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John Diefenbaker, Bill of Rights |
John Diefenbaker introduced the Canadian Bill of Rights bill in 1960 to protect a persons fundamental human rights this includes freedom of life, liberty, security of a person and the enjoyment of property, freedom of religion, freedom of speech and freedom of assembly and association |
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How immigrants to Canada in the 1970s |
Immigration to Canada became colour blind system was introduced which assigns potential immigrants points in categories such as education, age, fluency in French or English and job opportunities in Canada |
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Why a new flag was given to Canada |
A new flag was created for Canada to symbolize modern Canada as the red ensign was too British to represent modern Canada |
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The Canada pension plan |
Improved on existing pension schemes |
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Policies of multiculturalism and biculturalism |
Policy of multiculturalism was a policy of encouraging the expression of the cultures of many ethnic groups that make up a country’s population. Biculturalism in Canada was too make an equal partnership in anglophone and Francephone culture |
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The October crisis- the war measures act |
The flq kidnapped James cross and demanded for the release of imprisoned members and the public reading of their manifesto. The premier Robert bourassa agreed to most of their demands but refused to release the prisoners so they kidnapped Pierre Laporte. Trudeau then imposed the war measures act. On October 16 the federal troops patrolled Ottawa and Montreal and arrested thousands of people |
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AThe Cuban middle crisis |
Was when cuban rebels led byg Fidel Castro overthrew the pro us dictatorship. In 1962 us surveillance showed that the ussr was installing offensive nuclear missile bases in Cuba. These were a dig threat to us security. A naval and air blockade was made and the world was on the Brink of war |
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The war in Vietnam |
Was divided almost in half north of Vietnam communist government and the government which was supported by the us. The Americans felt if Vietnam fell to communism the other Asian countries would fall as well. When the us pulled out the north took over |
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Western alienation |
The feeling on the part of western Canada that federal policies favour central Canada it has led to the rise of several regional parties including the Canadian alliance party. Westerners thought the federal government favoured central Canada at expense of the west |
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The Cold War plans- democracy vs communists |
The world was divided between the west (us and it’s allies) and the east ( communist china, the Soviet Union and countries friendly to it) |
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Important government policies |
-policy of multiculturalism reflect the cultural and racial diversity in 1971 -turned against American policy and not go to the Vietnam war -foreign policy ( Trudeau wanted a policy that was less dependent on the us) -policy of biculturalism |
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Quebec nationalism |
-duplessis died in 1959 and Jean less he came to Pierre with and electio. Slogan that announced it was time for change -the quiet revolution the government began to modernize the province’s economy, politics, education and culture. Wages and pensions were raised -students were required to take more science and technology courses to prepare for the new Quebec, québécois were encouraged to thinknof themselves as citizens of the 20th century and the influence of the Roman Catholic Church declined. -birth of separatism, nationalism and separatism grew. Québécois resented what they perceived as injustices at the hands of English speaking Canadians. The flq was formed -many legislations were passed such as the official languages act bill 22 bill 101 |
