first Canaùian Cardinal.
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