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  • Pierre Trudeau

    Pierre Trudeau
    Pierre Trudeau most influential Prime Minster of all Canadian history because Pierre Trudeau made Canada health universal healthcare system, he also made English and French the two Official languages of Canada, and he change Canada Constitution in 1982. One of most important things Pierre Trudeau was keeping Québec together separating from Canada.

  • Maurice Richard

    Maurice Richard
    Maurice Richard was professional hockey player and icon to the people of Quebec because he changed how people thought and treated French people during the English and French Relations. Maurice Richard wrote newspaper article explaining how French people were being treated and discriminated because of their language and culture.

  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
    The thing that cause NATO to from is because Western Europe though that Soviet Union may have try to take over Europe and change it to a communist Europe. NATO main idea was to change Europe to capitalism Continent. As result NATO a lot of consequence such as the Warsaw Pact was created, the conflict of the cold war rose, and Germany separation led to the berlin wall (etc.)

  • Terry Fox

    Terry Fox
    Terry Fox is huge impact on how people thought of cancer. Terry Fox was diagnosed with bone cancer, so terry fox decided to run marathon he called Marathon of Hope. The Marathon Hope is most important events in Canadian history because Terry Fox changed people's attitude towards the disabled, and he showed that while had cancer, doesn’t mean you can to do anything.

  • The Quiet Revolution

    The Quiet Revolution
    The quiet revolution was nickname giving to people in Québec because of big changes that was happing in Québec in the 1960s. These changes were so popular because the province of Quebec was ruled by Union Nationale for long time. The Union Nationale idea of economic and education was not working, so people wanted Quebec to be modern Provinces just like other provinces. As result of these changes Quebec wanted to be separated from Canada because they thought, Quebec had a different language.

  • Charter of Rights and Freedom

    Charter of Rights and Freedom
    There are a lot of causes which lead to the charter of rights and freedom to be created. One of cause happened in WWII when the rights of Japanese Canadians was suspended because of when japan attacked pearl harbour, many Canadians though that Japanese Canadians are spying for japan, and Canadians though japan may attack them. As result of charter of rights and freedom many Canadians got they rights they wanted in society, and all discrimination and racism disappeared from our society.