HIS 2764 Study Guide - Final Guide: Only Time, Centennial Flame, Montreal Exchange
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Lester b pearson: minister of foreign affairs in the st. laurent government, won the nobel peace prize for his development of the united nation emergency force that ended the suez crisis (this is the first instance of peacekeeping) Introduced universal healthcare, a pension plan and student loans to canada. Introduced the canadian flag (maple leaf) to the canadian people- won the 1963 election on that promise. Theme 2- quebec, the quiet revolution and federalism (1959-1971) Dual nation concept: belief focuses around the idea that canada was founded by two nations- french and. English: both ontario and quebec should get more constitutional and provincial powers than the other provinces. It"s an interpretation of the constitution act of 1867 that insinuates that canada was a country founded by the two european countries: great britain and france. It also was a concept built upon the quebec fear that canada was growing so fast that.
