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Maurice Duplessis as Premier of Québec
Duplessis’ main policy was Economic Liberalism
- His parti was the Union National and he was very close with the Pope
- Duplessis’ era was known as “La grande Noirceur” because people felt he kept everyone in the dark
- During this time very few Francophones graduate from high school because of the traditional views that Duplessis held
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Asbestos Strike
Violent strikes erupted, suppressed by police
- miners wanted safer conditions, more money, he supported the employers and declared strike illegal
- The unions of the factories were trying to unionize.
- The workers of Asbestos didn’t want to keep breathing in the air
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Arrival of Television in Québec
During the 50s Canadian society changed as a result of post-war
- Start of consumer society: mass consumption of goods, easy credit, advertising to encourage consumers to buy even more
- Exposure to American culture (Americanism) through TV, radio, movies: culture of freedom, material comfort, success -
Bill 16
Married Women Gain Legal Independence -
Expo 67
Expo 67, the World’s Fair that took place in Montréal
- opens society and put Quebec on the world stage
- It offered Quebecers a chance to discover the culture, know-how and identity of the
many countries represented there. And consequently gave foreigners a chance to discover Québec and Canada.
- Expo 67 also allowed Quebecers to assert themselves as a modern society by presenting
their technological, economic and artistic abilities to the rest of the world.
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Michele Tramble
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada -
October Crisis
During the 60s, the FLQ were radical separatists targeted symbols of British colonialism and Anglophone power
- They wrote a manifesto
- They targeted Anglophone communities
- They attack the Montreal Stock Exchange
- They also targeted banks, specifically Anglo ones -
James Bay Hydroelectric Project Announced
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Bill 22
A STRONGER SENSE OF IDENTITY
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René Lévesque as Premier of Québec
For the first time ever Parti Quebecois won an election
- separatist parties formed to make the Parti Quebecois with a mandate to separate but maintain economic ties with Canada
- The majority of Quebec wanted a sovereign parti to lead them
- They promised to hold a referendum on Quebec sovereignty -
Economic Downturn & The Second Oil Crisis
ECONOMIC DOWNTURn