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| defunct newspapers of canada | |
| canadien, le | |
| french-language newspapers published in canada | |
| newspapers published in quebec city | |
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The newspaper was founded in Quebec City by lawyer Pierre-Stanislas Bédard and associates François Blanchet , Jean-Antoine Panet , Jean-Thomas Taschereau and Jean-Louis Borgia . All were members of the Parliament Of Lower Canada at the time. The editor was Jean-Antoine Bouthillier . The newspaper quickly became the voice of the Parti Canadien in their battle against the English party and the government of governor James Craig . On March 17 , 1810, the press and the papers of the editorial office on ''rue Saint-François'' were seized by the government. The printer Charles Lefrançois was thrown in prison and a patrol searched the city for conspirators. '' The Quebec Mercury '' had previously insinuated that the French Canadian s and the Americans were plotting against England . Two days later, no conspirators had been found. Bédard, Blanchet and Taschereau were arrested and thrown in prison. The prisoners were refused '' Habeas Corpus ''. While in prison, Bédard was nominated as member of parliament in the Surrey riding and elected at the general elections of March 27 , 1810. In 1811 , MP Louis-Joseph Papineau asked governor Craig to clear Bédard of all charges. Governor Craig refused. Bédard was finally ordered out of prison at the end of the Legislative Assembly's session. He never had a trial. The newspaper was republished a few times, with intermissions. ''Le Canadien'' disappeared on February 11 , 1893 in the hands of its new owner, Israël Tarte . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK
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