HIST-261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Jean Lesage, October Crisis, James Cross
15 Aug 2020
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Throughout their history, francophone quebeckers have grappled with the challenge of being a minority linguistic and cultural group in north america. Various ways of dealing with this challenge were illustrated by the different political approaches of duplessis" union nationale party, that held power in quebec between 1936-39 and 1944-1960, and the provincial liberal party under jean lesage that governed between. The union nationale was a conservative party closely allied with the catholic church that identified the church, the farm, and the patriarchal family as central to quebecois identity. In the election of june 1960, the liberals ended sixteen years of union nationale government in quebec after campaigning on the slogan: "it"s time for a change. " Rapid population growth (largely a result of the baby boom) had made it increasingly unfeasible for the church to continue administering the educational system. In addition, disparities in educational opportunities for boys and girls, as well as for.
