The Tragedy of Quebec: The Expulsion of its Protestant Farmers

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The Tragedy of Quebec: The Expulsion of its Protestant Farmers
Abstract
First published in 1907, this book was an important and controversial statement on behalf of English Protestant farmers of Quebec - especially those of the Eastern Townships. Considered one of the most important politico-religious tracts ever published in Canada, the book went through four editions between its initial first publication and 1916. Sellar opposed the gradual takeover of the Townships by French-speaking Roman Catholic farmers with the financial aid, he claimed, of the Roman Catholic Church. He also accused Premier Honoré Mercier of plotting to erect a theocratic French Catholic state in the province. Sellar argued that the invasion of French-speaking Roman Catholics eventually led to the decline of Protestant institutions, such as the school system, and precipitated the exodus, or "expulsion", of the English Protestant farmers. Sellar was a strong believer of the separation of Church and State, and adamantly opposed the political power of the Catholic hierarchy in Quebec.
Place
Toronto, ON
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Date
1974
Language
en
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Introduction by Robert Hill.

Citation
Sellar, Robert. The Tragedy of Quebec: The Expulsion of Its Protestant Farmers. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 1974. http://archive.org/stream/quebecfarmtragedy00selluoft#page/120/mode/2up.
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