POLSCI 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Official Language, Charter Of The French Language, Regulation 17
16 Jan 2018
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Constitutional federalism reflects the distinct linguistic, cultural, and social differences between different areas of canada. One key question coming out of this difference: Several post-confederation events have been highlighted (by some) as cases where english. Canada failed to respect francophone interests: riel rebellions (1870, 1885, bilingualism in manitoba (1890, bilingualism in ontario: regulation 17 (1912, conscription in world war i, conscription in world war ii. These events suggested that the interests of francophones, both outside quebec and within, were not well protected where anglophone majorities controlled political power. Having said this, nationalism in quebec is not solely an externally induced phenomenon. Developments internal to quebec have also played a significant role in bringing quebec"s assertion of national distinctiveness to the forefront of the provincial agenda, as well as to the top of the national agenda. Developments internal to quebec: the quite revolution, 1960s. A change in political culture and the relationship between society and provincial government.
