The Arrest of Etienne Parent - Part VIII
We have established that Etienne Parent was actively continuing to edit Le Canadien while he was imprisoned. Aside from his regular editing of every day topics what topics or events preoccupied Etienne Parent during his time in prison? There were two important preoccupations for Etienne Parent during his incarceration; one was a person, John George Lambton, the first Earl of Durham (known as Lord Durham in Canada) and his infamous Durham Report. When Lord Durham first arrived in Canada in 1838 Etienne Parent had great hopes that he would be instrumental in resolving the issues in Lower Canada. However, Etienne's optimism was soon crushed by Lord Durham's handling of the rebellion in 1838. Lord Durham had Patriotes arrested and imprisoned. Some of the key Patriote leaders were exiled to Bermuda. It was with great interest that Etienne Parent followed the movements of Lord Durham as he 'researched' the the conflict and unrest in the Canadian colonies. Short paragraphs s...