-
The paramount foal of French Canada is to keep their French culture alive in Quebec
-
At the time of the British Conquest, there were 60,000 French Candiens living in the Quebec region.
-
The Royal Proclamation intended to assimilate the French Canadiens.
-
The Constitutional Act (1774), the Act of union (1840), The B.N.A (1867) attempted to Accommodate the French, with its Federal System
-
A "Quiet Revolution" in Quebec with the feeling that Quebec needed special status within the Canadian Federation
-
The establishment of the Parti Quebecois (1968) and the P.Q. win the election and become the Quebec government. (1976) Both attempts fail.
-
The first referendum is held in Quebec, the Federalists win the vote promising Quebec to change the Federal structure.
-
Trudeau repatriates the Constitution, the nine provinces sign the new repatriated constitution but Quebec declines.
-
Brian Mulroney attempts to bring Quebec into the Canadian Constitutional family at Meech Lake (1987) and at Charlottetown. (1992)
-
Meech Lake is not passed in the provincial legislatures of Manitoba and Newfoundland.
-
The Charlottetown Accord dies in a National Referendum.
-
In the 1995 Referendum in Quebec, 51% opposed to separation and 49% favored.
-
Quebec has not entered into the Constitution of Canada today.
