Bourassa Proclamation
| Bourassa Proclamation | |
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| High Council of Quebecshire, Parliament of Quebecshire | |
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| Territorial extent | Whole of Quebecshire |
| Enacted by | High Council of Quebecshire, Parliament of Quebecshire |
| Enacted | November 3, 1902 |
| Commenced | November 3, 1902 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill published on | June 13, 1902 |
| Introduced by | Grandmaster Yves-François Bourassa |
| First reading | June 13, 1902 |
Status: In force
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The Proclamation to Protect Trade, Maintain the Integrity of the Economy, and Reiterate the State as the Supreme Authority in Quebecshire, informally known as the Bourassa Proclamation was a proclamation passed by the High Council and Parliament of Quebecshire in 1902 after Red April.
The proclamation gave the government near-complete authority over the corporations in Quebecshire and led to the breaking up of several monopolies and near-monopolies, the passage of new wage laws, working conditions standards, and workers' rights regulations, the prohibition of most political influences by corporations, and the nationalization of the Franconian Mining Company, Lecerf Rail, LaRue Energy and several other corporations. The Quebecshirite Electric Services were eventually merged into Hydro-Quebecshire, the premier energy provider in the nation.
