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Paramount Goal
The paramount goal of French Canada is to keep their French culture alive in Quebec -
Time of British Conquest
in 1763, at the time of the British Conquest, there were 60,000 French Canadiens living in the Quebec region. -
Royal Proclomation
The intent of the Royal Proclomation was to assimilate the French Canadiens -
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Acts Forming Federalism
The Constitutional Act, The Act of Union, The B.N.A. Act, with its Federal System, attempted to accommodate the French -
Quiet Revolution
During the 1960's, a "Quiet Revolution" in Quebec with the feeling that Quebec needed special status within the Canadian Federation -
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Parti Quebecois
Establishment of the Parti Quebecois in 1968 and the P.Q. win the election and become the Quebec government in 1976 -
First Referendum
First Referendum held in Quebec, the Federalists win the vote promising Quebec to change the federal structure -
Repatriation
Trudeau repatriates the Constitution, the nine provinces sign the new repatriated constitution but Quebec does not -
Meech Lake
Meech Lake does not pass in Manitoba and Newfoundland -
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Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords
Brian Mulroney attempts to bring Quebec into the Canadian Constitutional family at Meech Lake in 1987 and Charlottetown in 1992. Both attempts fail. -
Charlottetown
The Charlottetown Accord dies in a National Referendum -
Second Referendum
In the 1995 Referendum in Quebec, 51% opposed to seperation and 49% favored separation from Canada -
Quebec Today
Today Quebec is still not part of Canada's Constitution
