French English relations Flashcards

1
Q

what was Maurice Duplessis’ Fortress Quebec mentality?

A

agricultural way of life

Catholic church guiding the province

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2
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what changes did Jean Lesage introduce to Quebec?

A

modernizing

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3
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Jean Lesage

economic

A

manufacturing

hydroelectric

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4
Q

Jean Lesage

political

A

separation of church and state

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5
Q

Jean Lesage

social

A

education expanded

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6
Q

when was the Royal Commission of Bilingualism and Biculturalism?

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1963

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7
Q

recommendations in regard to bilingualism

____________ and _______ should be bilingual

A

New Brunswick / Ontario

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8
Q

recommendations in regard to bilingualism

students should have the chance to ________________

A

study in either languages

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9
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recommendations in regard to bilingualism

more _____________ in government

A

French Canadian

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10
Q

recommendations in regard to bilingualism

in Quebec, French should be the first language of ____________________ and ___________

A

government, business, and workplace

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11
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who led Parti Quebecois and when was it formed?

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Rene Levesque / 1968

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12
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what were the beliefs of Parti Quebecois?

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proposed sovereignty through political means; opposed terrorism

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13
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when was the official languages act

A

1969

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14
Q

major happening under Trudeau

what did Trudeau guarantee the government would do?

A

speak both languages

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15
Q

major happening under Trudeau

what would federal money be used for?

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to promote bilingualism

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16
Q

major happening under Trudeau

who did Trudeau pledge to provide government jobs for?

A

French Canadians

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17
Q

major happening under Trudeau

what was English Canadians’ reactions to the French treatment?

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resented the special treatment of the French

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18
Q

what was the effect of the October crisis of 1970?

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may have stopped separatist terrorism but it also left French Canadians deeply suspicious of the federal government

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19
Q

who proposed and passed Bill 101?

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the newly elected Parti Quebecois and Levesque led government in 1977

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20
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which Bill did Bill 101 expand and what was the effect?

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Bill 22 from 1974; asked to make French the sole official language in Quebec

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21
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Bill 101

what were the rights given to each citizen of Quebec?

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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

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22
Q

when and what was the referendum?

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1980- the culminating event of the French Separatist movement

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23
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what was the belief of the Proposed Sovereignty Association?

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independent politically and connected economically

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24
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what was Trudeau’s opinion on the referendum?

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campaign against

25
Q

what was the result of the referendum in 1980?

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60% no 40% yes

26
Q

why did provincial premiers meet in Ottawa and work towards a compromise?

A

they were fearful of giving up provincial power

27
Q

what were the reactions of Trudeau and Levesque?

A

Trudeau- unwilling to waver

Levesque- fighting for provincial power

28
Q

Night of the Long Knives

why did Jean Chretien go door to door in the hotel in the middle of the night?

A

with his compromise

29
Q

Night of the Long Knives

all the premiers signed except ________- why?

A

Levesque who was sleeping in Hull

30
Q

Night of the Long Knives

Trudeau was forced to __________

A

sign the compromise

31
Q

Night of the Long Knives

why did Levesque awaken to betrayal and disbelief?

A

the Constitution is going ahead without Quebec

32
Q

what happened on December 2, 1981?

A

Parliament moved to repatriate the Constitution

33
Q

when was the Constitution signed by the Queen?

A

March in 1982

34
Q

when did Trudeau step down and who became the new Prime Minister?

A

1984; Brian Mulroney

35
Q

what did Mulroney vow to do?

A

end the bitterness between English Canada and Quebec of the Constitution crisis

36
Q

proposals of the Meech Lake Accord

Quebec be recognized as a _____________

A

“Distinct Society”

37
Q

proposals of the Meech Lake Accord

provinces could opt out of federal programs if _____________

A

they created their own parallel services

38
Q

proposals of the Meech Lake Accord

provinces could give say on ______________

A

Supreme Court appointments

39
Q

proposals of the Meech Lake Accord

changes to Canada’s courts or creation of provinces would require _______________

A

all provinces to agree

40
Q

proposals of the Meech Lake Accord

Quebec could control its own ______________

A

immigration policy

41
Q

what did many groups led by PET think about the Meech Lake Accord?

A

it would cause Quebec to have too much power and the provinces to gain too much ability to interpret federal law

42
Q

who killed the Meech Lake Accord and how?

A

Elijah Harper; waited out the deadline

43
Q

who did Elijah Harper represent?

A

the native peoples in Manitoba

44
Q

when was the deadline for the Accord?

A

June 23, 1990

45
Q

who founded le Bloq Quebecois and when?

A

Lucien Bouchard; 1991

46
Q

what was le Bloq Quebecois?

A

Quebec’s voice in the federal party

47
Q

the Charlottetown Accord

how did Quebeckers view the defeat of the Meech Lake Accord?

A

as a snub of Quebec’s place in Canada

48
Q

the Charlottetown Accord

polls in 1991 showed that ____ of Quebec wanted sovereignty

A

2/3

49
Q

the Charlottetown Accord

Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa made a proposal to change the Constitution- what would the failure of this mean?

A

a referendum on sovereignty in Quebec

50
Q

the Charlottetown Accord

which Prime Ministers led the “yes” and “no” sides on sovereignty in Quebec?

A

Mulroney yes; Trudeau no

51
Q

the Charlottetown Accord

what right did the Accord add to the Meech Accord?

A

the right to natives to be self governing

52
Q

the Charlottetown Accord

when was the Accord blocked- what was the poll?

A

October 1992; 54.4% voted no

53
Q

the Charlottetown Accord

what was the result of the failure of the Accord?

A

Quebeckers were upset and natives were angered

54
Q

Referendum 1995

who led the second referendum on Quebec Sovereignty?

A

Jacques Parizeau

55
Q

Referendum 1995

when did Quebeckers vote again and what was the result?

A

October 1995; 50.6% voted no

56
Q

when did the Clarity Act take place?

A

2000

57
Q

rulings made by the Supreme Court in 1999

Quebec did not have the right to ______________

A

unilaterally separate from Canada

58
Q

rulings made by the Supreme Court in 1999

who would Quebec would have to negotiate with to achieve independence?

A

the federal government, the nine other provinces, and the native peoples

59
Q

rulings made by the Supreme Court in 1999

negotiations could only begin after a ________ with a _______________

A

referendum / clear question and clear majority outcome