POLS 2910 Study Guide - Final Guide: Victoria Charter, The Features, Staples Thesis
20 Jul 2014
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Pols 2910 fall/winter term 2013/2014 final exam review part a: quiet revolution. Definition: the dramatic changes in values, attitudes, and behavior of french-canadian. Quebeckers, a new collective self-confidence, a new brand of nationalism, and an enormous expansion of the role of provincial state that characterized quebec in the. Post 1960s quebec nationalism sought to protect and promote french language and culture, to increase the powers of the provincial government, and to reverse the dominance of anglo and external economic power on the province. Significance: the quiet revolution was one of the main components of canadian constitutional change. With other constitutional change, the quiet revolution as a part of the mega-constitutional change, (which included the 1970 victoria charter, Constitution act 1982, 1887 meech lake accord, and the charlottetown accord. ) The features of the quiet revolution had many negative implications for french-english. Quebec moved toward distinctive programs many, which strengthened quebec economy and enhanced francophone control.
