1. Cultural Project: Francophone Countries/Regions Ms. Rimnyak FSF1D

2. Québec Facts Population: 7 907 375 (Gouvernement du Québec) Capital: Québec City (Gouvernement du Québec) Official language: French (English also spoken) (Gouvernement du Québec) Girls by Design, 2009

3. How is French used in Québec? Official language of Québec (Charter of the French Language) Government created “Charter of the French Language” Outlines status of French in: Legislature and the courts Civil administration Public Agencies Labour Relations Commerce and Business Education (Charter of the French Language)

4. French in Québec Pop Culture TV: Quebec stations create, produce, and air their own programs (Taylor, 2010) Unlike English Canada where American programs rule the ratings (Taylor, 2010) Have their own versions of TSN (RDS) and MuchMusic (MusiquePlus)

5. French in Québec’s Pop Culture Music: Thriving French music industry (Québec Info-Musique) Many styles – pop, folk, rap (MusiquePlus) Artists from other Francophone countries also find popularity and commercial success in Québec (MusiquePlus)

6. How did French get to Québec? 1534: Jacques Cartier lands (Gouvernement du Québec) 1608: Samuel de Champlain founds Québec (Gouvernement du Québec) French and British battled for these new lands 1774: Québec Act – recognizes Québec’s unique language, religion, and law from that of British North America (Gouvernement du Québec)

7. Desire for Sovereignty FLQ – Front de libération du Québec Terrorist group using graffiti, bombings, kidnappings, and murder to call for an independent Québec (Canada’s Human Rights History) October 1970: FLQ kidnaps British consulate member and the Minister of Labour “October Crisis” affected all of Canada

8. French in the Law 1974: Bill 22 declares French the official language of Québec (Gouvernement du Québec) 1977: Charter of the French Language (referenced earlier) becomes law (Gouvernement du Québec)

9. Referendums Québec held two separation referendums in 1980 and 1995 (Gouvernement du Québec) In both referendums, the majority of Québecers voted against separation from Canada (1995 Québec Referendum) Québec remains the only province to have its own federal political party - Bloc Québécois (Bloc Québécois)

10. Québec’s 400 th Anniversary Québec celebrated the 400 th anniversary of its founding by Samuel de Champlain in 2008 (Québec 2008) Infrastructure projects to revitalize Québec City (Québec 2008) Festivals celebrating history and culture occurred throughout the year (Québec 2008)

11. Québec’s 400 th Anniversary Historic District of Québec City was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List (Bonjour Québec) This move allows the rich architecture and cultural heritage of Québec to be preserved for generations to come.

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