A French-Canadian journalist and patriot, born at Verchères, Quebec, 22 January, 1799; died 28 November, 1852.
Duvernay's chief title to fame is the foundation of the Society of St. John the Baptist (1834).
Duvernay began again the publication of "La Minerve", in which he extolled the introduction of responsible government, and criticized the Act of Union destined, by its authors, to absorb Lower Canada.
Originally, June 24 was a holiday honouring one of the patron saints of Quebec, St.
On this occasion, the citizens of Quebec City were the first ones to hear the "Ô Canada" of Calixa Lavallée, based on a poem by a local judge, Adolphe-Basile Routhier.
Quebecers have tended to use the Fête nationale du Québec to promote identification with Quebec and Canada Day to stress loyalty to Canada as a whole.
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