ENVR 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Expo 67, Civil Rights Movements, Flag Of Canada
3 Sep 2018
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Era of seeming conservatism: pronounced characteristic of the period. Heightened international tensions and expanding canadian presence: early cold war period- threat of nuclear annihilation. Ascendant nationalism and branding: bilingualism and biculturalism commission, canadian flag (1965, different from british flag and people felt they were being separated from. Up until expo, canada had a very boring image. 67 is a profound and exciting moment: canadas emergence. Had themed shows: very strong educational and entertainment aspect. Quebec wanted it to happen their montreal to coincide w/ Ca(cid:374)ada"s first (cid:271)id i(cid:374)(cid:1005)958 and comes second to soviet union: su had an economic situation and so they decided not to host the fair. Inspired by the writings of antoine de saint-exupery: (cid:862)to (cid:271)e a (cid:373)a(cid:374) is to feel that o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) sto(cid:374)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)tri(cid:271)utes to (cid:271)uilding the edifice of the (cid:449)orld(cid:863) Imagining the possible (eg: building islands out of nothing)
