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David Réal Caouette (September 26, 1917 - December 16, 1976) was a Canadian politician from Quebec, who was a leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada. His son, Gilles Caouette, was also a Social Credit Member of Parliament, and was briefly acting leader of the party. Real Caouette File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... This article describes the Canadian province. ... The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative - populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform. ... Gilles Caouette (born 1940) was a Canadian politician and Member of Parliament. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ...

Born in Amos, in the Abitibi region of Quebec, Caouette was converted to the social credit philosophy in 1939. He was first elected to the House of Commons in a 1946 by-election under the Union des électeurs banner (he sat as Social Credit MP once elected), though he lost the seat in the 1949 Canadian election. In 1958, he broke with Union des électeurs founders Louis Even and Gilberte Côté-Mercier, and joining Social Credit, became uncontested leader of the créditistes in Quebec. for the federal electoral district of a similar name see Abitibi—Témiscamingue Map of Quebec showing Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region of Quebec, Canada. ... Social Credit is an economic theory and a social movement which started in the early 1920s. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The interior of the House of Commons chamber, also called the Green Chamber The House of Commons (in French, la Chambre des communes) is the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of Canada which sits in the nations capital of Ottawa, Ontario. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative - populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... (Redirected from 1949 Canadian election) The Canadian federal election of 1949 was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberals were not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

A populist leader and charismatic speaker, Caouette appealed to those who felt left out and pushed aside by financial institutions, traditional politicians, and what they perceived as elitist intellectuals.

In 1961, he ran for leadership of the Social Credit Party, but lost to the Robert N. Thompson, a Social Credit Member of Parliament from Alberta. 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year—i. ... Robert Norman Thompson (1914-1997) was a Canadian politician, chiropractor, and educator. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) - Land 642,317 km² - Water 19,531 km² (2. ...

His greatest success came in the 1962 Canadian election, when the Social Credit Party won 26 seats in Quebec. The party won only 4 seats in the rest of Canada. Holding the balance of power in the House of Commons, Social Credit helped bring down the Progressive Conservative minority government of John Diefenbaker. However in the 1963 election, Social Credit was reduced to 24 seats nationwide. (Redirected from 1962 Canadian election) When the Canadian federal election of 1962 was called, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada of John George Diefenbaker had governed for almost five years with the largest majority in the House of Commons in Canadian history. ... The interior of the House of Commons chamber, also called the Green Chamber The House of Commons (in French, la Chambre des communes) is the directly elected lower house of the Parliament of Canada which sits in the nations capital of Ottawa, Ontario. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... For minority régime, see Apartheid. ... John George Diefenbaker (September 18, 1895 - August 16, 1979) was the thirteenth Prime Minister of Canada. ... (Redirected from 1963 Canadian election) The Canadian federal election of 1963 resulted in the defeat of the minority Progressive Conservative government of John George Diefenbaker. ...

Caouette fought for bilingualism in the House of Commons, winning a symbolic victory when the got the Parliament's restaurant to produce bilingual menus. In this, he anticipated the official bilingualism policy that would later be put into effect by Pierre Trudeau. The term bilingualism (from bi meaning two and lingua meaning language) can refer to rather different phenomena. ... Bilingualism in Canada refers to laws and policies of the federal government — and some other levels of government — mandating that certain services and communications be available to the public in both English and French. ... Name Pierre Elliott Trudeau Number Fifteenth First term April 20, 1968–June 4,1979 Second term March 3, 1980–June 30, 1984 Predecessor Lester Bowles Pearson Successors Joe Clark John Napier Turner Date of birth October 18, 1919 Place of birth Montreal, Quebec Date of death September 28, 2000 Spouse...

Caouette believed that since the party was most successful in the Province of Quebec, he should be leader of the party instead of Thompson. As well, Caoutte and his followers remained true believers in the social credit monetary theories of C.H. Douglas while Thompson and the Social Credit Party of Alberta had abandoned the theories. Thompson refused to step aside, leading Caouette to leave the party, along with the rest of Quebec wing in 1963, to establish the Ralliement des créditistes. Social Credit is an economic theory and a social movement which started in the early 1920s. ... Major C. H. (Clifford Hugh) Douglas MIMechE, MIEE, (January 20, 1879-September 29, 1952) son of Hugh Douglas and Louisa Horfdern, was a Scottish engineer and pioneer of the Social credit concept. ... The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Historically in Quebec, Canada, there was a number of political parties that were part of the Canadian social credit movement. ...

In the 1965 election, Caouette's Ralliement won 9 seats, while Social Credit under Thompson won 5 seats. In the 1968 election, Caouette won 14 seats while Social Credit won none. (Redirected from 1965 Canadian election) In the Canadian federal election of 1965, the Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... (Redirected from 1968 Canadian election) In the Canadian federal election of June 25, 1968, the Liberal Party won a majority government under its new leader, Pierre Trudeau. ...

The two parties were reunited under Caouette's leadership for the 1972 election, in which the party won 15 seats. Although the party continued to nominate candidates in other provinces, it never again won seats outside of Quebec. In the 1974 election, the party won 11 seats. (Redirected from 1972 Canadian election) The House of Commons after the 1972 election The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30, 1972. ... (Redirected from 1974 Canadian election) The House of Commons after the 1974 election The 1974 Canadian federal election was held on July 8. ...

After his death in 1976, Social Credit in Quebec and at the federal Canadian level went into decline. The party won only 6 seats under Fabien Roy in the 1979 Canadian election, and none in the 1980 or subsequent elections. The party eventually folded in the 1990s. Fabien Roy (born April 17, 1928) was a Canadian politician in the 1970s. ... (Redirected from 1979 Canadian election) The House of Commons after the 1979 election The 1979 Canadian federal election resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Pierre Trudeau. ... (Redirected from 1980 Canadian election) The House of Commons after the 1980 election The 1980 Canadian federal election was called when the minority Progressive Conservative government led by Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. ...

Throughout the course of his career, Caouette was known for making controversial and intemperate statements. Shortly after World War II, Caouette claimed that his economic theories were the same as those of Benito Mussolini's discredited government in Italy. During the October Crisis of 1970, he also claimed that leaders of the Front de Libération du Québec should be shot by a firing squad. (The FLQ was an organization that sought to promote its goal of independence for Quebec through violent means, including bombing, kidnapping and murder.) While such statements may have resonated with radical Creditiste supporters, they undoubtedly blunted the party's popularity with the mainstream electorate. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Benito Mussolini created a fascist state through the use of propaganda, total control of the media and disassembly of the working democratic government. ... The October Crisis was a series of dramatic events triggered by two terrorist kidnappings that occurred in Quebec, Canada, during the month of October, 1970. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Front de Libération du Québec (Quebec Liberation Front), commonly known as the FLQ, was a Nationalist terrorist group founded in the 1960s that was part of the Quebec sovereignty movement. ...

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