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Rene Levesque
-Rene formed what would become the Parti Quebecois. -
New Foreign and Defence Policies
- a new set foreign affairs priorities were past and put into place.
-Pierre Trudeau, proposed new defence policy ideas
- a new set foreign affairs priorities were past and put into place.
-Pierre Trudeau, proposed new defence policy ideas
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Canada and La Francophonie
-Pierre Trudeau tried to teach/inform all of canada about the francophone culture, languages and identity. -
Robert Bourassa & Liberal Party
Robert Bourassa and the Liberals defeated the governing Union Nationale party. Bourassa wanted to increase Quebec’s independence. -
Bill 22:Official Language Act (Quebec)
-Bill 22 was passed
-made French the official language of the government, civil service, workplace in Quebec and in education. -
Defeat of Bourassa & the Liberals
-Bourassa called for an election
-Bourassa lost his seat in the Mercier riding and his party was reduced to 26 seats
-Debt, economy and language were factors that contributed to his defeat. -
Bill 101: Quebec’s Charter of the French Language
-Bill 101 was passed.
-called the charter of the french language
-stated that in quebec, french would be their official language in schools, workplaces, and all the people would have to speak in french