now lives within an area about 200 miles long and roughly 60 miles wide‚ stretching from Quebec City to Montreal. About four-fifths of all people in Quebec live in towns‚ a very small number are classified as rural farmers‚ and the balance of the population is scattered in small settlements focused on forestry‚ fishing‚ mining‚ and other types of activity. The historical movement of the population in Quebec has been from large numbers of scattered‚ diverse settlements to an increasing concentration
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opposed forcing men to enlist in the armed forces because they did not want to get involved in a European war and felt no obligation to defend France who had abandoned Quebec to defend its culture and language on its own in 1759. On the other hand‚ the English felt an obligation to defend Britain and could not comprehend why Quebec had only provided twenty percent3 of the volunteers in proportion to its population to defend France. As a result‚ the social unity of the French and the English in the
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was a French-Canadian born left-winger who resided as Prime Minister of Canada from 1968-1979 and again from 1980-1984. Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau‚ or more commonly known as Pierre Trudeau‚ was born on October 18‚ 1919 in Montreal‚ Québec. Trudeau was elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in 1967 when Lester B. Pearson retired from office and in 1968 was voted into office as the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada. Before Trudeau took office‚ Canada was a nation that worked
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terrorism acts. The October Crisis of 1970 was just another one of them. Two members from the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ) had kidnapped James Cross and Pierre Laporte. Cross was a British Trade Commissioner and Laporte was a Quebec Labour Minister. After this was heard‚ Prime Minister‚ Pierre Trudeau had invoked the War Measures Act and had sent armed forces through Quebec to help police; this ended in a suspension for the civil liberties. All of this commotion was important because it was
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right to say who gets the resources and how they resources can be used. (Trembley et al‚ 2007). However the main question is does Federalism threaten to break up multinational states? In Canada‚ the province of Quebec has been seeking sovereignty for many years. “The people of Quebec took pride in their separateness‚ in their sense of nationality. They wished to preserve their faith‚ their language‚ their laws and their culture‚
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regionally distinct political cultures are known as Western alienation and Quebec nationalism.2 Historically‚ the lack of regional awareness and accommodation within Canada’s central government has given rise to a great deal of regional discontent. Much of this discontent comes from the uneven distribution of economic activity amongst Canada`s provinces. Also‚ federal policies made in favour of central Canada‚ Ontario and Quebec‚ are consequently placing the West‚ the East and the North at an even greater
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British North American colonies. The Quebec Conference‚ which continued the discussions at Charlottetown‚ began on October 10 and lasted two weeks. The London Conference was held in the United Kingdom and began on December 4‚ 1866 and it was the final in a series of conferences or debates that led to Canadian confederation in 1867. The meeting for the Charlottetown Conference was set for September 1‚ 1864. The delegates from Canada arrived by ship from Quebec City with much fanfare. They all brought
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stronger‚ and he passed many acts and bills that made a great impact on Canada to grow as a nation. During his years in office‚ Trudeau kept Canada united‚ avoiding Quebec from separation. Expressing his opinion towards Quebec‚ Trudeau said in 1968‚ “I am trying to put Quebec in its place‚ and the place of Quebec is in Canada.”2 Before becoming Prime Minister‚ Trudeau was already concerned about Quebec’s political situation. To help the French feel more comfortable and feel like they belonged
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Pierre Elliot Trudeau: A Successful Prime Minister A great Prime Minister should always do what is right for Canada‚ no matter what obstacles he or she faces. Looking at the fifteen years he was in power‚ Pierre Elliot Trudeau did exactly that. For instance‚ he implemented the Official Languages Act and made bilingualism law. In another case‚ he put an end to the October Crisis by putting into effect the War Measures Act. Finally‚ Trudeau amended the Constitution which gave
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1. 2 Solitudes & 2 Nations 2. Vive Le Quebec Libre 3. Bon Cop/Bad Cop a) Stereotypes b) Languages Politics c) Togetherness d) Reading the Film’s Meaning 2 Solitudes 2 Nations Quebecois Habitants Maitres chez nous Je me souviens Vive Le Quebec Libre Pepsi 2 Solitudes by Hugh MacLennan French/English – 2 separate cultures which can’t understand each other A persistent metaphor for Canada Quebecois Understanding of Canada: 2 Nations Quebec understands Canada as a pact of friendship
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