PAP 3360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Distinct Society, Nomic, Allaire Report

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Public Administration
• Course: PAP 3360
• Professor: Michael Temelini

Document Summary

Gagnon, a-g. (1993) qu bec-canada: constitutional developments, 1960-92 in. Gagnon, a-g. ed. , qu bec: state and society, 2nd edition scarborough: nelson, 96-115. With beginning of quiet revolution, quebec championed special arrangements with the declared aim of increasing and consolidating the province"s power and resources. During this period, quebec sought recognition of its special status, and ultimately at the end, asked the special status be entrenched through the meech lake accord. Quebec was particularly successful between 1964 and 1966 in signing a series of agreements, covering youth, education, and cultural affairs. An amending formula based on unanimity was strongly opposed in quebec because it could threaten the possibility of attatining agreements between quebec and the federal government and could discourage transfer of powers. The lesage administration was resolute in pushing for refonn, ready to risk entangling relationships with ottawa if this could enhance quebec"s economic and political power and status.