Henri Bourassa and the war

His opponents twice prevented newspaper editor Henri Bourassa from giving this speech, in which he argued that the duty of Canadians was to stay clear of involvement in the First World War, so he elected to publish it as a booklet instead.

Henri Bourassa, The Duty of Canada at the Present Hour (Montreal: Imprimerie du "Devoir", 1915)

Duty of Canada.pdf (20.45 MB)
booklet, 44 pages
Archives and Special Collections - Morisset Library - University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ontario
First World War