POLI 226 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Jean Lesage, Canadian Nationalism, Quebec Sovereignty Movement
4 Apr 2016
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Federalists argue that federalism allows qc to make its own decisions about health, jusice, language policy, the environment, etc. while having certain economic beneits. Catholics), qc placed more value on church, family, etc. than gov: most of the issues that divided qc were about defence and external relaions, was french canadian naionalism not qc naionalism. Work w/ other provinces or fed gov: premier jean lesage (liberal) chose bilateral agreements with fed gov, premiers johnson and bertrand worked more w/ prov gov. 1980s-present: coninued eforts during this period to patriate consituion, debate over amendment formula, qc rejected one in 60s bc it would make it hard for qc to amend, premier johnson qc"s choice is equality or independence. Wanted radically revised consituion or sovereignty: fed gov created a consituional conference 1968-71, ended in deadlock bc qc rejected proposal, levesque and the pq were elected in 1976, promised during campaign to hold referendum on a sovereignty associaion.
