The Quiet Revolution Flashcards
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What is the Refus Globale ?
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- Written by Borduas in 1948
- Anti Religious manifesto
- Rejects narrow minded Quebec mentality
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How is Quebec opening to the world ?
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- Decrease of faith (50% attendance to church)
- Criticism towards church (refus globale)
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Refusal of government fundings
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1848 by Marcel Duplessis
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What marks the Quiet Revolution ?
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- Initiated by Jean Lesage (and his equipe du tonnerre) in 1960
- Aimed to modernize Quebec
- Two of the Survivance goals weakened (Family and Faith)
- Grants more Rights to women
- Statism: welfare and massive projects
- French Canadian ran province
- Dramatic increase of gvnmt revenue, expenditure and size
- Quebec nationalism
- Levesque vs Trudeau
- Switch from French Canadian to Québécois
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What are the major institutional reforms of the Quiet Revolution ?
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- New ministries (culture, education, immigration, communication)
- Nationalization of hydro by Rene Levesque in 1962
- Caisse de depot et de placement
- Labour code
- New high schools, student transportation, mandatory attendance
- CEGEPs and Universities of Quebec
- Free hospital care and universal health insurance
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Who are the actors of the revolution ?
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- Jean Lesage: educated in Laval, leader of party liberal with equipe du tonerre
- René Levesque: nationalization of hydro
- Jacques Parizeau: ph.d HEC and LSE, minister of finance and PM
- André Marier: economist and technocrat
- Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain: law at McGill, first woman minister
