sentences:  In 1766, Baillairgé, competed for the reconstruction of Notre-Dame Basilica-Cathedral (Quebec City), which had been burned during the war, for the Roman Catholic diocese of Quebec.His plan was ultimately rejected with the new bishop, Jean-Olivier Briand, siding with those opposed to his design.He threatened to leave the province but a successful proposal for the cathedral belfry in 1770 set his career on a solid footing.