Quebecs political status

Question 1

Identify the actors and actions in the referendum on sovereignty association

1980

Answer 1

• Parti Quebecois called a referendum to make Quebec independent from canada
  -René Lévesque said oui
• pierre trudeau said non
• majority voted non

Question 2

what is the process of repatriation of the constitution (pic of the queen signing documents)

Answer 2

• the countries highest laws got transferred from the british parliament to canada’s fed legislatures
• trudeau promised QC to renew the constituion
• Charter of rights and freedoms got added.

Question 3

what were the changes in the constitution act (1982)

Answer 3

Canada could change its constitution w/o consent from Britain

Question 4

Main element and reaction to the meech lake accord

Answer 4

in 1987, Mulroney tried to add Quebec’s consent to the Constitution, making quebec a “distint society”
- NFL and manitoba dissproved so it failed

Question 5

Main element and reaction to the charlottetown accord

Answer 5

• it would give federal powers tot he provinces
• indigenous selfgovernmenrt and
• reformed the senate and house of commons
• majority voted non

Question 6

what was the effect of the accord and the 2nd referendum on sovereignty

Answer 6

• majority voted non with 50.85%