French English relations Flashcards
what was Maurice Duplessis’ Fortress Quebec mentality?
agricultural way of life
Catholic church guiding the province
what changes did Jean Lesage introduce to Quebec?
modernizing
Jean Lesage
economic
manufacturing
hydroelectric
Jean Lesage
political
separation of church and state
Jean Lesage
social
education expanded
when was the Royal Commission of Bilingualism and Biculturalism?
1963
recommendations in regard to bilingualism
____________ and _______ should be bilingual
New Brunswick / Ontario
recommendations in regard to bilingualism
students should have the chance to ________________
study in either languages
recommendations in regard to bilingualism
more _____________ in government
French Canadian
recommendations in regard to bilingualism
in Quebec, French should be the first language of ____________________ and ___________
government, business, and workplace
who led Parti Quebecois and when was it formed?
Rene Levesque / 1968
what were the beliefs of Parti Quebecois?
proposed sovereignty through political means; opposed terrorism
when was the official languages act
1969
major happening under Trudeau
what did Trudeau guarantee the government would do?
speak both languages
major happening under Trudeau
what would federal money be used for?
to promote bilingualism
major happening under Trudeau
who did Trudeau pledge to provide government jobs for?
French Canadians
major happening under Trudeau
what was English Canadians’ reactions to the French treatment?
resented the special treatment of the French
what was the effect of the October crisis of 1970?
may have stopped separatist terrorism but it also left French Canadians deeply suspicious of the federal government
who proposed and passed Bill 101?
the newly elected Parti Quebecois and Levesque led government in 1977
which Bill did Bill 101 expand and what was the effect?
Bill 22 from 1974; asked to make French the sole official language in Quebec
Bill 101
what were the rights given to each citizen of Quebec?
right to speak French in all government related ministries
right to speak French in deliberative assemblies
right to operate in the workplace in French
right of consumers to be served and informed in French
right to be educated in French
when and what was the referendum?
1980- the culminating event of the French Separatist movement
what was the belief of the Proposed Sovereignty Association?
independent politically and connected economically