Date and Time: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 12:00-1:00 p.m. (EST)
Description: Free online presentation/discussion by QUESCREN Lunch & Learn
Sir Guy Carleton, an Irish Protestant who served as Governor of Quebec, has been celebrated for enacting the Quebec Act in 1774, the first Canadian constitution to enshrine values underlying pluralism, tolerance, and multiculturalism. In this Lunch & Learn, Jane McGaughey will delve into the legacies of the Quebec Act, exploring how this foundational document and its primary author have been remembered, revered, or dismissed by Quebec’s Anglophone communities from the 1770s to the present day.
Jane McGaughey is the Johnson Chair of Québec and Canadian Irish Studies at Concordia University and holds a stated research mandate to highlight the contributions of the Irish and their descendants in Quebec since the mid-18th century. She also serves as an Associate Professor in Irish Diaspora Studies.
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