Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Finding a Place to Stand 16
6. Part I: Lapointe’s Rise and Canadian Autonomy, 1921–1929
7. 2. Lapointe, Gouin, and King’s Early Cabinets 33
8. 3. Autonomy in the Empire: A Sure-Fire Reliable 47
9. 4. Autonomy and the League 61
10. Part II: A New Role in an Uncertain World, 1930–1938
11. 5. A Stronger Voice and Popular Support 77
12. 6. The League, Lapointe, King, and Chaos 94
13. 7. Nation to Colony? 107
14. Part III: Fighting Conscription, 1939–1941
15. 8. Fighting King and Cabinet 123
16. 9. Sacred Pledges: The No-Conscription Pact 138
17. 10. French Canada and the Fall of France 159
18. Epilogue: King without Lapointe 185
19. Notes 201
20. Works Cited 255
21. Index 265