Who What When Summarize/Explain Random
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Who is Pierre Trudeau
15th prime minister of Canada, third-longest serving Prime Minister in Canadian History
100
What is “The Quiet Revolution”?
The Quiet Revolution was a period of time where socio-political and socio-cultural change in Québec. Québec’s church-based education became the focal point during this time periods
100
What year was the first Québec referendum?
1980
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Party Québecois/ Bloc Québécois
Party Québécois is a nationalist political party formed in Québec in 1968 by René Lévesque. The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party that was created officially on June 15, 1991. Led by Lucien Bouchard.
100
What is “time for a change!”
This is the slogan Lesage and the liberals had gone by when Lesage came in power in Québec in 1960 after the death of Duplessis.
200
Who is Maurice Duplessis
16th Prime Minister of Canadian province, Québec
200
What is The October Crisis?
The October Crisis was a terrorist act. It started with the kidnapping of James CROSS, the British Trade commissioner in Montréal, by the members of the FLQ. One after another, different Ministers began to get kidnapped. This crisis started on October 5th.
200
What year was the second Québec referendum?
1995
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Sovereignty-association
First being used as a slogan by the MSA (Mouvement Souveraineté-Association) this became the Parti Québecois’ main objective. It was a term designed to explain the PQ’s version of the Québec separation.
200
Give an example of patriation.
Answers may vary, for example; In 1982 Canada "patriated" its Constitution, transferring the country's highest law, the British North America Act, from the authority of the British Parliament to Canada's federal and provincial legislatures.
300
Who is Jean Lesage
Canadian lawyer and politician in Québec. 19th Prime Minister of Québec
300
What is the Royal Commission on bilingualism and Biculturalism?
This was one of the most influential commissions in Canadian history. From 1963-1969, this brought changes to federal and provincial language policy. It was a response to continuous unrest within French-Canadians particularly in Québec, who wanted protection for their language and culture, as well as the opportunity to participate in economic and political decision making.
300
What year was the charter of rights and freedoms ratified?
1982
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BNA act
The Constitution Act, 1867, which was originally known as the BNA act (British North America act) was the law passed by British parliament creating Canada at confederation.
300
What is the kitchen compromise?
This was a constitutional conference held in hopes of putting an end to negotiations. No progress was made during the first two days of the conference.
400
Who is René Lévesque
Minister of the government of Québec. Founder of Parti Québécois political party . 23rd premier of Québec. He was the first Québec political leader since confederation to attempt to negotiate the political independence of Québec through a referendum.
400
What is the Official Languages Act?
The Official Languges act is a Canadian law that was placed on September 9, 1969. This gave the French and the English equal status in the eyes of the Canadians government.
400
What year did Brian Mulroney become P.M?
1984
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Clarity Bill
Also known as Bill C-20, the Clarity Act gives effect to the requirement for clarity set by Supreme Court of Canada in the Québec Secession Reference. The Federal Government gives “political actors” the responsibility of returning the right to determine, what, constitutes a question and a clear majority after a referendum that one province or territory has for wanting to be its own separate country.
400
What is the notwithstanding clause?
This is section 33 of the Canadians Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It is also known as the override clause. It allows provincial and territorial governments to temporarily override or bypass certain charter rights.
500
Who is Brian Mulroney
18th Prime Minister of Canada
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What is the “Notwithstanding Clause”
The “Notwithstanding Clause” is section 33 of the Charter of Rights amen Freedoms. It is also known as the override power. It allows Parliament or provincial legislatures to override certain portions of the charter.
500
What year did the Meech Lake Accord take place? Did it succeed?
Took place in 1987 and did not succeed.
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Amending formula 1982
The Amending Formula was the set of conditions required to make changes to the constitution. In the Constitution Act of 1982 it stated it constitutional change can be made only if seven out of ten provinces representing at least 50 percent of the population of Canada agree with the proposed change.
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Who is Lucien Bouchard?
He was the premier of Québec. He resigned As minister in Mulroney government not long before the Meech Lake Accord failed.






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