Essay about the Quiet Revolution

The Quiet Revolution was the rapid secularisation of Quebec during the 1960s & early 1970s. The Quiet revolution had a huge leap of independence for Quebecker’s during the 1960’s. It also had a drastic change by the federal government to keep the French culture alive. This brings up the question, how revolutionary was the Quiet Revolution? Throughout the Quiet Revolution Quebecois’ achieved Political stability, reached economic fairness, and preserved the French Language. Firstly, the Quiet Revolution had political changes to Quebec. Some of the changes were that Duplessis was determined to stop any federal government interference in Quebec, many political groups and politicians began to arise, and also anti-government groups began to arise. Duplessis was determined to stop any federal government interference in Quebec’s affairs and to develop Quebec’s resources. He refused some federal programs and grants for education and health care that would affect traditional life and values in Quebec1. Duplessis also wanted to stop any Canadian federal funding assistance and programs for grants educational and health care2. As the identity of French Canadian culture became abundant, many political groups and politicians began to arise. Certain leaders such as Jean Lesage the Liberal leader after Duplessis, wanted to reform the educational system ran by the Catholic Church and to equip in business technology3. Daniel Johnston, the premier of Quebec, wanted to give Quebec special status in Confederation including control over economics, social welfare and housing tax dollar. And Rene Levesque, founder of the Parti Quebecois, who believed in Sovereignty in the separation of Quebec4. Anti-government also began to rise. The FLQ (Front de Liberation du Quebec) believed in separatism “to break free from Canada”. Founded in 1963, these anarchists who struggle for not only for the political independence of Quebec, but a total revolution. The Quiet Revolution made a huge