1. Chapter 3 - Part 1 Duplessis Government Definitions

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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)

5. 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