Help Save the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Mansion!

This petition was published by Ashley Clarkson & Selina Antonucci on Feb 01, 2011

We, the undersigned, call upon The Canadian Government to work alongside Montreal's City officials to manage, support and take action to save the Mansion of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine.

Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine, born in 1807, is arguably Canada’s most important political figure. It was critically due to his judgment and leadership that the history of Quebec and Canada since 1840 would be orderly and peaceful, unlike what happened in the United States with the War of Secession of 1861-64. By rare good luck, the elegant home in which he lived for most of his public life still survives, even if it is a shameful ruin on Overdale Avenue in Montreal.

We want the property secured and the Lafontaine building put under the building code or it should be done forthwith by the Canadian Government. The Mansion and a sizable quantity of land around it must be immediately registered for public purposes in the national interest and eventually carefully restored with a suitable use that honours its rich history.

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