The History of French English Relations in Canada

WW1 Conscription Crisis

Apr 4, 1917

LinkStrain on relations between French + English speaking Canadians.
By the middle of the war french canadians felt they had done enough in the european theatre & opposed sending more troops to the front.

Union Nationale Party Created

Apr 4, 1935

Duplessis/Era of Great Darknes

Period: Apr 4, 1939 to Apr 4, 1959

Duplessis was known for supporting the catholic church & catholic education. Resulting in Quebec schools graduating many, teachers, philosophers +theologians not buissnessmen, entrepenuers etc. As a result Quebec economy becomes stagnant

WW2 Conscription crisis

Apr 4, 1942

Linkby the time they were trained the war was mostly over. Fr-eng relations strained but not broken

Duplessis

Apr 4, 1959

Duplessis premier of Quebec + leader of the union Nationale party believed Quebec should be recognized as a distinct society. Bribery + Corruption were also its trademarks.

Quiet Revolution

Apr 4, 1960

LinkIt was deemed quiet b/c there was no bloodshed. Lesage actually won the election unde the motto Masters of our own house. Jean lesafe replaces Duplessis after his death & strts modernizing education politics and culture

FLQ party is born

Apr 4, 1960

LinkExtreme separatist organization, nationalistic quebecois

Quebec separatist movement gains momentum

Apr 4, 1960

Link Flq Front de leberation du quebec

Canada gets a new flag

Apr 4, 1965

LinkUnder the pearson gov't.... new flag to show off inderpendence.

Canadas Immigration Policy becomes COLORBLIND

Apr 4, 1967

LinkImmigration now Based on POINTS SYSTEM not on giving preference to english speaking immigrants, more points for less common jobs etc.

Official Language Act is passed

Apr 4, 1969

LinkCanada becomes bi-lingual. This was a product of the fact finding missions of the BI-AND BI COMMISION. was an attempt to unify the country to stop growing resentment from fr

FLQ crisis / october crisis & war measures act.

Oct 5, 1970

LinkAfter growing separatist sentiments the FLQstepped up their acts of aggression by kidnapping the british diplomat JAMES CROSS. the FLQ wished the realeasre of their FLQ prisoners before realeasing cross. FLQ later kidnapped Pierre la Porte. TRUDEAU ENCACTS WMA but la ports found dead

Trudeau enacts POLICY OF MULICULTURISM

Apr 4, 1971

LinkTrudeau wants to unify canada called a federalist. Multicultursim encourage people to spread their cultures & doing so would de-emphasize the french as th only cultural group in canada.

Bill22 introduced by ROBERT BOURASSA

Apr 4, 1974

LinkMade french only language in quebec. rational was fr was dying out, bill22 was charter of french language.

Immigration policy allows for the SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM

Apr 4, 1976

LinkFamilies and Buissnesses could vouch for or sponsor a new immigrant mean they would take responsibility for this persons immigration and settling in

Bill 101

Apr 4, 1976

LinkBill 101 makes all signage become french as well. parti led by Renee Levesque

Bill 101 succesfully passed

Apr 4, 1977

LinkMany Fr Candains felt this was repressive many worried about jobs and left quebec

Refrendum on SOVEREIGNTY ASSOCIATION

Apr 4, 1980

LinkSOVEREIGHNTY ASSOCIATION means that quebec be politically independent yet maintan a close economic relationsjop with the rest of Canada R LEVESQUE rallied the people under the slogan " maitre chez nous meaning masters of our own house. Result of refrendum was only 40% yes.

Canadian Constitution is patriated from britain without Quebecs signature

Apr 4, 1982

Patriated to bring home. Background
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Constitution Act

Apr 11, 1982

Linkallowed Canadians to amend their own Constitution without requiring approval from Britain.

Brian Mulroney PM

Apr 11, 1984

LinkBrian Mulroney becomes Prime Minister
11 Apr 1984 Martin Brian Mulroney, PC, CC, GOQ, lawyer, businessman, politician, leader of the Progressive Conservative party, became prime minister of Canada

Reform Party Created

Apr 11, 1987

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The party's platform included proposals such as the Triple-E equal, elected and effective Senate.

Meech Lake Accord

Apr 11, 1990

Link 1987 the Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney attempted to win Québec's consent to the revised Canadian Constitution after the Québec government's rejection of it in 1981.

Quebecois Created

Apr 11, 1991

LinkIn November 1987, one week after the death of René Lévesque, Jacques Parizeau, became party leader on 19 March 1988.

Charlottetown Accord

Apr 11, 1992

Link The Charlottetown Accord of 1992 was a failed, attempt to change the Canadian Constitution, to get Quebec's consent to the Constitution Act of 1982

Quebecois returns to power

Apr 11, 1994

linkIn the Québec election in September 1994, the Parti Québécois was returned to power with 44 percent of the votes and 77 seats in the National Assembly

2nd Sovereignty Referendum

Apr 11, 1995

Link2nd Referendum on Sovereignty Association
11 Apr 1995 2nd refrendum did not pass

Supreme court decision/ Clarity Bill

Apr 11, 1998

Linkthe National Assembly, legislature or government of Quebec do not have, the right to the secession of Quebec from Canada