but if we want to civilize them we must do that." "The fact is that if you wish to educate the children you must separate them from their parents during the time they are being taught. If you leave them in the family they may know how to read and write, but they will remain savages, whereas by separating them in the way proposed, they acquire the habits and tastes…of civilized people." Posthumous recognition The Langevin Block office building on Parliament Hill and the Langevin Bridge in Calgary were formerly named in his honour. Langevin's group of honours insignia was sold at auction in Ottawa on May 18, 2010 for $8000.00 On January 23, 2017, Calgary City Council voted to rename the Langevin Bridge to the Reconciliation Bridge. In June 2017 it was announced the Langevin Block would be renamed to the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council building due to Langevin's involvement in the Canadian Indian residential school system. in June 2021 a Calgary Board of Education public school was renamed Riverside School, after being Langevin school from 1936 until 2021. Personal life His brother, Jean Langevin was a Roman Catholic bishop. Archives There is a Hector-Louis Langevin fonds at Library and Archives Canada and a family Hector Langevin fonds at Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Electoral history References External links National Library of Canada biography 1826 births 1906 deaths Canadian Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companions of the Order of the Bath Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Fathers of Confederation French Quebecers Lawyers in Quebec Mayors of Quebec City Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) Postmasters General of Canada Quebec lieutenants