Sections 2-5 Quiz Chapter 4 Flashcards
(8 cards)
What did the constitution of 1982 recognize?
The ancestral and treaty rights of the indigenous
Oka Crisis
1. When did it occur?
2. Briefly summarize
3. How did it end?
- 1990
- Town of Oka wished to expand a golf course onto Mohawk territory, the Mohawk were upset, they set up roadblocks, one officer was killed, military was called to deal with issue.
- With an agreement to not expand golf course
Agreements and commissions
1. 1985:
2. 1991:
3. 1999:
4. 2002:
5. 2008:
- Levesque gov recognizes more indigenous rights
- Indigenous should have power of self-determination and participate in creation of policies (Royal commission on Aboriginal peoples)
- Created to allow autonomous indigenous governance. (Nunavut)
- Agreement allowing Quebec gov to utilize indigenous lands for its resources (Paix de braves)
- Mission to expose the horrors of residential schools (Truth and reconciliation commission)
- What occurred in the 1980s regarding Quebec economics? (Include percentage)
- Gov actions during this time (2)
- How did civil society groups feel?
- Deep recession, unemployment was 12-15%
- cuts were made to social programs to reduce expenses
- increased neo- liberalism (less gov intervention, more privatization)
- They disagreed, wanted gov to reduce economic inequalities
- What is NAFTA?
- When was NAFTA?
- What effect did this have on Quebec/Canada?
- Trade agreement between Canada, USA, Mexico (no tariffs on goods made in countries)
- 1992-1994
- Increased their globalization (more global trade such as iron ore, oil, airplanes)
What is Quebec Inc?
A group of francophone Quebec companies such as: Bombardier, Provigo)
What is social economy?
Seeks to help a community
Ex: hiring workers w disabilities
Devitalization of rural communities
1. As cities grew in 1980s, rural communities…
2. This is common in:
3. Cause:
4. With urbanization, small communities lose local services such as…
5. What happened to these regions? (2)
- Decreased in population
- Single industry towns (such as mining, timber, etc.)
- Recession of 1980s (ex. Murdochville)
- Banks, schools, post offices, etc.
- Lost political weight, were eliminated in 2012