Chapter 3 - Part 1 Duplessis Government Definitions

Duplessis and provincial autonomy Supported provincial autonomy Refused to participate in programs Ottawa was offering – refused federal subsidies for Universities Duplessis reintroduced provincial income tax

Duplessis economic policies Economic liberalism/private enterprise Attracted American investment in Quebec Modernization of agriculture – electrification of rural areas Duplessis social policies Favoured clericalism – close ties to Catholic Church Social conservatism Opposed state control of social services such as education & health

Protests against Duplessis Economic liberalism/private enterprise Attracted American investment in Quebec Modernization of agriculture – electrification of rural areas Duplessis social policies Duplessis was anti –union Unions in conflict with Duplessis – Asbestos strike Artists & Intellectuals opposed Duplessis – SECULARISM (Refus Global)

A changing and evolving society Consumer Society – mass consumption Influence of American culture Baby Boom Immigration Policy 1952 Indigenous Communities Facing ongoing threat of assimilation- opening of new residential schools