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Quiet Revolution
The Quiet Revolution was a term given to Quebec for the change that took place over ten years from 1950 to 1960 where the province was led by a dictator know by the name Maurice Duplessis. "In a sense it was a throw back to the conservative movement in Quebec when Laurier was trying to break the church, business, nationalistic hold on the province in the 1890's."(http://www.canadahistory.com/sections/eras/cold%20war/Quiet%20Revolution.html). (Photo: Jean Lasage - Party Leader in 1860) -
Flag Debate
The Flag Debate was the debate that took place in 1964 when Canada decided that they wanted to change their flag to something that suited them better than the previous Red Ensign. Many people had controversial thoughts about the flag change but on 15 December 1964 the decision was made to change the flag to a red-white-red pattern with a red maple leaf in the center. (Photo: Members of Parliament holding the new flag during the flag debate) -
Sovereignty-Association
"Sovereignty-Association" was a slogan first used by the MSA (Mouvement Souveraineté-Association). "Sovereignty-Association (or souveraineté-association in French) replaced the word independence and implied the idea of an association that would evolve from an agreement under international law and be limited to the economic domain" (http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sovereignty-association/) (Photo: René Lévesqu) -
Official Language Act
The Official Language Act was the act that decided Canada's two official languages which are English and French. It requires all federal institutions to provide services in English or French on request. This act was passed in 1969. (Photo: Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism) -
Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ)
The FLQ (Front de Liberation du Quebec) was a time span where French Canadian citizens where deprived of their rights during a peace time. (Photo: FLQ protesters) -
October Crisis
The October Crisis began on October 5th 1970 after the kidnapping of James Cross (British Trade Commissioner in Montréal) by members of the FLQ (Front de Libération du Québec). This event quickly devolved into the most serious terrorist act in Canada since Pierre Laporte (Minister of Immigration and Minister of Labour) was kidnapped and killed. (Photo: Boy Selling Newspapers during October Crisis) -
Quebec Referendum
A Québec referendum was called by the PQ (Parti Québécois) government, was held on 20 May 1980 to ask the people of Québec for a mandate to negotiate equally about a new agreement with the rest of Canada. (Photo: René Lévesque, politician) -
Meech Lake Accord
In 1987 the Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney attempted to win Québec's consent to the revised Canadian Constitution, the Québec government rejected this in 1981. This lead to the Meech Lake Accord which is a agreement between the federal and provincial governments to amend the Constitution by strengthening provincial powers. (Photo: Harper, Elijah [Harper stalled the Manitoba legislature past the deadline for approval of the Meech Lake Accord]) -
Bloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a politicial party that was created on June 15 1991. It currently runs candidates in 75 of Quebec ridings. It was founded as a parliamentary movement made up of Québec MPs who left the Conservative and Liberal parties after the Meech Lake Accord. (Photo: Lucien Bouchard, founder of Bloc Quebecois) -
The Clarity Act
The Clarity Act (Bill C-20) gives effect to the requirement for clarity set out by the Supreme Court of Canada in the Québec Secession Reference.
