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The FLQ (Front de Liberation de Quebec) kidnaps the British diplomat James Cross and demands that imprisoned FLQ members be released. The authorities refuse.
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In response to the government’s refusal to release previously arrested FLQ members, the FLQ kidnaps Pierre Laporte, Quebec’s Labour Minister.
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Federal Troops are sent to patrol Quebec's streets and stop the FLQ one day prior to finding Pierre Laporte, Quebec's Labour Minister, murdered in the trunk of a car
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James Cross is found and released; FLQ members involved in the kidnapping of James Cross are sent to Cuba for political asylum, while the ones convicted of murder of Pierre Laporte are sentenced to life sentences (Paul Rose, one of the murderers, is shown above); the War Measures Act is disposed and the people detained under it were released; the October Crisis Ends
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Rene Levsque leads the Parti Quebecois to victory in Quebec, becoming Quebec's premier and Quebec's provincial government, respectively. -
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Bill 101 meets controversy and is passed in Quebec, making French the only official language in Quebec.
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60% of Quebeckers vote "no" to sovereignty-association, 40% vote "yes", leaving Rene Levesque in defeat.
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The amending formula, called the "Kitchen Compromise", is made and 9 of the 10 premires sign it (Rene Levesque being the other).
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Trudeau agrees to the new Constitution without Rene Levesques' (and terefore Quebec's) approval, and Queen Elizabeth II signs it into law.
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Brain Mulroney leads the Progressive Conservatives to victory, defeating John Turner
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The Meech Lake Accord is proposed, attempting to satisfy Quebec's demands. -
Date is accurate to month Newfoundland and Manitoba withhold their support for the Accord, leading to its rejection.
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54.4% of Canadians reject the Accord, 68.3% in British Columbia.
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Referendum is held in Quebec regarding separatism, on the question of Quebec's sovereignity-association. 49.4% of Quebeckers vote "yes"; 50.6% vote "no". John Chretien passes the "Clarity Bill"; Support for separatism steadily declines.
