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Papineau party

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a popular name for the radical reform group led by Joseph Papineau, 1786-1871, in opposition to the administration in Lower Canada, opposition which reached a high point in the Rebellion of 1837.

Quotations

1832
The Papineau Party has been defeated at St. Hyacinthe, and Mr. Poulin returned.
1899
They represent an interesting view of the state of feeling among the Papineau party, the keen sense of injustice which lent vigour to the reform movement, and the intemperate, visionary impulsiveness which produced the armed rebellion itself.