Re: "A Large But Poor Economy," By Michael Hart (November 2011).

Dutil, Patrice ; Mackenzie, David

In his review of Canada J 911: 7he Decisive Election that Shaped the Country, Michael Hart errs in noting that Wilfrid Laurier was personally defeated in the election. In fact, he was elected, twice. He won the riding he had represented for decades, Quebec-Est, by acclamation. Notwithstanding that predictable victory, we point out in the book that he also ran in Soulanges. The voters in that riding could not resist being represented by Sir Wifrid and booted out the Conservative incumbent, Joseph-Arthur Lortie. As Hart points out, this was a dirty election. But it was dirty all around. Rodolphe Forget, the rich Montreal businessman, also ran and won two ridings for the Borden Conservatives. He retained Chadevoix easily, but also went after the small riding of Montmorency and sprinkled enough charm and money to defeat the Liberal incumbent by a narrow margin. Both men represented two ridings in the twelfth parliament. ]hey died within two days of each other, in February 1919.

PATRICE DUTIL AND DAVID MACKENZIE

TORONTO, ONTARIO