▁conserv ative ▁one . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁La ▁Min erve ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁on ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁and ▁was ▁soon ▁bought ▁by ▁journalist ▁and ▁future ▁Saint - Jean - B apt iste ▁Society ▁founder ▁Lud ger ▁Du vern ay ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁b anned ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁during ▁the ▁events ▁surrounding ▁the ▁Patri otes ▁Reb ell ion , ▁which ▁sought ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁independent ▁republic ▁for ▁Lower ▁Canada . ▁Back ▁from ▁ex ile ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( he ▁had ▁been ▁forb idden ▁to ▁return ▁by ▁Lord ▁Dur ham ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Reb ell ion ), ▁Du vern ay ▁restart ed ▁publication ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁ ▁La ▁Min erve ▁then ▁def ended ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁responsible ▁government ▁and , ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Du vern ay ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁the ▁paper ▁passed ▁through ▁various ▁hands ▁before ▁becoming ▁the ▁organ ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada . ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁daily ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁and ▁def ended ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Confeder ation ▁project ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁den ounced ▁by ▁Pap ine au ▁but ▁was ▁realized ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁The ▁paper ▁lost ▁its ▁government al ▁support ▁when ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁lost ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada . ▁Fund ing ▁became ▁scar ce ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁edition ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 7 ,