HIS263Y1 Lecture : Lecture Note
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1885 french catholics in quebec and anglo protestants in ontario differed on the understanding of riel"s execution. Ontario understood riel as a murderer and traitor. Quebec understood him as the opposite they took the stand if he was anything but a french or catholic, he would have been let off. They thought it to be a great injustice. This difference points to a few key dynamics in the culture and politics of the time. There is a fundamental cleavage between french-catholics and anglo-protestants. In 1890, the government of manitoba eliminated funding for both catholic and bilingual programs. These were originally recognized in the manitoba act (1871) but were later eliminated. The population in the 1870s was equally split between the two religious groups and recognizing them made sense. By 1890s, catholics were only 10% as the other population was swamped by people of ontario. Worries that separate schools would hinder a unified nation.
