Comparing Trudeau’s essay to Francois Rocher’s The Quebec-Canada Dynamic or the Negation of the Ideal of Federalism‚ there are both similarities and differences in their construction. Rocher‚ states that the interpretation of the direction of the Canadian federalism greatly depends on the origin of scholar who writes it (312). Quebec scholars‚ argue that the system has forgotten its designed purpose and in turn aims to centralize power within federal authority (Rocher 312). While English speaking
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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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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms The Charter of rights and freedoms spans from Canada’s original Constitution‚ the British North America Act‚ was passed in 1867 by British Parliament. This was also known as the Constitution Act of 1867‚ this act founded Canada as a nation. This Act gave elected governments the highest power over political and legal institutions in the country. Power was distributed between the Federal and Provincial governments. Unlike the United States Constitution‚ there
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The government of Canada severely mistreated its aboriginal population according to the assimilation and residential schools‚ The White Paper and The National Indian Brotherhood‚ The James Bay Project and land claims‚ The Calder Case‚ The Mackenzie River Pipeline Issue‚ enfranchisement‚ The Meech Lake Accord‚ The Charlottetown Accord‚ Oka confrontation and Ipperwash‚ Ontario confrontation. Assimilation policy isolated and changed from one of assimilation by a community to one of outright assimilation
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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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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 their right of vote‚ and that two thirds of those who voted
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Canada and Quebec would currently be two separate countries. Pierre Eliot Trudeau was able to unify Canada through the implementation of the Official Languages Act‚ the implementation of the War Measures Act during the October Crisis and his devoted efforts against separatism during the Quebec referendum. There have been many issues between Quebec and the rest of Canada over the years. Trudeau believed that bilingualism
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Unit 1 Chapter 1.2 Democracy The type of government in which citizens elect their government‚ usually by electing representatives Democratic decision-making A process by which a group decision is made by a majority vote Autocracy The type of government in which one person rules with absolute power Autocratic decision-making A process by which one person makes a decision for the group Consensus A general agreement or opinion that is sought through discussion not about Consensual/collaborative
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ultimately brought about the Accord’s demise‚ the foundation of that failure can still be identified. The root causes of the collapse of the Meech Lake Accord are the “distinct society” clause within the Accord‚ the 1988 language legislation introduced in Quebec‚ and the constitutional amending formula itself. To understand why the Meech Lake Accord failed‚ one must examine the evolution of the Accord as a constitutional amendment and why its creation was necessary in the first place. The necessity of
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individual autonomy. Of course‚ critics of Trudeau will bring forth the most dramatic event of his first government which was the “October Crisis” of 1970. In that year British diplomat James Cross and Quebec- Cabinet Minister Pierre LaPorte were kidnapped by a terrorist group‚ Font de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ). As a response Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act. The act is meant to perceive the existence of war‚ invasion or insurrection‚ real or apprehended‚ but in mundane terms it allowed the government
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