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The Paramount Goal
The paramount goal of French Canada is to keep their French culture alive in Quebec. -
British Conquest
In 1763, at the time of the British Conquest, there were 60,000 French Canadians living in the Quebec region. -
The Royal Proclamation
The intent of the Royal Proclamation was to assimilate the French Canadians. -
The Constitutional Act
The Constitutional Act, The Act of Union, The BNA, with it's federal system, attempted to accommodate the French. -
Quiet Revolution
During the 1960s, a "Quiet Revolution" in Quebec with the feeling that Quebec needed special status within the Canadian Federation. -
Parti Quebecois
Establishment of the Parti Quebecois in 1968 with the PQ wins the election and becomes the Quebec government in 1976. -
First Referendum
First referendum held in Quebec, the Federalists win the vote, promising Quebec to change the Federal structure. -
Trudeau
Trudeau repatriates the constitution, the nine provinces sign the constitution but Quebec does not. -
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Canadian Constitutional Family
Brian Mulroney attempts to bring Quebec into the Canadian Constitutional family at Meech Lake and later in Charlottetown. Both attempts fail to bring Quebec into the Constitution. -
Meech Lake Accord
Meech Lake is not passed in the provincial legislatures of Manitoba and Newfoundland. -
Charlotte Town Accord
The Charlottetown Accord died in a Nation Referendum. -
Referendum In Quebec
In the 1995 Referendum in Quebec, 51% opposed to separation and 49% favored separation. -
Quebec
Quebec has not entered the Constitution of Canada today.
