"Naturally I am passionate, ill-tempered, and arrogant ...": Father Matthew J. Whelan and French-English conflict in Ontario, 1881-1922.

From: Historical Studies | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

The period from the 1880s to the 1920s was marked by a struggle between anglophones and francophones for control of the Catholic Church in Ontario. The language of instruction in separate schools became a major issue, particularly in Ottawa, following the promulgation of Regulation 17, which drastically limited the use of French. This paper examines the role in the conflict of Father Matthew J. Whelan, one of the leading anglophone priests in Ontario, whose volatile personality made him a figure of great controversy and divisiveness. His long career as pastor of St. Patrick's ...

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