2013_patriot 5_the daniel johnson-de gaulle struggle to save the soul of quebec

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(Based on original research done by Raynald Rouleau in 2002

and published in lAcropolis)

Every revolutionary scientific discovery must necessar-

ily throw into question our entire system of axioms

which compose our scientific baggage. For example,

had Kepler accepted the theory that pre-supposed the

earth to be at the center of the Solar System 500 yearsago, he could never have calculated the relative dis-

tance between the planets, nor their elliptical orbits or

harmonic arrangement around the Sun. Likewise, had

Eratosthenes supposed the earth to be flat 2500 years

ago, he never could have calculated its circumference.

Similarly, in order to ensure Canadas and Quebecs

full participation in a new international Glass-Steagall

system revolution, it will be necessary to address and

challenge the axioms underlying some of our popula-

tions deeply held beliefs about national history and

culture.

Part 1

The Origins of theParti Qubcois

The founders of the Parti Qubecois (PQ) never hadthe intention of transforming Quebec into a truly sover-eign country: that is to say, a constitutional republic,independent of the British Empire. A republic thatwould be built upon the inalienable rights of citizens, asthese were defined and later enshrined in the preambleof the United States Constitution by the founding fathers

of the American republic, as the right to life, liberty andthe pursuit of happiness.

We are not referencing the actual leaders of the PQ, butrather those who, from the beginning, catalyzed the PQinto existence and continue, to this day, to forge and

profit from the artificial divisions that were partly suc-cessful in setting up the larger segment of the populationof Quebec, the French speakers against the English

speaking Canadians liv-ing in Quebec and therest of Canada. A per-ceived unbridgeable di-vide that was famouslycalled The Two Solitudes,in earlier times.

In fact, these catalysers ofthe separatist movementhad fought tooth and nailagainst Daniel JohnsonSr. who was among theleading nation-builders inCanadian history and onewho did have a missionto implement a constitu-tional republic for Can-ada modeled on theAmerican constitution.

The PQ was created 16 days after the tragic death ofDaniel Johnson, the then Premier of Quebec. The goalwas simple: attract all separatist-nationalist forces;whether they be left, right, communist, socialist, orcatholic. The game plan was straightforward: maintainthe separatist movement as a wedge issue, a divide andconquer British Empire tactic and prevent a Johnsonsolution that would overthrow the British strangleholdover Canada.

In 1982, the LaRouche authored Draft Proposal for aCommonwealth of Canada was also an attempt to free

all Canadians from British imperial control. Now, in2013, the required policy is called the Glass-Steagallsystem that would eliminate speculative banking andcreate a Canadian National Bank, on Hamiltons model,that would issue large amounts of productive publiccredit that would transform Canada into a fully sover-eign nation-state.

The De Gaulle-Johnson Interventionto Save the Soul of Quebec

(and the world)By a CRC Investigative Team

Quebecs republican Premier

Daniel Johnson (1915-68)struggled to free Canada of its

British Constitution


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The Queens Crown AgentsOne of the impediments to a sovereign Canada has

been an aspect of the Monarchys extension into itscolonies and beyond which is of exceptional impor-tance for Canadians and Quebecois to become familiarwith: Her Majestys Crown Agents.

Before Canada was ever given the legal status ofcountry, the term in usage was Dominion of Can-ada; an appendage of the British Empire within the

North American continent, administered by CrownAgents, across hundreds of institutions.

This structure still exists to this day, and in certainways, exercises an even greater influence today.Crown Agents have no formal Constitution and arenot part of the United Kingdom Civil Service or of theUnited Kingdom Government machine... Crown agentsact as businesses and financial agents for the Govern-ments of all territories for the administration of whichthe Secretary of State is ultimately responsible, includ-ing the territories under the protection of Her Majestyand the territories administered on behalf of the United

Nations(1).

Crown Agents work directly through such key organi-zations that run the upper echelons of the Civil Service,as well as the Canadian Institute for International Af-fairs. These bodies coordinate directly with the Cana-dian oligarchy and Londons Foreign Office throughthe Canadian Council of Chief Executives. It is notwithin the corporate boards of directors or even parlia-ment, but here in this hive, where the real directing

power of Canada is located.

As for the Parti Qubcois itself, it was founded byRen Lvesque. During World War II, Lvesque wasrecruited by an agent going by the name of Robb (2),who was the Montreal bureau chief of the Office ofWar Information (OWI), a nominally American intelli-gence service, but which operated under British control(3). Lvesque was sent to New York to meet Pierre

Lazareff, the editor-in-chief of the French ser-vices of the OWI (4). Hewas quickly sent to Lon-don. By the end of thewar he had attained theequivalent to the level ofcaptain: We were stillamong the best paid guys.

I had something equiva-lent to the grade of lieu-tenant. I think I ended asa captain. I wasnt a cap-tain in charge of a unit,but something equiva-lent said Ren Lvesquein an interview years later. After this experience, hewas recruited by British intelligence as a journalistfor the Montreal office of the international radio ser-vice of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

He was transferred to television services in the 1950sand became a celebrity for the French Canadians withhis popular political-economic news program Point de

Mire on Radio Canada.

During the 1950s and early1960s, Lvesque was a regu-lar contributor to the maga-zine Cit Libre begun by hisschool period friend, PierreElliot Trudeau. By this time,Trudeau had also been re-cruited by British Intelli-

gence after his conditioningat Harvard, and the LondonSchool of Economics. Tru-deau was tutored by mentorslike William Yandell Elliot,Joseph Schumpeter, and theleader of the British FabianSociety Harold Laski. Bothyoung men had been profiledearly on in the Jesuit-runelitist Collge Jean-de-

Brbeuf. The idea that there had been a legitimate feudbetween these two men in later years would becomeone of the greatest frauds of Canadian history.

It was at this moment that Lvesque was officiallycatapulted to action in Quebec politics. The reason wasvery simple. It was vital to end, at all cost, the power ofthe Union Nationale as Daniel Johnson was in the

(1) p.1-2A Short History of Crown Agents and Their Office, by ArthurWilliam Abbott, C.M.G, C.B.E The Chiswick Press 1959. -- A.W. Abbott t Secrtaire de Crown Agents de 1954 1958.

(2) p. 45Rene Lvesque: Portrait d'un Qubcois, par Jean Provencherd. La Presse 1973

(3) In order to win the war, Roosevelt created the OWI and OSS (Officeof Strategic Services). OWI took care of the propaganda while OSS tookcare of intelligence. After the war the OSS and OWI were dismantled, asthey were not entirely under American control. The OSS became the CIAand the OWI was re-integrated into British Intelligence services.

(4) p. 71Rene Lvesque: Portrait d'un Qubcois, par Jean Provencherd. La Presse 1973

Rene Levesques

Pierre Trudeau


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midst of becoming its leader, after the sudden deaths ofMaurice Duplessis and Paul Sauv and the failure ofAntonio Barrette as leader of the party. With DanielJohnson as leader, the Union Nationale would againwin the elections of 1966. From the British point ofview, this could absolutely not be allowed to happen.

Daniel Johnson was after all, a politician of Irish de-scent, who understood history, and most importantlyunderstood the psychology of the British Empire, espe-cially how the Empire had caused the Irish to sufferfamine over generations as a matter of policy. Johnsonwas part of a small but influential group working withinthe Catholic Church, who opposed the massive intro-duction of Malthusian values into society via the Or-ganization of Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) which had forced school reforms leading to the

brainwashing of youth in all industrialized countries (5).This was the beginning of what was later called thecounter culture revolution of sex, drugs and Rock &Roll. After the Liberal victory in Quebecs 1960 elec-tions, Ren Lvesque, and anotherBrbeuf classmatePaul Gurin-Lajoie were among the new `reformers`assigned to carry out the overhaul of the Quebec politi-cal and educational structure. Oxford Rhodes ScholarPaul Gurin-Lajoie, the first Minister of Education,would lead the radical reforms of the Quebec educa-tional system that brought in those OECD reforms by1965.

Within this small but influential group working withinthe Catholic Church, this alliance for progress and de-velopment were to be found men representing severalnations, from diverse regions of the world, such as AldoMoro of Italy, Ben Barka of Morrocco, John F. Ken-nedy and his brother Robert, General de Gaulle ofFrance, Cardinal Montini (later to become Pope PaulVI), and Martin Luther King, to name but a few. All

promoted human progress. For these people, every hu-man was created in the image of God, regardless of col-

our and every man, woman and child had the funda-mental right to development and enjoy the full fruits ofscientific and technological progress. This concept isextremely dangerous for an empire which can onlymaintain its hegemony through the exploitation of re-sources, and a physical-intellectual impoverishment ofits subjects.

It is within this context that Ren Lvesque played hisassigned role, directly against the networks of DanielJohnson. The only positive steps taken by the LiberalParty in Quebec during their period in government(1960-1966), were made via the efforts of Charles deGaulle, his ministers, and the leader of OppositionDaniel Johnson who had many like minded thinkerswithin the Liberal Party. The intensity of their organiz-ing even influenced at times the paradoxical and con-fused Premier Jean Lesage whotended to see himself as a C.D.Howe nation-builder, yet wasoften controlled by forces thathe never understood. Little be-knownst to Lesage, these forcesironically hated both progressand especially C.D. Howe, theminister of everything of thefederal Liberal Party of 1938-

1957. Lesage would have thewits about him to first open upMaisons du Qubed in Pariswith the help of Charles deGaulle, but not nearly enoughto recognize in what way hewas being used to undermine

both Quebec and Canada as awhole.

(5) At the end of the 1950s, 60% of Qubecs students were studying in

science programs, and 50% of Canadas hydroelectric power was gener-

ated in Qubec. By the beginning of the 1960s, Hydro Qubec forecasted

that 50% of its energy would come from nuclear power by 1985. In 1963,

under the direction of Alexander King (later to go on to co found the Clubof Rome) the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development

(OECD) had produced a report which served as a model for an

educational reform within all industrialized countries. Some of these

reforms would involve replacing constructive geometry for new math,

and replacing the study of Greek and Latin with French existentialism.

In Quebec, this reform coincided with the creation of the Ministry ofEducation (which involved a battle between the Catholic church and

Freemasonry). See La Prsse of November 11, 1963- A five part series

defending the Grand Lodge of Quebec.

An unfortunate Jean Lesage celebrates his victory in 1960 with

two architects of The Quiet Revolution Rene Levesques and

Paul Guerin Lajoie.

C.D. Howe would repre-

sent the last pro-

development leaders in

Canadian politics


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The majority of the financing of the Liberal Party at that

time, was coming from the networks run by MauriceStrong, an enemy of Charles de Gaulle, who himself wasan active agent working for the networks of PrincePhilip and Prince Bernhard. Liberal Party funds werechanneled through subsidiary entities controlled byPower Corporation, of which Maurice Strong was aleading director. Strong became Vice President of PowerCorporation in 1963, after having made a fortune duringthe nationalization of electricity in Quebec. Power Cor-

poration soon got out of the business of energy andquickly became a giant consortium specializing in finan-cial services whose reins were given to a young PaulDesmarais to run as an integral component to the newly

re-organized Canadian oligarchy in 1968.

To get a simple idea of the relationship between RenLvesque and Daniel Johnson: One day, during a sessionof the National Assembly, Levesque told Johnson voustes le personnage le plus vomissant que je con-naisse (you are the most disgusting person that Iknow).

Nevertheless, after Louis Joseph Papineau, Daniel John-son is the political figure who did the most to advancethe development of Quebec and its citizens. Johnsonunderstood that in order for the idea of a new constitu-

tion to be accepted in Canada, it needed the approval ofthe other provinces, though not necessarily Ottawa. Ineffect, due to a fallacy imbedded in the British NorthAmerica Act of 1867, the progress of Canada has oftentended to be catalyzed by the provinces rather than thefederal government.

From a legal standpoint, Ottawa was rarely much morethan the buffer between the British Empire and the

Canadians. When Ottawa had been able to direct true

development as was seen clearly during the 1937-1957Liberal Party leadership, it was due to a mix of Ameri-can private and public initiative, and the vast war powersused by the likes of C.D. Howe which permitted him to

bypass both the parliamentary red tape and the civil ser-vice bureaucracy long after World War II had come toan end. Daniel Johnson knew that if he could gain thesupport of the provinces, then Ottawa would have noother choice but to accept the will of the people.

An informal conference comprising the ten provinceshad occurred by the end of 1967, in order to put in placea strategy which would go on to become the first official

Constitutional conference in February 1968, whichstrove to adopt a Canadian Constitution, written by andfor Canadians. A constitutional committee made up of

provincial representatives was established in the courseof that month. This committees mandate involvedstudying all of the propositions made by the provinces.Sadly, on June 5, 1968, Johnson would suffer a severeheart attack, forcing him to pull out of politics for 10weeks, returning triumphantly in September. He wouldgive a press conference on September 25 in Quebec, just

before leaving for the inauguration of the Manicouagan5 dam, where he was planning to unveil his full nation-

building vision. He was planning to meet de Gaulle ten

days later, and was intending to invite him to return toQuebec in 1969. However, the next morning he would

be found dead in his bed at the foot of the great hydroproject that he had set into motion ten years earlier.

To add insult to injury, Charles de Gaulle would be de-nied an invitation to attend the funeral of mon ami

Johnson. This would mark the end of Johnsons Consti-tutional project.

While many people only recognize the lower level oligarchy expressed by such cardboard cutouts as Paul Desmarais and Maurice Strong (on left), the

true locus of power is to be found another degree above this in form of the royals . Co-founders of the World Wildlife Foundation, and 1001 Club

Prince Phillip Montbatten and the late Prince Bernhardt (on right) represent the pure evil demanding world government and depopulation today.


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Part 2The de Gaulle-Johnson Project

During the summer of 1967, Canada was celebrating itscentennial with the 100th anniversary of the BritishNorth America Act. It must be noted that the CanadianConfederation of 1867 was formed for no other reason

but the protection of the empire against the republicanforces of Abraham Lincoln in the United States andtheir allies in Canada. That same year, the president ofFrance would take the hand extended to him by DanielJohnson, which would send a shockwave throughoutthe entire North American continent. De Gaulle re-ceived an official invitation from the Premier of Que-

bec in May 1967, after Mr. Johnson himself was theGenerals guest of honour in Paris.

During this historic meeting, France and Quebec hadput an emphasis upon nine principled points of coop-eration for the development of culture, technology, andindustry. One of these points would involve Quebecsentry into the Franco-German space programSymphony, for the development of communicationssatellites (6). We must remember that thanks to deGaulle, France had become a world power centering onthe pillars of Progress, Independence and Peace. DeGaulle would tell the people of Quebec: Your historyis our history. In reality this is the history of France,he would add that within the circumstances it is now

up to you to play the role which was written for you, aFrench role. This would not mean that those whospoke English or were foreign to France couldnt play aFrench role. Are you inspired by the idea ofProgress, Independence and Peace? If so, then in themind of de Gaulle, you are French!

Continuing his voyage in Canada, de Gaulle wouldspeak in the Town of Berthier on July 24 1967:France for her part, after great obstacles and tests, isin the midst of a booming renewal and, you can see

and feel it. It is anexample both of pro-

gress for the world,but also an exampleof the service of men,wherever or whom-

ever they are!

Midway betweenQubec and Mont-real, at the industrialcity of Trois-Rivires, the Generalhad launched a bril-liant attack againstthe British Empire:When a nation isborn, we cannot jus-tify her existence and her rights, as you sung Oh Can-

ada earlier, we cannot justify her existence and herrights unless we are moving towards progress. This iswho you are, and I can see it from one end of Quebecto the other. You are in the midst of accomplishingmagnificent economic and technological develop-ments!

If we look at the world today, those countries most un-der-developed are those territories which are under theinfluence of the British Empire. The love of pro-gress, as de Gaulle describes it, is non existent withinthe British Empire. Enslavement and the pillaging ofresources are the only conditions within which the can-

cerous Empire can survive. But as Johnson and deGaulle understood the problem clearly, cancerous cellshave no lasting future. They die with the host whichthey had just killed. The greater their power, the hardertheir fall. A country cannot survive for long unless it is

perpetually creatingtrue wealth, unless it is progress-ing.

De Gaulle saw his intervention in Canada from 1960 to1969 as not only an intervention into international geo-

politics, but of primary importance for all humankind.Continuing his voyage along the shores of the St Law-rence River, he declared during a stop in Louiseville:this effort (the cooperation between France and New

France for progress, independence and peace), thiseffort is something which France wishes to develop and

you can count on her, since that which we do together,we French from one side of the Atlantic to the other, iswhat we can do to improve humanity as a whole.

(6) The Symphony Program was a Franco-German project consisting of

two communications satellites which would have the effect of connectingQuebec with the rest of the French speaking world. De Gaulle invitedQuebec to participate with Johnson replying the cosmos will speak

French. The project wouldnt be ready unti l the beginning of the 1970s.

Sadly, the Ariane rockets had exploded on lift off twice and were finally

sent in space by the American Delta rocket in 1974 and 1975. Howeverthe Americans only cooperated on the condition that there would be no

intercontinental link, thus immediately excluding Quebec from the pro-

ject.

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Vive le Qubec Libre!On July 24, de Gaulles open top presidential motorcademade several stops in small towns and villages on his

journey between Quebec and Montreal on what isknown as the former Chemin du Roy (the Kings Path)along the northern shore of St Lawrence. Throughout the

day, he gave several short speeches, in different townand villages, to cheering crowds. Before he reachedMontreal in the early evening, he already had been en-thusiastically greeted by nearly half a million people. Inthe evening, he delivered his famous speech from the

balcony of Montreal City Hall, in front of a large crowdassembled at Place Jacques Cartier.

... I will confide in you a secret you should not repeat.Both this evening, and all along my journey, I havefound myself in the same sort of atmosphere as I experi-enced during the Liberation. On top of this, I have seenwhat efforts have been achieved towards progress, de-

velopment and consequently freedom that you have ac-complished here... This is why she (France) has, along-side the government of Quebec, and alongside my friendJohnson, signed treaties to unite the French from bothsides of the Atlantic... You are in the midst of becomingelites, you are creating factories, enterprises, laborato-ries which will surprise everyone... Long live Montreal!

Long live Quebec! Long live a free Quebec! Long live aFrench Canada and long live France !

The British monarchy was frightened by the visit of deGaulle. The awakening of the little people, the awak-ening of a country, of a republic, the idea of freedom,

and the integration of that spark of France, which isdiametrically opposed to the Empire, represented a mor-

tal threat to its existence. This is why a propaganda cam-paign would be unleashed exclaiming: de Gaulle isplaying the game of a small minority of extremists whowant the separation of Quebec. (72% of French Cana-dians were favourable of the policies of de Gaulle: Fourmillion... that makes a nice small minority of extrem-ists.)

It is quite interesting to note that Ren Lvesque, theParti Qubcoiss future leader, one of the leaders of thereal minority of separatists, was not at all happy with deGaulles move:

We tried, until the last moment, to convince Aquin[one of Lvesques colleague] not to go ahead withhis statement [in favour of de Gaulle]. () It didnttake long before he was dubbed a Gaullist MNA.Thats exactly what we wanted to avoid when form-ing the movement. () You will find it was one ofthe major reasons we delayed the creation of themovement.

Showing a total lack of understanding towards deGaulles design, Lvesque continues: We main-tain an enormous gratitude to de Gaulle, for hav-ing, by this happy mistake, made us known to the

world. Lvesque says mistake, what a lack ofinsight! As if the British Empires attack on deGaulle was based on the Vive le Qubec LibreDe Gaulle had put sticks in the Empires gears thewhole time he was President of the French Repub-lic. That is why they hated him so much, not forfew words said on the balcony of Montreals CityHall.

(7) p. 249 Daniel Johnson: 1964-1968 la difficile recherche de l'galit.Pierre Godin, Edition de l'homme,1980.

De Gaulle stands on the balcony of City Hall in Montreal, Quebec

having just challenged thousands of Quebecois to break with the

British Empire.

Daniel Johnson and Charles de Gaulle in Quebec


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Part 3

Freedom for the Whole of CanadaDe Gaulle was never a separatist. On the contrary, it

could be said that he was more favourable to a Cana-dian marriage than a Quebec-British relationship. Theofficial declaration of the French Ministers Council ofJuly 31 1967 was clear: He (de Gaulle) was broughtto measure their will (of the French Canadians) to at-tain the evolution that would need to be accomplishedby Canada as a whole to control their own affairs andbecome masters of their own progress.

Contrary to popular opinion, de Gaulles intentionswere never to destroy Canada, but rather to liberate itfrom the British octopus, so that all of Canada couldenjoy the liberty that would be the effect of Frances

policy of Progress, Independence and Peace. While deGaulle and Johnson clearly wanted to liberate Quebec,they knew that it wouldnt be possible as long as Can-ada were an appendage of the Crown During his

press conference of November 27, 1967 at the Palaisde lElyse, de Gaulle explained what twopreconditions were absolutely necessary for a freeQuebec to come into being.

The first would be a complete change of the Canadianpolitical structure that had been established a centuryearlier by the British Monarchy. The second conditionwould necessitate the re-uniting of lost bonds betweenthe French cultures on both sides of the Atlantic in soli-darity. Alas, today we know that a series of (well syn-chronized) heart attacks insured that the historic reun-ion that de Gaulle dreamed of would not occur. Thisfailure contributed directly to the formation of the terri-

ble Anglo-American geopolitical system that we knowtoday.

Diefenbaker, de Gaulle and Johnson

Throughout the 1960s, Daniel Johnson fought to ensurethat not only Quebec, but Canada as a whole wouldeventually become sovereign and adopt a republicanconstitution. He understood, as General de Gaulle didalso, that the proper development of a French societywithin Canada could only occur if Canada itself be-came a sovereign nation based upon a principle of pro-gress. This is the only way to comprehend Johnson`s

b a t t l e c r yindependence if neces-

sary, but not necessarilyindependence.

This understanding was

evidenced in Johnsonsenergetic support toensure the sweepingvictory of John Diefen-

baker as Prime Ministerin 1957 and 1958 win-ning the full support ofthe Union Nationale.Diefenbaker is distin-guished as the only Ca-nadian Prime Ministerto campaign vigorouslyfor a full Canadian de-

velopment plan and de-votion to scientific and technological progress, goingso far as to fight for the establishment of a CanadianCredit System for the first (and only) time in history(8). To the astonishment of all, Diefenbakers Conserva-tives swept the elections taking even the majority of thevote in Quebec, a province which had never brokenwith its support of the federal Liberal Party since thedays of Wilfrid Laurier. Since their original meeting ina Commonwealth Conference of Parliamentarians in1950, Diefenbaker and Johnson would be allies withJohnson even being considered the right arm ofDiefenbaker in Quebec (9).

Diefenbaker was also known to be allied closely withGeneral de Gaulle during this period. This friendshipquickly formed after their first 1958 meeting in Paris.Years later, Diefenbaker would write of his friendshipwith de Gaulle in the following terms: I was verymuch impressed with de Gaulles wisdom and with the

fullness of his dedication to the service of France. Intruth, he was the soul of France Of all the officialvisits that I made during my period of office, none ex-ceeded in splendour General de Gaulles reception inhonour of Canada. (10)

The admiration both leaders shared for one anotherestablished a foundation of cooperation based upon acommon recognition that the sovereignty of nationsrested upon their commitment to constant rejuvenation.Were the policies of Diefenbaker and his NorthernVision to succeed, a systemic overhaul of the Cana-dian federal political structure must necessarily have

(8) Matthew Ehret-Kump, Diefenbaker and the Sabotage of the NorthernVision, The Canadian Patriot, CRC, January 2013, p. 28(9) Albert Gervais, Daniel Johnson: A Short Biography, pg. 18 (10) John Diefenbaker, Memoirs vol. 2, Macmillan of Canada, Toronto,

p.94

De Gaulle and Johnson ally

John Diefenbaker


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occurred. A universal cultural heritage ofprogress would have established a principleupon which a multi linguistic unified coun-try of various ethnicities could organically

be nourished and grow. Without this orien-tation and a unified sense of national mis-sion living in the hearts of a people, anynation were doomed to division, and multi-cultural stagnation under the Social Darwin-ist laws of each against all. Both deGaulle and Johnson were undoubtedly sen-sitive to this fact, although Diefenbaker theunrepentant monarchist was somewhatmore nave regarding the obstacles thatwould be set in his path and eventuallysabotage much of his attempted revolutionin physical economics and statecraft.

During his Ottawa message of April 181960, Charles de Gaulle expressed his feel-ing of a Canada pregnant with the potentialfor progressive change, in the followingterms:

How delighted and honoured I am to findmyself on Canadian soil. Many are the reasons forthis: first of all, our deeply rooted past- numerous in-deed are the links which bound us, and which, indeed,

still bind us- and then there is the more recent past. Irecall the two World Wars in which your country andmine joined forces in the battle for freedom of theworld I am therefore pleased to be back on your soil,and to renew my many friendships, and to greet you inthe name of France. Long live Canada, Long liveFrance, and Long live the free peoples!

From a British to an American

ConstitutionWhile often critical of the direction America had cho-sen to pursue in the post-Kennedy era, de Gaulle andJohnson were not at all opposed to the United States asa country; that is to say, the essence and soul of theUnited States expressed in its constitution. This fact isevidenced by Daniel Johnsons constitution projectwhere on page 19 of his galit ou Indpendance, wecan read: It were wise to examine what opportunitiesexist to replace the British based parliamentary systemwith a congressional system based upon the Americanmodel.

The problem is clear. The origin of those terrible thingswhich we here in Canada have often attributed to theAmerican Empire can usually be traced back to anoligarchy in the City of London, moving quietly

through networks in the Canadian Establishment. DeGaulle, who had access to the most efficient intelli-gence services of the day, would certainly not ignorethe evil role played by the secret societies and eliteclubs loyal to the Empire. Those networks, which hadcome to determine in large part United States foreign

policy, have had the tendency to induce the USA tobehave very much contrary to its historical nature. Ontop of that, these networks are highly ingrained and

protected throughout Canada.

By the beginning of the 1960s, the world was enteringa very unstable period. The fruits of those great works

planted by de Gaulle over the years following WW II,would reveal a new dimension to the French identitycentered on progress, independence and peace, andcome to play a crucial role in history. Under deGaulle`s leadership, a new era was taking form: Hewould remove all French forces from NATO, he re-fused Englands desired entry into the Common Marketsince he knew that if they would be permitted entrance,then his Grand Design of a Europe as agreed upon by

himself and Germanys Chancellor Konrad Adenauer,from the Atlantic to the Urals could never come intoexistence. De Gaulle wanted a dtente, and thatwould involve ending the cold war, and advancing

policies of economic cooperation between the East andWest. This period therefore elicited great hope amongrepublican forces.

General de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer threw a large monkeywrench into the gears of the British Empire with de Gaulles Grand Design

for a Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals


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Part 4

Daniel Johnsons Courage

At the official dinner honouring General de Gaulle onthe evening of his arrival in Qubec, Daniel Johnsonwas full of hope and outlined his acceptance of theGenerals challenge to join in his Great Design.

Under your leadership, France has recovered a sta-bility that merits our admiration. She has vigorously

pursued a vast program of national planning which, intwo decades, has justified your unshakable faith inwhat you yourself have called the genius of rebirth.

[] but your light shines beyond the frontiers of oldEurope as witnessed by the eloquent receptions ofwhich you were the object in Asia and in the Americasduring recent years. Your understanding of world

problems, your decisiveness and your tenacity execut-ing your ideas polarises the hopes of numerous coun-tries. Your diplomatic actions have proven in manyways to be one of the most powerful factors of interna-tional equilibrium.

Two days later, just before de Gaulles departure, John-son added that he believed a new era was opening upfor Quebec on the world stage, and that Quebec would

be able to play a role of partner and unifying force toachieve universal good will. In the mind of the Pre-mier, the French nation in America would enter worldhistory and realize her international role.

Upon returning to Paris, de Gaulle explained his politi-cal vision to the French people, a vision which AngloAmerican political forces acting through the French

press and political channels rabidly attacked. In histelevised address of August 10, 1967, the General dem-onstrated that the liberation of New France was anecessary aspect of French foreign policy.

Ordinarily, each of us- and this is very normal- isabsorbed by the circumstances and demands of dailylife and thus takes very little time to look at the wholeof which they are a part, or what could become of ourcountry. And yet, everything depends upon it []. Asin the tense situation in which the world finds itself,our peoples actions weigh heavily on her destiny. Wehave the opportunity today to ask what goals are nec-essary for the direction of the country and which pathwill best achieve them?

[] Progress, independence and peace, are thosegoals which our political decisions must follow [] Inthis way, all that is realized in the development of thecountry, in whatever domain, at whatever moment, inany way, is fought in principle and without exception,all of the time, by those humble followers of its truth.

The fact that France, without denying any friendship toAnglo American nations, but breaking with absurdconformity and outdated habits, takes a proper French

position on the subject of the war in Viet Nam and theconflict in the Middle East, or- no later than yesterday-of the unanimous and powerful will to franchise that

French Canadians manifested around the President ofthe French Republic, stupefied and indignant as theywere to the apostles of decline.

ConclusionFor over four decades, a blinding darkness has spreadacross the Quebec political scene. After the death ofDaniel Johnson, the nightmarish vision of thoseapostles of decline began to be felt across all of Can-ada. Over the recent decades, no one has yet risen toshine light on the road to progress, as the light of John-sons spirit was no longer directly visible. The Englishand French populations of Canada had fallen as mothsat night, upon the blinding flame of the Empire, withCanadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau on oneside, and his counterweight, Ren Lvesque on theother. Canadians thought they had to pick either one ofthe two, without ever considering for one instant that

either choice would have them fall under a single trap.

The post 68 era of Canadian history would be shaped by counter-

culture irrationalism and the artificial conflict between Pierre

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Would it not have been better to return to a saner pe-riod of our history and to follow the example of thoseindividuals who understood those goals of Progress,Development, Cooperation and Peace? Why must wecontinue to admire those who, consciously or not,

brought the vision of de Gaulle and Johnson to ruin?Why must we continuously give our admiration tothose who resisted joining their efforts when the timewas ripe? Whether you were for or against RenLvesque is not important, but the great error of thoseliving at that time, was their belief that Ren Lvesquetruly desired independence and sovereignty, or eventhat Lvesque represented, under one form or another,the continuity of the de Gaulle-Johnson tradition.

Johnsons presentation of his project for a constitu-tional republic to liberate all of Canada, and as deGaulle hoped, transform the soul of the United States atthe same time, was one of the most dangerous mo-ments in the Empires recent history.

By the end of the 1960s, the choking of the Frencheffort had become a terrible success, culminating withthe death of Johnson, the fall of de Gaulle in France thefollowing year, and the October crisis of 1970. The

later October Crisis was an operation directed by theSpecial services of Anglo American interests, whichterrorised hundreds of thousands of Quebecois underthe dynamic of terrorism, cultural irrationalism andmartial law, to the point that the traumatized populationforgot what exactly de Gaulle and Johnson were tryingto do for them. Little by little, the consolidation of per-fidious independence movements, of which RenLvesque was a key figurehead, became hegemonicand a trap for those in whose hearts a flame of libertyhad not yet been extinguished.

It is never easy to admit to have been scammed, espe-cially when that scam, under various guises, spanned a

period of over four decades. The majority of thosemembers of theParti Qubcois orBloc Qubcois arenot necessarily bad people, if perhaps a little nave. Ingeneral most people who want sovereign change have a

positive inclination and disgust for the effects of impe-rialism, but the fact of being emotionally attached tofalse institutions and false axioms that have led directlyto civilizations enslavement and downfall, will foreverkeep them from representing the true interests of our

people.

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