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He is remembered for passing a law that would have created a Jewish school board in Quebec. However, the Jewish community was divided on the question, and they instead chose to send their children to anglo-protestant schools.
He also gave the government of Quebec a monopoly on the sale of liquor and wineThis article is about the beverage. See WINE for an article about the software of the same name. Wine is an alcoholic beverage typically made by fermentation of grapes. The word comes from Greek omicron;ινο&sigmaf through Latin vinum, (bot during the era of ProhibitionFor the judicial writ of prohibition, see Prohibition (writ). For prohibition of drugs in general, see Prohibition (drugs . Prohibition was the period between 1919- 1932 in Finland (called 'kieltolaki'), between 1900 and 1948 in locations in Canada and be in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in. This was imitated by some other provinces and some American states later.
He created the Beaux-Arts schools in Québec City and Montréal and subsidized scientific and literary works.
His government created some discontent inside the Liberal party. The more "radical" left wing of the party , left the Liberals and formed a new party, the Action libérale nationaleThe Action liberale nationale was a short-lived political party in Quebec, Canada, led by Paul Gouin and founded by dissident Liberal party members in 1934. The ALN formed an alliance with the Parti conservateur du Quebec led by Maurice Duplessis to conte. Paul GouinPaul Gouin ( May 20, 1898 December 4, 1976) was the son of Lomer Gouin and the grandson of Honore Mercier. He was born in Montreal. He fought in World War I as a tank commander. Studied at Laval University and was admitted to the bar of Quebec in 1920., the son of Lomer GouinLomer Gouin ( March 19 1861 March 28 1929) was born in Grondines. He served as Liberal Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec, as a Cabinet minister in the federal government of Canada, and as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. On May 24, 1888, he married and grandson of Honoré Mercier, also joined this new party. The Action libérale nationale later merged with the Conservative Party of Quebec to form the Union Nationale party, which defeated the Liberals in 1936.
He was forced out of office after a scandal involving his brother and some top civil servants.
He won the 1923 election, 1927 election, 1931 election and 1935 election and resigned in 1936.