La Minerve

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La Minerve
Front page of the August 21, 1837 of La Minerve, displaying the eponymous Minerva
Owner(s)Ludger Duvernay
Founder(s)Augustin-Norbert Morin
Founded1826
Ceased publication1899
HeadquartersMontreal, Lower Canada

La Minerve (French for "The Minerva") was a newspaper founded in

Parti patriote. It was notably directed by Ludger Duvernay in its earlier years. It existed from 1826 to 1837, and again from 1842 to May 27, 1899.[1]
Throughout the years, it went from being a radical paper to a conservative one.

History

La Minerve was first published on November 9, 1826, and was soon bought by journalist and future

Lord Durham
because of his role in the Rebellion), Duvernay restarted publication in 1842.

La Minerve then defended the idea of

Conservative Party of Canada. It became a daily in 1864 and defended the Canadian Confederation project which had been denounced by Papineau but was realized in 1867. The paper lost its governmental support when the Conservatives lost power in 1896 to the Liberal Party of Canada
. Funding became scarce and the last edition was published on May 27, 1899.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "La Minerve (canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-04-01.

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