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Jean Lesage. Answer: Led the “Quiet Revolution” in Quebec and campaigned on the slogan “Maitres chez nous”

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1 Jean Lesage

2 Answer: Led the “Quiet Revolution” in Quebec and campaigned on the slogan “Maitres chez nous”

3 Pierre Laporte

4 Answer: He was kidnapped and murdered during the October crisis

5 Maurice Duplessis

6 Answer: Led the Union Nationale government. His period was known as an era of “Great Darkness”

7 Robert Bourassa

8 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

9 Elijah Harper

10 Answer: Manitoba delegate who helped defeat the Meech Lake Accord

11 Brian Mulroney

12 Answer: Prime Minister during the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accord, also introduced GST and cancelled NEP

13 Lester Pearson

14 Answer: Prime Minister responsible for Canada’s new flag and Bi-Bi Commission

15 Lucien Bouchard

16 Answer: Founded the Bloc Quebecois – federal separatist party

17 Pierre Trudeau

18 Answer: passed the Official languages Act, which provides service in French and English and also responsible for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

19 Jean Chretien

20 Answer:Justice Minister who helped negotiate the Kitchen Compromise and Minister of Indian Affairs who came up with the “White Paper”

21 The Kitchen Compromise

22 Answer: the “notwithstanding clause” was a critical part

23 The Meech Lake Accord

24 Answer: focused on the concept of a distinct society

25 The 1995 Referendum

26 Answer:Full- Sovereignty was at the center of the question

27 White Paper of 1969

28 Answer: proposed breaking up the Aboriginal reservations

29 The Royal Proclamation of 1763

30 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.

31 The 1980 Referendum

32 Answer: was based on the concept of sovereignty- association

33 The Red Paper

34 Answer: Highlighted the demand for Aboriginal self- government

35 Charlottetown Accord

36 Answer: Proposed Senate reform, making it an elected body with equal representation from all parts of the country and support Aboriginal self- government

37 Charter of Rights and Freedoms

38 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

39 FLQ

40 TERRORIST GROUP IN QUEBEC THAT WANTED TO SEPARATE FROM CANADA KIDNAPPED JAMES CROSS AND PIERRE LAPORTE

41 OCTOBER CRISIS, 1970

42 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.

43 Biculturalism and Bilingualism Commission, 1963

44 Proposed Canada should be bilingual

45 War Measures Act

46 SUSPENDED CIVIL RIGHTS IN TIMES OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY GAVE THE GOVERNMENT


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