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A hockey game between the Canadiens and the Detriot Red Wings turned into a riot. Hundreds of Habs fans protested against Clarence Campbell's (English Manager) decision of suspending Maurice Richard. This revealed Quebec's nationalism.
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This event was a major social transformaiton of all aspects of Quebec's society throughout the 1960s. The election of new members of the Legislative Assembly of Quecbec, put an end to 16 years of continuous Union Nationale rule, lead by Maurice Duplessis.
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Lester B. Pearson revealed his new ideas for the Canadian flag. This caused a lot of division between Canada.
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Pierre Elliot Trudeau, born in Montreal, was elected Prime Minister of Canada. This is histoically significant because it shows Quebec having power in Canada.
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Pierre Elliot Trudeau made French and English botht he official languages of Canada. This gives French and English equal status in the government of Canada.
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The police were allowed to arrest anyone without rights. This reveales how exteme the situation was.
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James Cross (a Birittish Trade Commissioner) was kidnapped by the FLQ. This reveals the aggression of the Front de Libération du Québec.
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Premier Bourassa created Quebec's own hydro and electrical source. This shows that Quebec is becoming more independent.
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This is historically significant becaus this gives Quebec's citizens more power.
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The Summer Olympic Games were held in Montreal!
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The Parti Québécois, led by René Lévesque, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Robert Bourassa. Rene was for seperation and therefore this caused a lot of debate in Canada and scare for seperation.
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Quebec held a referendum in 1980 in order to see if Quebecers wanted Quebec to become an independent state. Over 90% of the people in Quebec voted in this referendum, and 60% of voters voted “non”.
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The decison of becoming a seperate country finally ended. The "non" side won with a 50.6% vote. This shows that Quebec still only won by a small amount, which means they won't fully be happy.
