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Reflecting On Canadas Identity

  • Conscription Crisis of World War 1

    Conscription Crisis of World War 1
    It caused a rift between english and french canadians
  • Maurice Duplessis

    Maurice Duplessis
    Served as the 16th premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1936-1939 and 1944-1959. Founder and Leader of the highly conservative Union Nationale party.
  • Conscription Crisis Of World War 2

    Conscription Crisis Of World War 2
    A political and military crisis following the introduction of forced military service in Canada during World War II.
  • New Flag Adopted In Order To Make Canada Less British

    New Flag Adopted In Order To Make Canada Less British
    It was the first time the national flag had been offically adopted in Canada
  • Separatist movement -De Gaulle's speech at the 1967 Expo

    Separatist movement -De Gaulle's speech at the 1967 Expo
    De Gaulle said "Vive le Québec libre! " which meant long live free Quebec, this hurt and offended a lot of the english speaking Canadians and caused even more trouble bewtween the french and english Canadians
  • Lester Pearson appointed the Billingualism and Biculturalism Commission, 1968

    Lester Pearson appointed the Billingualism and Biculturalism Commission, 1968
    Lester Pearson tried to find solutions to the controversy between english and french Canadians
  • Parti Quebecois

    Parti Quebecois
    Parti Quebecois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. They guarnteed speration from Canada in 1968 when they were founded . Till this day , Still no speration
  • 1969 - Trudeau's government passed Official Languages Act

    1969 - Trudeau's government passed Official Languages Act
    The Offical Languages Act gave english and french Canadians equal rights in Candian government
  • 1970 - October Crisis

    1970 - October Crisis
    A series of events triggered by two kidnappings of government officials by members of the Front de liberation du Quebec (FLQ) during October 1970 in the province of Quebec , It also helped Canada towards greater autonomy and INDEPENDANCE!
  • Front De Liberation Du Quebec (FLQ) October Crisis 1970's

    Front De Liberation Du Quebec  (FLQ) October Crisis 1970's
    A terroist group in Quebec who wanted nothing but Quebec seperated from Canada kidnapped James Cross, a diplomat and labour minister Pierre Laporte
  • Passage Of Bill 101

    Passage Of Bill 101
    It made french the only language of Quebec. Kids of immagrants a prefered to go to french schools.
  • 1982- Costituation Act

    1982- Costituation Act
    It was part of Canada's process of patriating the constitution
  • 1990 - Meech Lake Accord

    1990 - Meech Lake Accord
    To Increase support in Quebec for remaining in Canada
  • Creation of Bloc Quebecois by Lucien Bouchard (Federal Separatist Party)

    Creation of Bloc Quebecois by Lucien Bouchard (Federal Separatist Party)
    To create the conditions needed to sperate from Canada
  • 1992 - Charlottetown Accord

    1992 - Charlottetown Accord
    To settle/slove the problems between the federal and provincal governments
  • 1995 - Quebec Sovereignty Referendum

    1995 - Quebec Sovereignty Referendum
    This was the second referendum to ask voters in the Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should seperate from Canada and become an independent country
  • Quebec referendum on "Sovereignty-Association"

    Quebec referendum on "Sovereignty-Association"
    The first referndum on Quebec's place in Canada