Arthur Cardin | |
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| Member of theCanadian Parliament forRichelieu—Verchères | |
| In office 1935–1946 | |
| Preceded by | District was created in 1933 |
| Succeeded by | Gérard Cournoyer |
| Member of theCanadian Parliament forRichelieu | |
| In office 1911–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Adélard Lanctôt |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1933 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin (1879-06-28)June 28, 1879 Sorel, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | October 20, 1946(1946-10-20) (aged 67) |
| Party | Liberal |
Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin,PC (June 28, 1879 – October 20, 1946) also known asArthur Cardin was a Canadian politician who quit the cabinet ofWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King over the issue ofconscription.
Born inSorel, Quebec, he was a lawyer before being elected to theHouse of Commons of Canada for the riding ofRichelieu in the1911 federal election. ALiberal, he was re-elected in every election he contested in Richelieu and, beginning in 1935,Richelieu—Verchères. He held four ministerial positions:Minister of Marine and Fisheries,Minister of Marine,Minister of Public Works, andMinister of Transport.
Cardin called for a "Yes" vote in the1942 plebiscite to release the King government's from its pledge not to introduce conscription but resigned from Cabinet in May 1942 over the introduction of theNational Resources Mobilization Act which gave the government the authority to do so when Mackenzie King was prepared to enable conscription through anOrder in Council, although he had previously promised to seek amotion of confidence before bringing in mandatory military service.[1]
In April 1942, Cardin announced that he would be leading a slate of candidates in theJune 1945 federal election most of whom were former Liberals who had left the party over the issue ofconscription.[2] The party, which won the support of the "Independent Group" of Quebec MPs led byFrédéric Dorion was to be known as the National Front and was considered more moderate than theBloc populaire canadien.[3] Among its policies was opposition to the "socialism" the Mackenzie King government had introduced during the war, continued opposition to conscription, and bringing about greater national unity in Canada based on equality between French and English Canadians.[3] However, in May Cardin abandoned his plans for a new party on May 8, 1945, declaring his desire to use the new party to bring about the "unity and equality" of both the province and the country as "an illusion", due to the failure of the more radicalBloc populaire canadien and other nationalists to join his movement and unite behind his leadership. One serious problem for Cardin was hostility towards him from former Montreal mayorCamillien Houde who had been interned during the war for his opposition to conscription and was attempting to lead his own group of candidates in the 1945 election. Houde held Cardin, who had been a member of Cabinet at the time of Houde's arrest, responsible for the decision to intern him.[4] Cardin instead ran and was re-elected to parliament as an independent candidate.[5] He died the next year in 1946.
Cardin Mountain, later adjusted to Mount Cardin, inBritish Columbia is named in his honour.[1][permanent dead link]
| 1911 Canadian federal election:Richelieu | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | 2,373 | ||||||
| Conservative | Arthur Pierre Vanasse | 1,639 | ||||||
By-election: On election being declared void, 29 April 1912
| By-election on 24 October 1912 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | 2,154 | |||
| Conservative | E. A. D. Morgan | 1,896 | |||
| 1917 Canadian federal election:Richelieu | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Arthur Cardin | 3,355 | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | Edward André "D." Morgan | 834 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election:Richelieu | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | 4,706 | ||||||
| Conservative | William George Marcellin Morgan | 2,044 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Cardin's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 30 January 1924
| By-election on 27 February 1924 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | acclaimed | |||
| 1925 Canadian federal election:Richelieu | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | 4,562 | ||||||
| Conservative | William Georges Marcellin Morgan | 2,565 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election:Richelieu | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | 4,893 | ||||||
| Conservative | Aimé Chassé | 2,927 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Cardin's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 5 October 1926
| By-election on 2 November 1926 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | acclaimed | |||
| 1930 Canadian federal election:Richelieu | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Arthur Cardin | 5,644 | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Louis-Alphonse L'Heureux | 3,236 | ||||||
| Source:lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
