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Modern Canada Flashcards

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Canada and quebec

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1960s- Quiet Revolution- Many Quebecois wanted to separate from Canada

1963- Royal comission of Bilingualism + Biculturalism

1969- Official Languages Act- Guarantees French+ English services in federal government across Canada

1970- La francophonie- Interntional association of french-speaking countries

1980- Defeat Quebec Sovereignty movement (reform)

1982- Constitution amended (without quebec)

1995- Defeated separatists again

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Changing Society

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1948- japanese canadians can vote

1960- Aboriginal ppl can vote

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Men and Women of Letters

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  1. Stephen Leacock
  2. Louis Hemon
  3. Sir Charles G.D Roberts
  4. Pauline Johnson
  5. Emilie Nelligan
  6. Robertson Davies
  7. Margaret Lawrence
  8. Mordecai Richler
  9. Toy Kogawa
  10. Michael Ondoatie
  11. Rohinton Misty
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Musicians

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  1. Sir Ernest MacMillan
  2. healey William
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Visual Arts

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  1. Group of 7- Founded 1920
  2. Emily Carr
  3. Les Automatistes- Pioneers of abstract art in 1950s (Jean-Paul Riopelle)
  4. Louis-Philippe Hebert- Sculptor
  5. Kenojuak Asheyak- Inuit arts
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Film Makers

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  1. Denys Arcand
  2. Norman jewison
  3. Atom Egoyan
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Basketball

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1891- James Naismith invente basketball

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Donovan Baily

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Olympic Summer games 1996 he became world-record sprinter and 2X gold medallist

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Chantal Petitclerc

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Champion weelchair racer

Gold

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Wayne Gretzky

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Played Edmonton Oilers from 1979-1988

One of the greatest hockey players ever

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Terry Fox

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British Columbian

Lost right leg to cancer at 18

Ran Marathon of Hope to raise money for Cancer Research

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Rick Hansen

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British Columbian

Circled the world in wheelchair to raise money for spinal cord research

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Mark Tewsbury

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Olympic gold medalist

LGBTQ+ Activist

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14
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Paul Henderson

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Winning goal for Canada in Canada-Soviet Summit Series

His goal was called “the goal heard around the world”

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Telephone

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Joseph-Armand Bombardier

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Snowmobille

17
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Sir Sandford Flemming

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Worldwide system for time zones

18
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Matthew Evans

Henry Woodward

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1st electric lightbulb

19
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Reginald Fessenden

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Radio

20
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Dr. Wilder Penfield

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Brain surgeon at McGill

Greatest living Canadian

21
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Dr. John. A. Hopps

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Pacemaker

22
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SPAR Aerospace/ National Research Council

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Robot arm used in space

23
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Mike Lazardis

Jim Balsille

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Blackberry

24
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Fredrick Banting

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Insulin

U OF T!!!!

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