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The Front de Libération du Québec, better known as the FLQ, is one of the most important movements that have existed in Canada. Their motif was for Quebec to gain independence, to do this, they orchestrated several bombings and robberies in the 1960s, eventually leading up to the October Crisis in the late months of 1970. The kidnapping of James Cross and Pierre Laporte lead to the enactment of the War Measures Act. The ways the War Measures Act affected Canadians was drastic, though Pierre…

1. Some of the humorous elements that Poe adds to the story would be, as stated in the text, “He had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells.” This quote is showing humor because it is explaining how Fortunato is a jester. Jesters are known for being the “jokers” of the castles. Another quote that shows humor states, “Enough” he said; “the cough’s a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough.” “True—True,” I replied…”…

A joke party, also known as a frivolous party or a satirical party, is a political party that is created for the point of entertainment or to make a political statement through satire. Although they do occasionally exist as a way to spread a message across, sometimes they their existence is mainly a source of humor or entertainment. The following is a list of satirical parties from around the world. Although the level of success that they have found varies, they all share one common…

heard on a country-wide basis. These nationalistic parties are not only playing a prominent role within Quebec, but also making an impact on the Federal level. In specifics the Parti Quebecois and other separatist parties strongly believe a Quebec split will further improve their economy and national identity. Former Parti Quebecois Leader Paulin Marios stated “Sovereignty would allow us to keep all the money we currently send to Ottawa. We would recover all the money. And we wouldn’t be forced…

Rights that was added. Trudeau wanted to patriate Canada’s constitution after the October Crisis and Parti Quebecois’ election to make Quebecois feel more confortable. He attempted to do this with a constitution that was made in Canada. However, Quebec was not content and the Constitution remained a defining factor of Canadian affairs until it was well into the 1990’s. During this time period, the Parti Quebecoise government tried twice to win referenda to separate Quebec from Canada but failed.…

amount of the population against them and the movement. There are many possible social and psychological reasons behind this, as Stephane Dion theorizes; “Conflicting fear and confidence perceptions will tend to deprive the secessionist party, the Parti Quebecois, of majority support, when the stark choice between leaving or staying in Canada is put before the electorate.” 16 The separatist movements, as well as its sympathizers, tend to idealize Quebec secession without considering the true…

Legislative Assembly, there were frequent number of political disagreement which caused political deadlock. In addition, as the conflict between English speakers and French speakers went deeper, coalition government of both the Liberal Conservatives and Le Parti Bleu had to go through the hard time to pass legislation. The second reason was that the colonies in Canada—especially…

Masks and costumes hide people from being identified. It is a night when a festival is in town and two old friends meet, but one doesn’t realise it is his last night. The costumes that everyone is wearing in “The Cask of Amontillado” represents what they are doing this night. The importance of the setting is that everyone is at the festival while Montresor lures Fortunato away. No one is around to see them and if someone were to be they wouldn’t know who’s who. That sets the scene for the story…

abducted. In 1960 Quebec wanted to decolonize. Socialist groups started to pop up in Quebec. There were many groups that really wanted to achieve independence for the province without using terrorism or socialism. This lead to the creation of the Parti Quebecois. A national liberation movement was formed in 1963. It was called Le Front de Liberation du Quebec, also known as FLQ. Their goal was to achieve Quebec independence by resorting to terrorism. They tried bombing in 1968-1969, but…

The Changing Seventies in Canada During the 1970’s many things happening that didn’t happen in the before this decade. The Seventies are also known as the “pivot of change”. During this decade numerous things socially, politically and economically changed in Canada and around the world. It helped build rights for women and give them a chance to be seen as almost equal to mean. Also, there were many different issues formed in Canada during the 1970’s and new innovations to do things more…