Pierre Elliot Trudeau was arguably one of the most vivacious and charismatic Prime Ministers Canada has ever seen. He wore capes, dated celebrities and always wore a red rose boutonniere. He looked like a superhero, and often acted like one too. Some of the landmark occurrences in Canadian history all happened during the Trudeau era, such as patriating the constitution, creating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the 1980 Quebec Referendum. However, it is Trudeau’s 1969 “white paper”
Canada: The Quiet Revolution in Quebec The English-French relations have not always been easy. Each is always arguing and accusing the other of wrong doings. All this hatred and differences started in the past, and this Quiet revolution, right after a new Liberal government led by Jean Lesage came in 1960. Thus was the beginning of the Quiet Revolution. Lesage had an excellent team of cabinet ministers which included Rene Levesque. The Liberals promised to do two things during the
For the Trudeau government one of the biggest, if not the biggest, provincial priority for the federal government was the issue of Quebec sovereignty. This becomes readily apparent in Peter Gossage and J.I. Little 's An Illustrated History of Quebec and while it focuses on Quebec provincial history from a Quebec perspective, Gossage and Little, describe the relations between the provincial Quebec government, under Premiers Jean-Jacques Bertrand and Robert Bourassa, and Trudeau. Gossage and Little
agreement on what is the Canadian identity? Depending whom you ask you may get a wide variety of answer spanning the spectrum of possibilities, more so now, than at any point of the history of our nation. This essay will investigate how Pierre Elliott Trudeau found himself as a Canadian, and will demonstrate how it is his surroundings in which he immersed himself that shaped who he became. It is only later in his life that he truly discovered himself as well as his identity. Through the use of John English's
fought for independence. • The Quebecois have felt like they needed change. Their traditions were slowly diminishing as a part of Canada. • As a result, two referendums occurred (1980 and 1995). Both were unsuccessful but were close. • It is revealed why Quebec did not eventually become sovereign through the perspectives of politicians like Jacques Parizeau, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, and Daniel Turp. Other opinions from credible historians and authors such as Robert Young and Charles Doran. All of the sources
The purpose of government is to create peace and order to maintain a functioning society. Legislation from the federal government of Canada is to do exactly that, but at what point does the law over state its presence and harm the people it attempts to protect? The October Crisis that occurred in 1970 under the Trudeau government is one such contentious issue: while it may have been supported by some it was highly criticized for damaging human rights in a democratic society. Essentially martial law
seemingly unsurpassable dilemma of unity there are three main obstacles. The significant lack of action for Canada on the part of many francaphone Quebecois, prevents any profound attachment to the country on their behalf. A mood of intransigence on the part of Canadians outside Quebec serves to alienate and anger the individuals within the province. A perceived leadership vacuum throughout Canada on behalf of its citizens contributes to a widespread feeling of hopelessness (Reid, 1991). The complexity
discrimination. Women in the workforce face many challenges like smaller wages, harassment, male privilege in hiring or promotions, and lack of support when pregnant or raising children. One half of the planet is women, and it can be assumed the same for Canada, but they still face judgment at work because they lack the authority to dispute against big corporations or even their male supervisor. It cannot be argued that Canadian women’s status has worsened over the past hundred years, of course, thanks to
Parliamentary democracy comes to mind when many think about Canada’s political system. Parliamentary democracy is a political system in which the federal government’s power is distributed throughout the body of its citizens. This system will allow the public to vote a party to power in which the leader of that party will become the prime minister. However, Canada’s democracy is often questioned as it is diminishing from the hands of the common people and growing in the hands of the elites; elites