personality dominated the Canadian political scene‚ one that had never been witnessed before. On October 5th‚ 1970‚ British trade commissioner‚ James Cross was kidnapped in Montreal by members of a terrorist group called‚ the Front de Libération du Québec or FLQ (The Canadian Encyclopedia). Soon after‚ provincial cabinet minister Pierre Laporte was kidnapped. This crisis led Prime Minister Trudeau‚ on October 16th‚ 1970‚ to declare through a televised broadcast‚ the only invocation of the War Measures
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The ten provinces are Alberta‚ British Columbia‚ Manitoba‚ New Brunswick‚ Newfoundland and Labrador‚ Nova Scotia‚ Ontario‚ Prince Edward Island‚ Quebec‚ and Saskatchewan. The three territories are Northwest Territories‚ Nunavut‚ and Yukon. The capital cities are Edmonton‚ Victoria‚ Winnipeg‚ Fredericton‚ St. John’s‚ Halifax‚ Toronto‚ Charlottetown‚ Quebec City‚ Regina‚ Yellowknife‚ Iqaluit‚ and Whitehorse. The bodies of waters are Lake Erie‚ Lake Huron‚ Lake Michigan‚ Lake Ontario‚ Lake Superior
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Since 1980 Quebec had the desire of separation from Canada and many people know it as the Quebec sovereignty referendum. Separatism is when a province or state like Quebec would separate to create a country of its own. That concept was rejected by about 60% of the Quebecois during 1980 when the first voting took place‚ although they voted again during 1995 and 51% of the Quebecois did not agree with the desire of separation. Meaning that 49% of Quebecois voted “Yes”‚ which shocked many people and
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libération du Québec (FLQ) during October 1970 in Quebec‚ and mainly Montreal metropolitan area. -culminated in the only peacetime use of the War Measures Act in Canada’s history -was invoked by Governor General of Canada Roland Michener at the direction of the Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau‚ -requested by the Premier of Quebec Robert Bourassa‚ and Mayor of Montreal‚ Jean Drapeau. -took place the same time as the widespread deployment of Canadian Forces troops throughout Quebec and Ottawa under
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impact on the Canadian nation. Trudeau was instrumental in reforming Canada’s constitution through partriation which allowed Canada to reform its own constitution. He brought multiculturalism to Canada and was able to stop a major separatist crisis in Quebec. As Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau demonstrated his potential to be Canada’s most influential Prime Minister in the later half of the twentieth century. Although previous prime ministers attempted patriation and reforming the constitution
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Exam Essay - CGC 1D0 Boucherville‚ Quebec Maud van Gellecum June 19‚ 2014 Boucherville‚ Quebec I have chosen Boucherville to be the best place to live in Canada. This beautiful city‚ with a population of 41‚928 people‚ is located in the Montérégie region in Quebec‚ in Canada. It is a suburb of Montréal and is located on the South shore of the St. Lawrence River. Boucherville was originally founded in 1667 by Pierre Boucher‚ for whom the city was later named. Over several centuries‚ the
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nearly 50 per cent to $32.6 million US in 2016 according to reports in newspapers from spring 2017. These payments sparked a backlash among the public‚ including protest in Montreal‚ because Bombardier has received a $1-billion US investment from the Quebec government in exchange for a 49.5 per cent stake. In addition‚ the company is in the midst of a five-year turnaround plan that involves the elimination of 14‚500 jobs around the world by the end of 2018. This plan is an attempt to regain financial
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and colonial history. Yet‚ for Quebec‚ an amount of people are displeased with the city’s relationship with other provinces of Canada and want to secede. The issue of succession is not new; in fact‚ the citizens voted on this very same controversial subject‚ began a “Quiet Revolution”‚ and had protests. Canada is bilingual‚ meaning it has two official languages. Although most Canadians speak English‚ a sizable number of Canadians living in the province of Quebec primarily speak French. The French
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war - This led to many series of violent events such as protests‚ injuries and deaths Duplessis Era (1936-1939‚ 1944-1959): - Maurice Duplessis‚ also known as “The Boss”‚ was a strong Quebec nationalist and promoted that Quebec is a nation rather than just another Canadian province - Introduced a new flag for Quebec‚ which included the French symbol - French nationalism grew stronger - He defended the French cultures‚ such as Roman Catholic Churc - In his political platform‚ he vowed to improve working
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In the fall of 1775 plans to invade and eradicate British presence in the Quebec were prepared and executed. American forces gathered for the Battle of Quebec consisted of approximately 1200 volunteers/soldiers drawn from various New England companies that were serving in the Siege of Boston as well as men from Pennsylvania and Virginia. The men were formed into 3 battalions‚ the first two battalions‚ the main element‚ composed of the volunteers from New England companies while the third company
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