Quebec was put into a subordinate position Those who were in positions of authority in the workplace were Anglophone (contributed to animosity and resentment) Canada should become Officially Bilingual - 1969 Trudeau was a staunch federalist and was determined to persuade Quebeckers that their future lay in canada.
Quebec was put into a subordinate position Those who were in positions of authority in the workplace were Anglophone (contributed to animosity and resentment) Canada should become Officially Bilingual - 1969 Trudeau was a staunch federalist and was determined to persuade Quebeckers that their future lay in canada.
Quebec was put into a subordinate position Those who were in positions of authority in the workplace were Anglophone (contributed to animosity and resentment) Canada should become Officially Bilingual - 1969 Trudeau was a staunch federalist and was determined to persuade Quebeckers that their future lay in canada.
Was a strong nationalist was devoted to the idea of
Quebec as a distinct society Turned Quebecers inward and towards their faith (3 Fs) restricted education (classical languages and philosophy) Foreign investment/ Foreign culture
Showing Quebecs roots
and culture
Quebec as a nation, not another
province
Why would this matter?
Quebec was put into a subordinate
position Those who were in positions of authority in the workplace were Anglophone (contributed to animosity and resentment)
1960 Brings Change
Jean Lesage (Liberal)
Stamped out corruption
Increased wages and relaxed restrictions on unionism
This was a marked period of a
movement to modernize the economy, politics, education and culture
Students had to take sci and
tech courses Taken out of the hands of the church The Quiet Revolution had begun
1962 election
How?
To start, take control of the economy
Next, start pushing out Anglophones
in the wake of Quebec's Quiet Revolution, Anglos
no longer formed the business and social elite of the city
Resentment continued to boil
Increased achievements led to increased
pride and increased anger at injustices
The federal government was
overwhelmingly Anglo Francophones rarely held Cabinet positions French schooling was only available in Quebec English was the language used in stores and at work
Pearsons solutions?
(1963) Appointed the Bi and Bi Commission
aka Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism
Canada should become officially bilingual
Children should be able to go to school in language of choice if there was sufficient demand
(1965) Selected a new flag to make more
encompassing symbols of Canada
though this was not without
controversy)
Officially Bilingual - 1969
Trudeau was a staunch federalist and
was determined to persuade Quebeckers that their future lay in Canada
All federal government agencies were
required to provide service in both languages There was an encouragement to learn and appreciate the two cultures of Canada Katimavik
youth cultural exchange and
volunteer program
(Similar to Laurier no one is pleased)
The Quiet Revolution gave way to
Separatism
1967 Rene Levesque left Liberal party
and in 1968 formed the Parti Quebecois The aim of the PQ was to achieve an independent Quebec (peacefully divorce)
Freedom of life, liberty, security of person and the
enjoyment of property The right to equality before the law and its protection (right to fair trial, innocent til proven guilty) Freedom of religion Freedom of speech Freedom of assembly and association Invocation of the WMA meant that these rights were suspended: anyone could be arrested and detained without being charged with an offense and membership in the FLQ became a crime
Are you a bleeding heart?
What is Trudeaus position?
What is the reporters position?
How do you feel about Trudeaus response?
How do you feel about the reporter?
In your opinion, is there any circumstance,
including terrorist threats, in which civil liberties should be suspended? If you were Prime Minister during the October Crisis, what would you have done to resolve the situation?
Are you a bleeding heart?
What is Trudeaus position?
What is the reporters position?
How do you feel about Trudeaus response?
How do you feel about the reporter?
If you were Prime Minister during
the October Crisis, what would you have done to resolve the situation?
Thats one reasonany
others?
NEP (National Energy Program)
Reduce the consumption of oil
Protect Canadians from rising oil prices Make Canada self-sufficient in oil
Western Alienation
The govt froze the price of domestic oil
and gas and put in a tax that would subsidize the cost of oil in the East