Samuel De Champlain (1567?-1635) was a French explorer and navigator who mapped much of northeastern North America and started a settlement in Quebec. Champlain also discovered the lake named for him (Lake Champlain‚ on the border of northern New York state and Vermont‚ named in 1609) and was important in establishing and administering the French colonies in the New World. In 1603‚ Champlain sailed to France on Francois Grave Du Pont’s expedition. They sailed up the St. Lawrence River and the Saguenay
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The 1980 Referendum‚ Alberta’s oil boom and the discrimination along with The Charter of Rights. Those led to the democratic‚ harmonious‚ unified and adapted country we live in now. The 1980 Referendum was the first referendum in Quebec on its place within Canada. Quebec was deciding whether it should pursue a path toward sovereignty. The Referendum was called by Quebec’s Parti Québécois government and advocated secession from Canada. From my perspective‚ it helped shape Canada. It lead into a more
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The FLQ stood for ‘Front de libération du Québec. It was a radical group that wished to separate Quebec out of Canada‚ by using any power‚ resorting to force (The October Crisis). This group orchestrated many bombings and protests‚ especially in 1968 and 1969. They took it a step further by abducting British diplomat‚ James
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by Felipe Munoz 22 March 2009 IS PIERRE PELADEAU A GOOD ROLE-MODEL FOR BUSINESS STUDENTS? Many of us have heard of Pierre Peladeau‚ a man who built a multi-billion dollar company from a $1‚500 loan. He is one of the most famous entrepreneurs of Quebec history. There is no doubt that he achieved a lot during his life time and there is no doubt that a lot of it was good. He was and is still an icon of Canadian business world. For instance‚ he was known for donating millions to charities and even
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spoke English. Maurice Duplessis 20 April 1890 – 7 September 1959 served as the 16th Premier of the canadian province of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. A founder and leader of the highly conservative Union Nationale party. During the Duplessis reign of 1946-19594 many Anglophone Canadian investors were the owners of the majority of the companies in Quebec. On March 24‚ 1937 Maurice passed the Padlock law. The law was ill-defined‚ denied the presumption of innocence‚ and clearly
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Canada Business Etiquette Appearance [pic]Plan for a very cold climate‚ especially during their winter. [pic] Men should wear a dark conservative business suit with tie‚ especially in cities. Build a wardrobe based on classic lines (selecting suits with a traditional lapel width‚ and ties staying within a traditional width range). Conservative colors of navy and gray‚ and shirts in white and light blue. [pic] Women should wear a conservative business suit or dress‚ especially in cities
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to reconcile with Quebec after Quebec was stabbed in the back during the "Night of the Long Knives"‚ where Quebec was left out of the discussion where other provinces reached an agreement on a process for patriating and amending the constitution.(2:) Why Quebec should Stay in Canada Without a doubt‚ the matter of the survivability of Quebec’s economy after it becomes sovereign is the most important matter. Although Quebec accounts for 19.80% of Canada’s GDP (3:)‚ Quebec would not have been
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Property Ownership in Quebec Partnerships: Who Really Owns the Property? As opposed to U.S. partnership law‚ which holds property brought into or acquired by the partnership becomes property of the partnership; in Quebec‚ you can bring the property into a partnership and have it considered separate from other partnership property (Kubasek‚ M.‚ Herron‚ Dhooge‚ & Barkacs‚ 2013). Under the Civil Code of Quebec (CCQ)‚ in the area of contributing property to the partnership; made by the transfer of
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social standards for the people of Quebec‚ and the other was to win greater respect and recognition for all the French people of Canada. The
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History of the marketing of maple syrup products As far back as 1958‚ the maple syrup producers of the Beauce region (south of Quebec City) implemented a joint plan for the organization of the marketing of maple syrup products. This joint plan was later replaced by its provincial equivalent. In 1989‚ the Régie des marches agricoles oversaw a referendum held to vote on the provincial joint plan for maple syrup producers and noted that the majority of producers targeted by the referendum exercised
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