Chap 7 Key Terms

Question 1

Canadian Bill of Rights

Answer 1

a federal document that set out the rights and freedoms of Canadians: it was enacted in 1960 under the leadership of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker

Question 2

White Paper of 1969

Answer 2

the government report proposing dramatic changes to the lives of Aboriginal peoples, including the elimination of the Indian Act

Question 3

Red Paper

Answer 3

Aboriginal response to the federal government’s White Paper of 1969; caused the government to change its policies

Question 4

Medical Care Act

Answer 4

an Act passed by Parliament in 1966 that provided free access to physician services for Canadians

Question 5

Quiet Revolution

Answer 5

a period of rapid change and reform that modernized Quebec society during the years 1960 to 1966 under the Liberal provincial government
of Jean Lesage

Question 6

FLQ

Answer 6

a revolutionary movement founded to work for an independent, socialist Quêbec

Question 7

Parti Quebecois (PQ)

Answer 7

a Québec provincial party that advocates separation from
Canada

Question 8

Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism

Answer 8

a commission created by the federal government to recommend ways of enhancing and promoting the historically bilingual nature of Canada

Question 9

Official Languages Act

Answer 9

the Act that states that French and English are Canada’s official languages, and that all federal institutions must provide services in English and French

Question 10

Bill 101

Answer 10

also called the “Charter of the French Language,” strengthened the position of the French language in Québec

Question 11

Sovereignty-Association

Answer 11

a proposal by Quebec nationalists that Québec have political independence yet retain close economic ties or association with Canada