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Jean Lesage

Jean Lesage. Answer: Led the “Quiet Revolution” in Quebec and campaigned on the slogan “Maitres chez nous”. Pierre Laporte. Answer: He was kidnapped and murdered during the October crisis. Maurice Duplessis.

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Jean Lesage

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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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