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Joseph Smallwood

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First premiere of Newfoundland

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Newfoundland

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Some people wanted it to be desperate from Canada other people wanted unity and a stronger economy, Newfoundland chose Canada

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NEP

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National Energy program

- sought more federal control over the energy industry, this was invoked over an energy pricing agreement with Alberta

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Immigrants (50s)

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  • construction
  • learned English
  • suburbs
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American influence

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  • soda pop
  • first television network but mostly American shows
  • Elvis Presley
  • cars , televisions (American dream )
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Richard riots

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The riots were because the Canadian hockey superstar was kicked out of the final games
Many people thought that this was unfair as he brought so much hope to the Canadian people

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Television

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  • when the French programs went on strike the French and English are separated again
  • Rene levesque was arrested during the struck for speaking publicly
    Many people owned televisions
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Tommy Douglas

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Invented Medicare

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Medicare

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Many doctors went on strike
Hospitals shutdown in Saskatchewan
Medicare becomes law even when doctors strike
Eventually the strike is called off

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Women’s movements

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  • birth control
  • many women died from abortion they wanted it legalized
  • women were considered minors and couldn’t come to work pregnant
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Canadian flag

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Lester Pearson thought that Canada needed a true flag to become a nation so they set about designing
In 1965 Canada finally had a flag despite FLQ protests

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Vietnam war

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  • knitting took place
  • many people protested
  • didn’t want the us testing bombs
  • green peace was formed
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Blue Quill School

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  • aboriginal people didn’t want their heritage being ruined by the school system
  • they were given the school to run
  • many Inuit are effected by development
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Women and abortion

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Women wanted abortion to be legal
Women wanted paid maternity leave
Daycares and equal salary to men

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RCMP issue

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  • Baltej Dhillion wore a turban when becoming a Mountie

- some people thought that it was disrespectful other people thought it was a sign of welcomed culture

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Terry fox run

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  • symbol of hope
  • fight against cancer
  • brought Canada together
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Computer age

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  • many new video games were introduced during the 1960s

- many people thought that their jobs were going to be taken away by computers

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Environmental standpoint

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  • Canada had to start protecting it’s natural resources
  • ozone layer holes
  • poisoned lakes
  • the leaders of the Green Party believe in this stuff
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Kyoto protocol

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  • an international agreement linked the UN frame work convention on climate change
    Both Canada and the us dropped out
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Rocket Richard

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Great Canadian hockey player

Caused the Richard riot

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Oka crisis

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The town of Oka Quebec wanted to build a golf course over Mohawk land. This was fought for 78 days before it was resolved (no golf course)

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Romeo Dallaire

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Lieutenant General served for the un , peace keeping in Rawanda also a senator from Quebec

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Auto pact

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  • Canada and the USA eliminated tariffs on cars
  • US owned cars
  • provided Canadians with jobs
  • most significant deal between Canada and the USA
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Charter of rights

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  • guarantees rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed
    By law as can be demonstrated justified in a free and democratic society
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Constitution

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  • outlines Canada’s government system as well as the civil rights of Canadian citizens. This was the final independence from Britain in 1982
  • Quebec refused to join
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Africville

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A pure African settlement along the shore of Halifax, it was destroyed in the 1960s to prepare for a highway. This is a representation of past racism

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Multiculturalism act

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The official policy by the government adopted in the 1970s-1980s this was in an effort to support immigration to Canada

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Pacific Rim

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A powerful trade zone established between North America and Asia, Trudeau helped Canada become apart of this, strengthening economic ties

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Americanizeation

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  • CN Tower
  • RCMP
  • Trans Canada railway

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