Matthew Ehret: The De Gaulle-Johnson Intervention to Break the Empire part 4: Daniel Johnson’s Courage

The De Gaulle-Johnson Intervention to Break the Empire part 4: Daniel Johnson’s Courage At the official dinner honouring General de Gaulle on the evening of his arrival in Québec, Premier Daniel Johnson was full of hope and outlined his acceptance of the General’s challenge to join in his Great Design. “Under your leadership, France has …

Matthew Ehret: The De Gaulle-Johnson Intervention to Break the Empire part 3: Freedom for the Whole of Canada

The De Gaulle-Johnson Intervention to Break the Empire part 3: Freedom for the Whole of Canada In this third part of the story co-written with Raynald Rouleau, we continue to explore the story of the De Gaulle- Daniel Johnson Grand Design of the late 1960s which nearly changed the course of world history. Part one …

Matthew Ehret: The De Gaulle-Johnson Intervention to Break the Empire Part Two (A New Vision Takes Shape)

The De Gaulle-Johnson Intervention to Break the Empire Part Two (A New Vision Takes Shape) This article was co-written with historian Raynald Rouleau as section two of a four part series. Part one can be read here. During the summer of 1967, Canada was celebrating its centennial with the 100th anniversary of the British North America …

The De Gaulle-Johnson Intervention to Break the Empire [Part one]

The De Gaulle-Johnson Intervention to Break the Empire [Part one] In this first installment of a four part series co-written with my friend and historian Raynald Rouleau, we will meet a network of alliances that formed in France and Quebec under the leadership of Quebec’s Premier Daniel Johnson Sr. and French President Charles DeGaulle from …