lf battling a religious
nationalist movement that corrupted the very fabric of political stability
in Quebec. The Duplessis faction maintained their conservative approach
towards political reform but failed to sway the majority of the population
into alleviating with the demands of the Canadian government. The citizens
of Quebec revered their clerical sector as holding 'utmost importance'
towards preserving French cultural values and this did not correlate with
the Federal government's policies and ideals. Francophones were under the
impression that their own Federal government had set out to crush and
assimilate what had remained of their illustrious heritage in order to
accommodate economic and political tranquility. Trudeau himself had decided
to join the nationalist uprising with his advocation of provincial autonomy.
Ultimately, he and other skilled social scientists attempted to bring down
the Duplessis party in 1949, but failed miserably in their efforts.
Duplessis buckled underneath the continuous pressure of French patriotism
and was rewarded for his inept idleness by winning h
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