Opponent of Conscription
Following the federal government's 1942 announcement of a national plebiscite on military conscription, Michel Chartrand became an outspoken opponent and joined the Bloc populaire canadien movement to campaign against conscription.
In February 1942, he was married to Simonne Monet by Father Lionel Groulx at the Notre-Dame Basilica. By the time the Parliament of Canada put the military draft in place in November 1944, Chartrand was the father of seven children.
In the 1945 federal election, he was the Bloc Populaire candidate in the Chambly-Rouville riding. He lost in a landslide to his Liberal Party of Canada opponent.
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