Politics of Quebec

influential in shaping Canadian politics in the past and present. Nationalism has not only heavily influenced culture and politics in Quebec but more importantly has influenced politics in the Canadian nation as a whole. It is safe to say that Nationalism has led to various changes in the constitution, some of which are beneficial and some causing controversial debate. With Quebec putting a great effort and many its resources in it’s attempt to protect the French language, this ultimately…

René Lévesque, politician, journalist, and author who served as Quebec Premier from 1975-1985. He was born in 24 August, 1922 in Campbellton, N.B., the eldest son of Dominique Lévesque, a prominent lawyer and of Diane Dionne-Pineault. After Levesque completed his primary education in New Carlisle, Lévesque pursued his classical education at the Jesuit College de Gaspé and the College of Saint-Charles-Garnier in Quebec City. He pursued a career in radio journalism and became a representative…

one’s province over one's nation. Quebec is a very good example of this. Quebec has always had a strong sense of nationalism since the founding of the state of Canada. Quebec has always been the odd one out among the provinces, being the largest majority french speaking province within Canada. The Quebec nationalist does not feel ties to France per se, but more of a tie to their own unique identity. In Canadian history “The case of Quebec illustrates how ethnicity, through powerful symbolic…

Quebec has a rich history spanning hundreds of years. Their culture, language, and religion are especially significant when considering the geographic cleavages that exist in Canada today. Despite the fact that Canada has managed to exist for 150 years and is considerably decentralized, Quebec has been marginalized and subjected to anglicization and assimilation of their French culture since the Conquest and Confederation, to the Quiet Revolution and to the present day. Through an examination of…

Quebec has played a special role in French history of Canada. They spoke French in France, they feel that the way of living in France is still different from the North American mentality in Quebec. However, it doesn't mean that Quebec culture is exactly the different as the rest of Canada. I think it would be dangerous for them to do based on their history, traditionalism and their deep passion to do. Canada is at the reason why Quebec even existed. I think Quebec should not separate. Canada is…

uncodified traditions as well as convention. It allows for the division of powers between federal and provincial powers and encompasses the rights and freedoms of all Canadians. The Meech Lake Accord was the first attempt to amend the newly patriated Constitution in order to facilitate changes depicted by the Constitution Act, 1982. The Meech Lake Accord was a set of constitutional amendments designed to persuade Quebec to accept the Canada Act. The accord was proposed by both Prime Minister…

nationhood in Canada is one that has been highly debated throughout Canada’s history from initial English-French conflict between first settlers, to the debates leading up to confederation in 1867, to the present. These struggles between English and French Canadians to have their distinct identities recognized as part of the fabric of the country remains a constant in the narrative of Canadian history and politics from 1864 onwards. As the country grew and changed throughout the 20th century,…

Premier of Quebec. After negotiations were successful, an agreement was made to patriate the Constitution, but…

of the nation has been responses to varying elements of Québec Nationalism. From the Québec Act (1774) to the Official Languages Act (1969) and the Constitution Act (1982), there have been near endless attempts to either combat, or appease Sovereigntist elements in Québec. One of the major responses, Asymmetrical Federalism, works in Canada largely to give Québec greater political and legal space to exist as a nation within Canada, primarily as a result of historical trends of separatism or…

2012 Quebec Student strike. In her article she highlights a lot of the key aspects of the student strike. As she states in her paper: “The legitimacy, and very ability, of a student strike was denied outright by many government and university officials. Students, they argued, were not laborers, and thus could not strike, but only boycott their classes. The move to reduce the student protest tactic to a consumer boycott was rapidly leveraged to delegitimize attempts to enforce the strike.…