less and less able to perform all his political tasks. He was also beset by insinuations of corruption, the most insistent coming from Godfroy

. A. Dutil, “‘Adieu, demeure chaste et pure’; Godfroy Langlois et le virage vers le progressisme libéral,” in Combats libéraux au tournant du xxe siècle

. He also associated with radical Liberals, in particular the lawyer and journalist Godfroy Langlois, who was

LANGLOIS, GODFROY (baptized Joseph-Ernest-Godefroi), journalist, newspaper editor, freemason, politician, and agent

Berthiaume* and Jean-Damien Rolland, Montreal mayor Louis Payette, writer Jean Charbonneau, and journalists Godfroy

Paris from 1882 to 1910 (Philippe Roy would take his place until 1912) and in 1914 Godfroy Langlois

, Devil’s advocate: Godfroy Langlois and the politics of liberal progressivism in Laurier’s Quebec (Montreal, 1994). Hector Grenon

Choquette* (who reportedly supported his appointment) and parliamentarian Godfroy