POLS 3210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fiduciary, Indian Act, Protestantism
8 Mar 2016
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British consul and quebec minister of labour kidnapped: quebec minister killed. Trudeau proclaims the war measures act: provides federal government powers in time of war or apprehended insurrection . 450 people were arrested, no one was charged. Gave increased support to pq who advocated peaceful means. Pq won the provincial election in november 1976 (led by levesque) Favorable conditions: joe clark was the pm favored more provincial rights, western canadian conservative sympathetic to increased provincial autonomy, federal government would not directly campaign for the federalist position or against it. Mining, resource, pulp and paper towns of northern quebec vote in favour (40%) Marginal economic ties with the rest of canada: primary economic relationship with the usa. Clarke government defeated in the house of commons vote, six days before the referendum. Trudeau government directly campaigns against sovereignty association. Pq government boycotts federal-provincial conferences until late 1984. Colonialism, changing terminology and politics of identity, diversity within the aboriginal population.
