Who Is Lesage's Liberal Party Fortify Quebec Nationalism?

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In 1962, Lesage’s Liberal Party won re-election with a campaign targeted on the nationalization of hydroelectricity and the slogan “Maîtres chez nous” (Behiels & Hayday, 2011, p. 184). In effect, the numerous changes that were made reflected the Québécois, because Lesage wanted to fortify Quebec nationalism. One of the most successful changes made by the Lesage government was the secularization of Quebec from the Roman Catholic Church, through the education reform (Pious, 1973, p. 56). In 1964, the school curriculum and powers over schools and teachers were essentially taken away from the Church and entrusted under the new Ministry of Education, whose aim was to produce a skilled labour force and instill Québécois values (Behiels & Hayday,

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