Quebec's Anglophone Communities and the Legacies of the Quebec Act
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 - Thu, 06 Feb 2025
Online
Organized by: Concordia University
Sir Guy Carleton, an Irish Protestant who served as Governor of Quebec, has been celebrated for enacting the Quebec Act in 1774, the first Canadian constitution to enshrine values underlying pluralism, tolerance, and multiculturalism.
In this Lunch & Learn, Jane McGaughey will delve into the legacies of the Quebec Act, exploring how this foundational document and its primary author have been remembered, revered, or dismissed by Quebec鈥檚 Anglophone communities from the 1770s to the present day.
Speaker: Jane McGaughey, Johnson Chair of Quebec and Canadian Irish Studies, Concordia University
When: Thursday, 6 February 2025, 12:00 pm
