POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Uncharted Waters, Patriation, Charlottetown Accord
8 Aug 2016
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Qu bec changed a lot in 1960s: healthcare, social welfare. Developing of qu bec"s powers: basically it has been reformist qu bec liberal party vs. secessionist. Partie qu b cois: qu bec is their nation, canada is their country, view of a majority of francophone quebeckers. Almost since the beginning there was an uneven relationship between aboriginals and european peoples. Legally speaking there are 3 types of aboriginals: indians, status indians, non-status indians. Those that were registered under the indian act (1876) who live on a reserve. Those who do not live on a reserve: metis, inuit. Indian act of 1876 has often been condemned as a smacking of colonialism . Indians wanted none of that: they did not want to be canadians, it is not the historical reality. In canada for matters that affect all provinces, all provinces need to agree.
