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Marc-Amable Girard (1822-1892)

Marc-Amable Girard (1822-1892) is a Manitoba Heritage Council commemoration in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Manitoba · Memorial Park,, Memorial Blvd. and Broadway,, Winnipeg · location approximate

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Girard arrived in Manitoba from Quebec in 1870. He practised briefly as a Notary but soon entered politics. Elected by acclamation from St. Boniface, he served as Provincial Treasurer from 1871-1872 and helped draft the Constitution of Manitoba. From July to December 1874 he was the first Premier of Manitoba chosen according to the principle of ministerial responsibility. From 1879-1883 he was Provincial Secretary and Minister of Agriculture under Premier John Norquay. Appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1871, he later was Chairman of the Senate Committee that recommended the Canadian Pacific Railway pass through Winnipeg. Girard's moderation and conciliatory approach attempted to realize the cultural duality of Manitoba in its early years.

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Le notaire Girard arrivait au Manitoba an août 1870. Il devint représentant de la circonscription électorale de Saint-Boniface en 1871, et fut trésorier provincial pendant deux ans. En juillet 1874, le lieutenant-gouverneur le chargeait de former un gouvernement responsable dont il serait le premier ministre. Il n'y avait pas eu de premier ministre avant lui. Cependant, en décembre de la même année, il devait se démettre de cette fonction. De 1879 à 1883, il fut secrétaire provincial du gouvernement Norquay. Devenu sénateur dès 1871, il serait plus tard président de la commission sénatoriale qui détourna la voie du Pacifique Canadien vers Winnipeg. Ses attitudes conciliantes et modérées visaient à perpétuer la dualité culturelle qu'il préconisait.

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Plaque text and location: Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques, Historic Resources Branch, Government of Manitoba, as the Branch publishes them on its plaque pages. The text is the Manitoba Heritage Council’s text as the Branch publishes it; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the location the Branch gives and marked approximate. Contains information from the Government of Manitoba, licensed under the OpenMB Information and Data Use License (Manitoba.ca/OpenMB)
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