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World War One Conscription Crisis
The French Canadians Felt hat they were being fored to fight in a war that they felt no ties to. -
Creation of the Union Nationale Party
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The Great Darkness
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World War Two Conscription Crisis
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The Duplesiss Era
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Front de liberation du Quebec
LQ party is formed, a seperatist para military group. -
Quiet revolution Begins
Modernization of Economics, political, culture and education. Students were now required to take sciences and technology classes so they would be ready for new Quebec -
Seperatist Movement
Quebec wants to be viewed as its own society and this enraged English Canadians. -
Maitre Chez Nous
Jean Lesage, Liberal Party Slogan -
Bi and Bi Commission Inevstigation
An investagation on how French and English Canadians feel toards one another. This was supposed to solve alienation, prejudice and misunderstandings. -
Canadas New Flag
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Canadian Immigration Policy Becomes "Colour Blind"
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Trudeau Becomes Prime Minister
Believed in a unified Canada despite being French Canadian. -
Offical Languages Act Passed
Made French teh 2nd Offical Language of Canada, this was caused by the Bi and Bi Commissions recommendations. Trudeau passed is to shocase the French Canadians involvment in Canada. -
War Measures Act
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October Crisis
The FLQ increased their separatist activity by kidnappng John Cross, a British Diplomat. The FLQ would only return him to saftey if they if all members were relieved of their crimes against Canada. Trudeaus response was the War Measures Act, then the FLQ proceeded to Kidnap and kill Pierre La Porte who was Quebecs Labour Minister. -
Policy of Multiculturalism
This Policy was to put less of a "spot light" on the French as Canadas only cultural group. Was to recognise all immigrants and encourage them to express themselves. the Result of this was a more international Canada. -
Bill 22 Passed
Liberal Primer, R. Barbosa propsed Bill 22. Tis made French te Offical Language of Quebec. He did this because he fered that the French language would dissapear due to increasing immigration and declining french birth rates. -
Immigration Policy Moves to "sponsorship program"
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Parti Quebecois wins provincal election
Lead by Renee Lavesque. Promised to hold a provincal wide referendum on Quebec Separation. -
Bill 101 Introduced
Introduced by Parti Quebecois, Rene Levesque. -
Bill 101 Passed
This Bill replaced Bill 22 and made French the offical language of Quebec. Government services, retail and offices were all operated in French. -
Referendum on Sovereignty Association
Levesque asked the Civilians of Quebec to vote "yes" to a new agreement with Canada. He proposed the Quebec maintain their economic relationship with Canadan and being Independant
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Constitutin Act
Enabled Canada Tto act with out concent from Great Britain first. It also Includes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. -
Reform Pary Created
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Bloc Quebecois Formed
Was created in resonse to increasing support to allow Quebec to be its own society anf in protest of the humility caused at Meech Lake. -
Meech Lake Accord
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Brian Mulroney becomes Prime Minster
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Department of Multiculturalism Formed
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Meech Lake Accord
Was supposed to satasfy Quebec by making the a distinct society but it was rejected and the result was humilitaing for Quebec -
Charlotte Town Accord
Another Failed attempt to please Quebec. This accord only angerd quebec. -
Parti Quebecois Return to Poer
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2nd Referendum on Sovereignty Association
49.4% of Quebec wanted full sovreignty and this frightened the english canadians. -
Clarity Bill
Garenteed that Quebec could not legally Separate from the rest of Canada.