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Jean Lesage
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Answer: Led the “Quiet Revolution” in Quebec and campaigned on the slogan “Maitres chez nous”
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Pierre Laporte
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Answer: He was kidnapped and murdered during the October crisis
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Maurice Duplessis
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Answer: Led the Union Nationale government. His period was known as an era of “Great Darkness”
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Robert Bourassa
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Answer: Quebec premier asked for the Canadian Forces to come to Oka and also responsible for Bill 22- made French the official language of Quebec
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Elijah Harper
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Answer: Manitoba delegate who helped defeat the Meech Lake Accord
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Brian Mulroney
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Answer: Prime Minister during the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accord, also introduced GST and cancelled NEP
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Lester Pearson
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Answer: Prime Minister responsible for Canada’s new flag and Bi-Bi Commission
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Lucien Bouchard
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Answer: Founded the Bloc Quebecois – federal separatist party
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Pierre Trudeau
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Answer: passed the Official languages Act, which provides service in French and English and also responsible for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Jean Chretien
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Answer:Justice Minister who helped negotiate the Kitchen Compromise and Minister of Indian Affairs who came up with the “White Paper”
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The Kitchen Compromise
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Answer: the “notwithstanding clause” was a critical part
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The Meech Lake Accord
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Answer: focused on the concept of a distinct society
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The 1995 Referendum
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Answer:Full- Sovereignty was at the center of the question
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White Paper of 1969
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Answer: proposed breaking up the Aboriginal reservations
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The Royal Proclamation of 1763
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Answer: Recognized Aboriginal peoples lived as nations on their own lands. Served as a basis to many of the land claims within provinces like BC where treated were never signed.
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The 1980 Referendum
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Answer: was based on the concept of sovereignty- association
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The Red Paper
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Answer: Highlighted the demand for Aboriginal self- government
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Charlottetown Accord
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Answer: Proposed Senate reform, making it an elected body with equal representation from all parts of the country and support Aboriginal self- government
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Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Answer: Outside provinces felt the charter would override the courts, and in Quebec Levesque felt it could be used to override his language laws—or any other legislation that might be passed to protect Quebec’s distinct society
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FLQ
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TERRORIST GROUP IN QUEBEC THAT WANTED TO SEPARATE FROM CANADA KIDNAPPED JAMES CROSS AND PIERRE LAPORTE
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OCTOBER CRISIS, 1970
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On October 5th 1970, British Trade Commissioner James Cross was kidnapped at gunpoint by the FLQ in Montreal. The FLQ demanded a ransom of $500,000; transport to Cuba; that they be allowed to read the FLQ Manifesto in public, as well as the release of FLQ prisoners. On October 10th, Vice-Premier Pierre Laporte was kidnapped. Pierre Laporte wrote a letter to Premier Robert Bourassa. War Measures is Enacted by Pierre Trudeau On October 17th, Laporte’s dead body was discovered in the trunk of a car. Prime Minister Trudeau agreed to broadcast the FLQ Manifesto and to transport five FLQ terrorists to Cuba in exchange for Cross’ release. Cross was released, and the FLQ terrorists were allowed passage to Cuba.
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Biculturalism and Bilingualism Commission, 1963
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Proposed Canada should be bilingual
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War Measures Act
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SUSPENDED CIVIL RIGHTS IN TIMES OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY GAVE THE GOVERNMENT
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