Word: yamaska
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Dates: during 1949-1949
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...acid test facing Prime Minister St. Laurent was the general election expected some time this year. Last week Louis St. Laurent received notice that the struggle would be bitter and hard-fought. In a by-election in the Quebec riding of Nicolet-Yamaska, his Liberal Party candidate was beaten in a surprise turnover by a Progressive Conservative (Tory...
...Liberals knew that in Nicolet-Yamaska they had made mistakes. They had neglected grass-roots organizing. Their party was badly split in the district; they had run a weak candidate who leaned on the fact that his father once represented the riding. Nevertheless, the election threw an unaccustomed scare into the Liberals. The Tories felt nothing but joy. When Leader George Drew entered Parliament the night of the election, party colleagues gave him a loud cheer and, following time-honored custom, threw copies of Hansard (equivalent to the Congressional Record) across the House...
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