TROUBLE IN QUEBEC

Duplessiss (Union
Nationale) Impact

Dealt harshly with unions

Disdained civil liberties

Padlock Act 1 year closure if used for bolshevism

Was a strong nationalist was devoted to the idea of

Quebec as a distinct society
Turned Quebecers inward and towards their faith (3
Fs)
restricted education (classical languages and philosophy)
Foreign investment/
Foreign culture

Showing Quebecs roots

and culture

Quebec as a nation, not another

province

Why would this matter?

Quebec was put into a subordinate

position
Those who were in positions of authority
in the workplace were Anglophone
(contributed to animosity and
resentment)

1960 Brings Change

Jean Lesage (Liberal)

Stamped out corruption

Increased wages and relaxed
restrictions on unionism

This was a marked period of a

movement to modernize the
economy, politics, education
and culture

Students had to take sci and

tech courses
Taken out of the hands of the
church
The Quiet Revolution had
begun

1962 election

How?

To start, take control of the economy

Next, start pushing out Anglophones

in the wake of Quebec's Quiet Revolution, Anglos

no longer formed the business and social elite of
the city

Resentment continued to
boil

Increased achievements led to increased

pride and increased anger at injustices

The federal government was

overwhelmingly Anglo
Francophones rarely held Cabinet positions
French schooling was only available in
Quebec
English was the language used in stores
and at work

Pearsons solutions?

(1963) Appointed the Bi and Bi

Commission aka Royal Commission on
Bilingualism and Biculturalism

Canada should become officially bilingual

(1965) Selected a new flag to make

more encompassing symbols of Canada

though this was not without

controversy)

Officially Bilingual - 1969

Trudeau was a staunch federalist and

was determined to persuade Quebeckers
that their future lay in Canada

All federal government agencies were

required to provide service in both
languages
There was an encouragement to learn and
appreciate the two cultures of Canada
(Similar to Laurier no one is pleased)

The Quiet Revolution gave way to

Separatism

1967 Rene Levesque left Liberal party

and in 1968 formed the Parti Quebecois
The aim of the PQ was to achieve an
independent Quebec (peacefully
divorce)

Not all separatists were

peaceful

The FLQ the Front de liberation du

Quebec
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Canadas Bill of Rights

(1960)

Freedom of life, liberty, security of person and the

enjoyment of property
The right to equality before the law and its
protection (right to fair trial, innocent til proven
guilty)
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Freedom of assembly and association
Invocation of the WMA meant that these rights were
suspended: anyone could be arrested and detained without
being charged with an offense and membership in the FLQ
became a crime

Are you a bleeding heart?

What is Trudeaus position?

What is the reporters position?

How do you feel about Trudeaus response?

How do you feel about the reporter?

In your opinion, is there any circumstance,

including terrorist threats, in which civil
liberties should be suspended?
If you were Prime Minister during the
October Crisis, what would you have done
to resolve the situation?

Are you a bleeding heart?

What is Trudeaus position?

What is the reporters position?

How do you feel about Trudeaus response?

How do you feel about the reporter?

If you were Prime Minister during

the October Crisis, what would you
have done to resolve the situation?