It was Athlone 's duty to play host at Quebec City to his prime minister , still Mackenzie King , as well as Churchill and United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt , who all gathered to take part in what would become known as the Quebec Conferences , with the first taking place between 17 and 24 August 1943 at the viceregal residence in La Citadelle , and the second occurring from 12 to 16 September 1944 at the Château Frontenac . It was at these meetings that the four men discussed the Allied strategies that would eventually lead to victory over Nazi Germany and Japan . When Germany fell on 8 May 1945 and Japan on 15 August of the same year , Athlone led the national celebrations held on Parliament Hill and elsewhere . He thereafter spoke in speeches about Canada 's future being marked not by war but by a strong role in reconstruction and reconciliation
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Second Quebec Conference
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone