Word: pouliot
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Members slapped their desks in applause as the P.M. walked in. The Progressive Conservatives' John Bracken, the CCF's M. J. Coldwell, the Social Crediters' Solon Low, and Independent Liberal Jean Francois Pouliot each greeted the Prime Minister in turn and in effusive phrases. Then Mr. King rose to speak. He looked wan and haggard. His face, ruddy before his illness, was pale and drawn. For the first time the redoubtable and enduring William Lyon Mackenzie King looked all of his 72 years. Nor did his voice have its accustomed ring as he thanked members and added...
They reacted vigorously. Air Minister Charles Gavan Power, a shrewd Quebec politician and one of the ablest Cabinet Ministers, submitted his resignation at once. Four French-speaking Liberals (Jean-François Pouliot, Wilfrid LaCroix, Charles E. Parent, Maurice Bourget), strode across the floor to join the Opposition. M. LaCroix cried: "Trahison!" (Treason!) at Mr. King as he went...
When the House resumed, Pouliot resumed. He offered a verbose explanation for his words. Cried some members: "That is not a withdrawal...
...Screamed Pouliot: "What! Is this a torture room...
...Member Pouliot's voice failed him. For once he had only three words more. They came faintly...