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That is about it, but again, as a business-minded person, I would like to introduce you to the people of Invest in France Agency who work near you: Michel Viger, head of Invest in France Agency North America (IFANA), Jean Cantoni in New York and Dario Alvarez who is in New York as well but who covers Canada and is one of our most interesting men.
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On the Place Viger, a block from the church, is a statue to Chénier, one of the 'patriotes' of 1837 who died fighting furiously in the church of St. Eustache, outside the city, where he had taken refuge.
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With such men as Viger, Faribault, E.G. O'Callaghan, etc., he quickened, if he really did not set on foot, that campaign of research which ended in the placing within reach of all the original historical sources of the colonial and missionary days of New France.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Except about 100 at Viger, P.Q., the Maliseet are all in New Brunswick, distributed upon small reserves, of which the most important is
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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I'm suffering from a natural reaction after our Spartan habits at the mine, and believe the occasion indicates the Place Viger.
The Lure of the North Harold Bindloss 1905
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In 1844 when Henry Sherwood was solicitor-general in the Draper-Viger Conservative government he proposed an address to the Crown for the passing of a new imperial act, authorizing the division of the land itself instead of the income arising from its sales.
Lord Elgin Bourinot, John G 1903
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The commissioners found some difficulty in acting upon their instructions, which called upon them to distinguish the cases of those “who had joined, aided or abetted the said rebellion, from the cases of those who had not done so,” and they accordingly applied for definite advice from Lord Cathcart, whose advisers were still the Draper-Viger ministry.
Lord Elgin Bourinot, John G 1903
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We have already read that their efforts in this direction entirely failed, and that they never obtained in that section any support from the recognized leaders of public opinion, but were obliged to depend upon Denis B. Papineau and Viger to keep up a pretence of French Canadian representation in the cabinet.
Lord Elgin Bourinot, John G 1903
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Draper-Viger ministry, its weakness 44, some important measures, 45; commission appointed by, 64.
Lord Elgin Bourinot, John G 1903
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When the Draper-Viger ministry first showed a readiness to take up the claims of Lower Canada for the same compensation that had been granted to Upper Canada, they had been doubtless influenced, not solely by the conviction that they were called upon to perform an act of justice, but mainly by a desire to strengthen themselves in the French province.
Lord Elgin Bourinot, John G 1903
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