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POST-WAR QUEBEC
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• Theme: Old versus New
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• Theme: Old versus New
• La Survivance
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• Theme: Old versus New
• La Survivance– Maurice Duplessis Premier, 1936-39, 1944-59
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• Theme: Old versus New
• La Survivance
• Demographic, Economic, Cultural Change
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• Theme: Old versus New
• La Survivance
• Demographic, Economic, Cultural Change
• Quiet Revolution
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• Theme: Old versus New
• La Survivance
• Demographic, Economic, Cultural Change
• Quiet Revolution
• Ratrapage
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• Conservative Quebec
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• Conservative Quebec– Anti-Semitism
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• Conservative Quebec– Anti-Semitism– The Padlock Act, 1936
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MAURICE DUPLESSIS
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• Maurice Duplessis– La Survivance
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• Maurice Duplessis– La Survivance– alliances with the Church and Anglo-business
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• Maurice Duplessis– La Survivance– alliances with the Church and Anglo-business– The “Negro King”
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• Maurice Duplessis– La Survivance– alliances with the Church and Anglo-business– The “Negro King”– Vendu
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• Maurice Duplessis– La Survivance– alliances with the Church and Anglo-business– The “Negro King”– Vendu– provincial autonomy
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• Change Coming
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• Anti-Union Nationale forces
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• Anti-Union Nationale forces– organized labour
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• Anti-Union Nationale forces– organized labour– intellectuals
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• Anti-Union Nationale forces– organized labour– intellectuals– some liberal clergy
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• Anti-Union Nationale forces– organized labour– intellectuals– some liberal clergy– some in industry
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• Anti-Union Nationale forces– organized labour– intellectuals– some liberal clergy– some in industry
• Asbestos Strike, 1949
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• Critics of the Duplessis regime:– Pierre Trudeau: Cité Libre
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• Critics of the Duplessis regime:– Pierre Trudeau: Cité Libre
– André Laurendeau: Le Devoir
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• A new nationalisme - of the left
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• A new nationalisme - of the left
• education
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• A new nationalisme - of the left
• education
• Faculty of Social Science - Laval University
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• A new nationalisme - of the left
• education
• Faculty of Social Science - Laval University
• Fr. Georges-Henri
Levesque, Dean
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• Laval social science graduates– political technocrats
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• Laval social science graduates– political technocrats– “The true makers of the Quiet Revolution”
Mason Wade: The French Canadians
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• The Decapitation Theory
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• The Decapitation Theory
• Université de Montréal– Guy Frégault– Maurice Segain– Michel Brunet
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• The Decapitation Theory
• Logical extrapolation?
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• The Decapitation Theory
• Logical extrapolation? Separatism
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• Maurice Duplessis dead September 1959
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• Maurice Duplessis dead September 1959
• new leader: Paul Sauvé
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• Maurice Duplessis dead September 1959
• new leader: Paul Sauvé– dead January 1960
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• Maurice Duplessis dead September 1959
• new leader: Paul Sauvé– dead January 1960
• new leader: Antonio Barrette
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• Provincial election July 15, 1960
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• Provincial election July 15, 1960
• Liberal leader: Jean Lesage
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• Provincial election July 15, 1960
• results:• Liberals: 51 seats (51% of popular
vote)• Union Nationale: 43 seats (47% of popular vote)
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René Levesque, Minister ofPublic Works
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René Levesque, Minister ofPublic Works
• Paul Gerin-Lajoie, Minister of Education
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• The Quiet Revolution
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• The Quiet Revolution
• nationalization of hydro
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• The Quiet Revolution
• nationalization of hydro
• Feb. 12, 1962 René Levesque calls for the nationalization of hydro in Quebec
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• The Quiet Revolution
• nationalization of hydro
• Sept., 1962 Jean Lesage decides to adopt nationalization of hydro in Quebec as official government policy
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• Provincial election, Nov. 1962
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• Provincial election, Nov. 1962
• Union Nationale leader: Daniel Johnson
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• Provincial election, Nov. 1962
• Union Nationale leader: Daniel Johnson
• Liberal government re-elected with 63 seats
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• Provincial election, Nov. 1962
• Union Nationale leader: Daniel Johnson
• Liberal government re-elected with 63 seats
• Statism
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• Provincial election, Nov. 1962
• Union Nationale leader: Daniel Johnson
• Liberal government re-elected with 63 seats
• Statism
• 1966 Union Nationale returned to power
• 1968 Daniel Johnson dead
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• Provincial election, Nov. 1962
• Union Nationale leader: Daniel Johnson
• Liberal government re-elected with 63 seats
• Statism
• 1966 Union Nationale returned to power
• 1968 Daniel Johnson dead
• new premier: Jean-Jacques Bertrand
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• The New Nationalisme
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• Pierre Trudeau
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• Quebec autonomistes
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• Quebec autonomistes– Union Nationale
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• Quebec autonomistes– Union Nationale– Liberals Robert Bourassa, 1970
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• Quebec autonomistes– Union Nationale– Liberals Robert Bourassa, 1970
– Parti Quebecois René Levesque, 1968
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• Quebec autonomistes– Union Nationale– Liberals Robert Bourassa, 1970
– Parti Quebecois René Levesque, 1968
– Front de Libération du Québec
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• Language policy
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• Language policy
• demographics
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• Language policy
• demographics– 1971: Quebec 80.7% Francophone
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• Language policy
• demographics– 1971: Quebec 80.7% Francophone– 1961: 81.2% Francophone
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• Language policy
• demographics– 1971: Quebec 80.7% Francophone– 1961: 81.2% Francophone– 1951: 82.5% Francophone
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• Language policy
• demographics– 1971: Quebec 80.7% Francophone– 1961: 81.2% Francophone– 1951: 82.5% Francophone
– 1931: Quebec 79.6% Francophone
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• Ste. Leonard, 1969
• Bill 63, 1969
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Parti Québécois, 1968
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Robert Bourassa
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Robert BourassaElected Premier, 1970, 1973
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• Bill 22, 1974
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• Bill 22, 1974– withdrew freedom of choice in language of
education
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• Bill 22, 1974– withdrew freedom of choice in language of
education– admission to English-language schools
conditional on mother tongue - or proficiency test
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• Bill 22, 1974– withdrew freedom of choice in language of
education– admission to English-language schools
conditional on mother tongue - or proficiency test
– French the sole official language of the province
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• Air traffic control controversy, 1976
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• Parti Québécois elected Nov. 1976
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• Parti Québécois elected Nov. 1976
• Bill 101, 1977
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• Referendum, May 1980
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• Referendum, May 1980
Promise of constitutional
reform following NON vote
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• Referendum, May 1980• Results: Oui 40.5%
Non 59.5%
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• Referendum, May 1980• Results: Oui 40.5%
Non 59.5% (52% of Francophones)
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• Constitutional Reform
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• Constitutional Reform
– 1982: Patriation and The Charter
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• Constitutional Reform
– 1982: Patriation and The Charter
– 1987-90: Meech Lake
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• Constitutional Reform
– 1982: Patriation and The Charter
– 1987-90: Meech Lake
– 1992: Charlottetown Accord
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• Constitutional Reform
– 1982: Patriation and The Charter
– 1987-90: Meech Lake
– 1992: Charlottetown Accord
– 1995: Referendum Again