La Minerve

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La Minerve was a French-language newspaper based in Montreal, founded in 1826 by Augustin-Norbert Morin to support the ideas of the Parti patriote. It was led early on by Ludger Duvernay. The paper ran from 1826 to 1837 and then again from 1842 to May 27, 1899, shifting from a radical voice to a more conservative one over time. It was first published on November 9, 1826, and Duvernay bought it in 1827. La Minerve was banned in 1837 during the Patriotes Rebellion. Duvernay returned from exile in the United States in 1842 and restarted the paper, which then defended responsible government. After Duvernay’s death in 1852, the newspaper passed through several owners and eventually became the voice of the Conservative Party of Canada. It became a daily in 1864 and supported Canadian Confederation, achieved in 1867. The paper lost government support when the Conservatives lost power in 1896 to the Liberals, faced funding problems, and published its last issue on May 27, 1899. Its headquarters were in Montreal, then part of Lower Canada (now Quebec).