SOC 2309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: The Maple Leaf Forever, Montreal City Hall, Richard Riot
6 Apr 2015
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Confederation in 1867 recognized quebec as distinct. Quebec (new brunswick, nova scotia, pei, ontario and the west later manitoba/saskatchewan) Perception of canada as a bargain between french and english. Alexander muir (1867) the maple leaf forever in days of yore, from britain"s shore, wolfe the dauntless hero came, and planted firm britannia"s flag, on canada"s fair domain . French could have separate language, religion and civil law, but only in quebec. 1870 manitoba act guaranteed french language rights in the legislature and schools, and the right to a catholic education. French quebeckers had a strong reaction to hanging of louis. Riel would not vote conservative again until diefenbaker in. Rapid immigration to west made french canadians a minority and, in 1890 manitoba abolished catholic separate schools and declared english the only official language. 1892 nwt followed suit and in 1912 ontario eliminated. This minority status for french and political impotence of quebec in canada was a source of frustration.
