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Canada
The Acadians refused to pledge allegiance to the British so they were forced out of their homes because they wanted to be their own nation. solders would round up all the citizens and put them on ships to be deported, the Acadians farms were burned and given to British settlers -
Francophone
It was the final battle between the British and french where Britain was victorious. it put Quebec until British rule and concluded the seven-year war. Francophones often see this as the conquest because they were finally conquerd -
Aboriginal
The document states that the Aboriginal people exist and will continue to exist, it states that all land would be considered Aboriginal land until a treaty is made. -
Francophone
He sent had to create a report about the rebellions of 1837-38 called Affairs of British North America. he concludes that the idea of two different nations within one nation-state would cause conflict. -
Aboriginal
the Indian Act is the main law the federal government uses to administer Indian status, local first nation governments, and the management of reserve land. it is directly for first nations, not the Metis or Inuit. the Act's initial goal was to assimilate Aboriginal people into the Canadian society, although it has been changed multi[ple times to remove discriminatory sections. -
Canada
The head tax was put on the Chinese people after the completion of the Canadian Pacific railway to get rid of them. -
Francophone
Riel was the leader of the Metis national committee. he was also the leader in the Red River Rebellion/Resistance, where riel lead metis citizens into Portage la Prairie where they were confronted by armed Canadian forces. the metis were startled and quickly rounded up the soldiers and Riels's assistant Ambroise-Dydime executed Tomas Scott, while the execution was unnecessary it did lead to protestant Ontario to seek an apology for Scott's death from Riel. -
Francophone
in Ontario, a large of English protestants didn't want to pay for french catholic schools, so the government passes the Manitoba schools act. this led to only public schools and the reduction of french Catholics because they could not pay. -
Francophone
From 1914 to 1915 330,00 soldiers willing went overseas to fight. by late 1916 due to the large massacre that was happening Candian commanders were requesting reinforcements. this led to the conscription crisis because people in Quebec refused to fight for Britain. -
Aboriginal
the White Paper was a Canadian government policy paper that attempted to abolish previous legal documents relating to Indigenous peoples in Canada, including the Indian Act and treaties. the policy proposed to eliminate Indian status, put first nations under provincial government control, and impose land decisions. the backlash in 1969 was colossal, leading to the withdrawal of the policy in 1970. -
Francophone
the crisis was a bunch of terrorist attacks. the FLQ kidnapped James Cross in Montreal. in the next two weeks the FLQ kidnapped and killed the Quebec minister of immigration, this led to Quebec calling for federal help to deal with the crisis, in response Perrie deployed armed forces and invoked war measures, the only time ever in peacemaking history. -
Canada
in 1971 Perrie Trudeau adopted the idea of multiculturalism, it was intended as a solution to manage both anglophone and francophone nationalism. Canada was the very first country in the world to adopt this policy and many opposed it because it seemed impossible to have multiple nations in one nation-state. -
Francophone
The law set limits to where English could be used like posters, billboards and other advertisements. since immigrants in Quebec would mainly speak English at home this was causing our francophones to slowly disintegrate. -
Francophone
Quebec never signed the constitution because it did not recognize their French Canadian rights. many other provinces think this is childish because Quebec is being selfish. -
Canada
The NEP was an energy policy created by the government, its main goal was to ensure Canada could produce its own oil and gas by 1990. it was initially popular with consumers and was seen as a symbol of Canadian nationalism. however private industries and some provincial governments opposed it. -
Aboriginal
the oka crisis consisted of Mohawk protestors, Quebec police, RCMP, and the Canadian police. the crisis was sparked at the idea of creating a golf course on top of a mohawk burial ground. this was a very emotional fight and when the Canadian army was called in it finally ended. the Golf course expansion was canceled and the federal government purchased the land. however, they did not acknowledge the land as a reserve and to this day the land has not been transferred to the mohawk -
Canada
Baltej Singh Dhillon became the first member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police permitted to wear a turban instead of a traditional stetson hat. At first, he applied for the RCMP and met all the requirements he refused the RCMP dress code, the RCMP required him the have a clean-shaven face and a stetson hat which was directly against his Sikh religion. this case was very controversial because people were debating that Canadian tradition was being abolished because of immigrants. -
Francophone
This referendum was held because Jacques Parizeau recognized the alienation of Quebec and promised it to happen in 1995. ultimately the No side won with a very close 50.58%, this caused a lot of controversy because of the large number of spoiled ballots. -
Aboriginal
Stephen Harper gave a speech concerning any people who attended or had grief towards residential schools. he gave out an apology on the behalf of Canada's government for the abuse and suffering that resulted from assimilative actions from the government.