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Cartier Métro Station |
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Towards Côte-Vertu |
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| Weekdays | 5 h 53 | 1 h 12 | 5 h 28 | 0 h 37 |
| Saturday | 5 h 47 | 1 h 42 | 5 h 28 | 1 h 07 |
| Sunday | 5 h 47 | 1 h 12 | 5 h 28 | 0 h 37 |
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The station’s name refers to Cartier
Boulevard, a major thoroughfare in Laval, named in honour of Sir
George-Étienne Cartier (Saint-Antoine, Lower Canada, September 6, 1814 –
London, England, May 20, 1873), a lawyer and politician. Admitted to the Bar
of Lower Canada on November 9, 1835, he practiced law in Montréal until the
1837-1838 Rebellions, in which he sided with the rebels. Exiled to the
United States, he returned home in 1838 and resumed his law practice. In
1848, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly as the representative for
the Verchères electoral district. At the same time, he was also involved in
the development of the Grand Trunk Railway project, for which he was legal
counsel. Having been appointed head of his party in Lower Canada, he formed
a coalition with Upper Canada’s conservatives and, following his election in
the Montreal East electoral district, became co-premier of the united
Province of Canada with John A. MacDonald. In office from 1857 to 1858 and
again from 1858 to 1862, the Cartier-MacDonald government lay the
foundations for the movement that lead to the establishment of the Canadian
Confederation on July 1, 1867. Cartier took part in the conference held in
London, England, aimed at adopting the Confederation, where he defended
French Canadian interests. As the federal member of Parliament for Montreal
East from 1867 to 1872, and then for the Manitoba riding of Provencher, from
1872 until his death in 1873, he held office as Minister of Militia and
Defence. From 1867 to 1873, George-Étienne Cartier contributed to
implementing measures aimed at the westward expansion of Canada.
Source : Service du Greffe – Division de
la gestion documentaire, Ville de Laval, mars 2007 |
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