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UNION: AN ORGANIZATION OF WORKERS FORMED TO ADVANCE ITS MEMBERS INTERESTS IN RESPECT TO WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS. NATIONALIZATION: TO REMOVE FROM PRIVATE OWNERSHIP AD PLACE UNDER GOVERNMENT CONTROL.
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BALANCED BUDGET: WHEN EXPEDITURES EQUAL REVENUE. RECESSION: A PERIOD OF REDUCED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. CROWN CORPORATION: A COMPANY OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
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1) U.S. HAD A LARGE IMPACT ON QUEBECS ECONOMY - AMERICANS INTRODUCED A VARIETY OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS TO QUEBECS ECONOMY
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2) ANTI-UNION STANCE
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3) TRADITIONALIST ECONOMY IMPLEMENTED - LARGE AMOUNTS OF CAPITAL INVESTED IN AGRICULTURE (CREDIT GIVEN TO FARMERS)
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MASTERS OF OUR OWN HOUSE IDEA THAT QUEBEC SHOULD BE IN CONTROL ITS OWN ECONOMY
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1)DIRECT INTERVENTION 2) ESTABLISHED CROWN CORPORATIONS – NATIONALIZATION (TO REGAIN CONTROL FROM AMERICANS) STEEL CORPORATION
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3) LABOUR CODE - DEVELOPED TO FACILITATE BARGAINING BETWEEN GOVERNMENT, UNION AND WORKERS
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1)DEVELOPED JAMES BAY HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT - QUEBEC BECAME A LEADING PRODUCER OF ELECTRICITY IN CANADA
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2) COMMON FRONT STRIKES (1972)- - MAJOR UNIONS UNITE IN MASSIVE PROVINCE WIDE STRIKE
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EVELOPMENT OF FRENCH BUSINESS CLASS - FRENCH QUEBECERS START PLAYING A BIGGER ROLE AS BUSINESS OWNERS (ANGLOPHONE ROLE DIMINISHES)
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2) ANTI-SCAB LAWS TO PREVENT COMPANIES FROM HIRING STRIKE-BREAKERS
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A)REDUCTION OF ROLE IN THE ECONOMY DUE TO TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT SPENDING - GOVERNMENT CUTTING IN KEY AREAS SUCH AS HEALTH AND EDUCATION IN ORDER TO BALANCE THE BUDGET
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B) INFLUENCE OF UNIONS DIMINISHES - DUE TO RECESSIONS IN THE 80s AND 90s - DUE TO AN INCREASE OF SERVICE SECTOR JOBS (WHICH DONT HAVE UNIONS GENERALLY) C)FREE TRADE WITH UNITED STATES – 1988 AND WITH MEXICO (NAFTA) IN 1992
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D) QUEBEC COMPANIES EMERGE SUCH AS BOMBARDIER, BANQUE NATIONALE, CASCADES E) JAMES BAY HYDRO ELECTRIC DAM PROJECT EXPANDED - A LOT OF NEGOTIATING HAD TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN CREE AND THE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER FOR THESE CHANGES TO TAKE PLACE
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