cus . ▁ ▁René ▁Chal ou lt , ▁Oscar ▁Dr ou in , ▁Joseph - Er nest ▁Gr é go ire , ▁Philippe ▁Ham el , ▁François ▁Led uc ▁and ▁Ad ol phe ▁Marc oux ▁quit ▁the ▁party , ▁while ▁Rou ville ▁Be aud ry ▁and ▁Gr é go ire ▁B él anger ▁left ▁politics . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁adopted ▁a ▁farm ▁credit ▁policy ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁which ▁was ▁popular ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁where ▁the ▁party ' s ▁most ▁loyal ▁base ▁of ▁supp or ters ▁lived , ▁but ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁Maurice ▁Du pl ess is ▁protected ▁the ▁status ▁qu o . ▁ ▁For ▁instance , ▁it ▁gave ▁the ▁Catholic ▁cler gy ▁government ▁money ▁to ▁provide ▁public ▁education , ▁health ▁care ▁and ▁other ▁social ▁services . ▁ ▁Also , ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁passed ▁the ▁Act ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁Province ▁Again st ▁Commun istic ▁Pro pag anda , ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Pad lock ▁Law , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁which ▁provided ▁evidence ▁of ▁Du pl ess is ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁appearing ▁t ough ▁on ▁commun ism . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Du pl ess is ▁called ▁an ▁election ▁shortly ▁after ▁Canada ▁declared ▁war ▁against ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Federal ▁Cab inet ▁Member ▁Ernest ▁Lap o inte , ▁the ▁Quebec ▁lieutenant ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁William ▁Lyon ▁Mack en zie ▁King , ▁promised ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁would ▁face ▁cons cription ▁if ▁vot ers ▁supported ▁the ▁Liber als . ▁ ▁The ▁p ledge ▁was ▁dev