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Economic Slowdown – 1970s 1973: Oil prices (↑) Industry NEEDS oil!!! Prices rise Economy suffers Jobs lost
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Liberal Government responds - creates jobs Roads & Public Buildings James Bay Hydroelectric dams in Northern Quebec create jobs
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Aboriginal Response Inuit and Cree protest the James Bay Project (on their land – they weren’t consulted) Take government to court (1973). More awareness of Native Rights. They sign an agreement giving them –Compensation –Rights to the land –Participation in future decisions.
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Social Reforms 1970s FREE HEALTH INSURANCE (1970) CLSC community clinis created (1972) Unions Improve Women’s Issues –Maternity leave –Daycare –Movement to legalize abortion
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Politics, Sovereignty and Language 1974 – French becomes official language of Quebec. Parti Quebecois beat Liberals in 1976. Réné Levesque is Premier of Quebec. Many important reforms are passed. Sovereignty a possibility
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1977 – Bill 101 “Charter of the French Language” Immigrants -> French Schools French signs mandatory Divides Anglophones and Francophones
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1980 – Referendum on Sovereignty The question: "The Government of Quebec has made public its proposal to negotiate a new agreement with the rest of Canada, based on the equality of nations; this agreement would enable Quebec to acquire the exclusive power to make its laws, levy its taxes and establish relations abroad — in other words, sovereignty — and at the same time to maintain with Canada an economic association including a common currency; any change in political status resulting from these negotiations will only be implemented with popular approval through another referendum; on these terms, do you give the Government of Quebec the mandate to negotiate the proposed agreement between Quebec and Canada?" 59% vote against Quebec sovereignty. "If I've understood you well, you're telling me 'until next time'.“: Réné Levesque.
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