10-481: Chapais can refer to: Jean-Charles Chapais (1811–1885), a Canadian Conservative politician, and considered a Father of Canadian Confederation Thomas Chapais (1858–1946), a French Canadian author, editor, historian, journalist, professor, and politician Chapais, Quebec , a municipality in Canada Chapais (crater) , a crater on Mars Topics referred to by
20-704: Is a minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada , who is responsible for overseeing several organizations including Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada , the Canadian Dairy Commission , Farm Credit Canada , the National Farm Products Council and the Canadian Grain Commission . The current minister of agriculture and agri-food is Lawrence MacAulay . The post was established in 1995 as
30-465: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jean-Charles Chapais Jean-Charles Chapais , PC (December 2, 1811 – July 17, 1885) was a Canadian Conservative politician, and considered a Father of Canadian Confederation for his participation in the Quebec Conference to determine the form of Canada's government. Chapais
40-783: The Quebec Conference to negotiate on behalf of Canada East for provincial governments to have greater power in the Canadian federal system. Chapais was Commissioner of Public Works in the Great Coalition of 1864–1867, and is credited with establishing the Intercolonial Railway and expanding the Grand Trunk Railway . In 1867 the British North America Act was passed, creating the Dominion of Canada, and Chapais became
50-554: The first Minister of Agriculture . At this time, he also switched to representing Champlain in the Quebec legislature, due to a scandal over electoral irregularities in Kamouraska. On 30 January 1868, Jean-Charles Chapais entered the Senate of Canada , and sat in the body until his death. As Minister, Chapais was in charge of more than simply agriculture: the department was also responsible for
60-627: The government. (Today, the portfolio has passed to the Minister of Public Works .) Chapais resigned in 1873, saying that he wanted to spend more time with his family and business. He is buried in Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie, Quebec. Chapais' house in Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1962. Minister of Agriculture (Canada) The minister of agriculture and agri-food ( French : ministre de l'agriculture et de l'agroalimentaire )
70-412: The import and export of animals, immigration, the census , patent administration and trademarks, public health , manufacturing, and the arts . After less than three years, he was replaced by Christopher Dunkin , which he greatly resented. His new position of Receiver General for Canada was significantly less prestigious and powerful, requiring little more than making and accepting payments on behalf of
80-410: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chapais . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chapais&oldid=545125027 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
90-580: Was born in Rivière-Ouelle , a small town in Kamouraska , Quebec, and was educated in Nicolet . Following his success as a farmer and merchant, in 1845 he became the first mayor of Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie , the town he had lived in from 1833. The following year, he married Georgina Dionne; they had six children together. At the prompting of his father-in-law, Chapais entered regional politics. In 1851, he
100-740: Was elected for the first time to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada ; he was eventually to serve a total of five terms representing Kamouraska . A "bleu" , he was a supporter of Augustin-Norbert Morin , Étienne-Paschal Taché and George-Étienne Cartier . He worked to abolish the system of seigneurial tenure in Quebec and reform agricultural legislation. Following the Charlottetown Conference in September 1864, Chapais attended
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