POL214Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: National Assembly Of Quebec, Double Majority, Quebec Act
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Territorial principle quebec is the centre of french canada. 85. 4% of francophones in canada live in quebec. (cid:1011)(cid:1012). (cid:1013)% of people(cid:859)s (cid:373)other to(cid:374)gue i(cid:374) que(cid:271)e(cid:272) is fre(cid:374)(cid:272)h. Est of ca(cid:374)ada (cid:449)ould (cid:271)e (cid:858)e(cid:374)glish ca(cid:374)ada(cid:859) Raises questions about protection of french outside quebec and english inside quebec. Personality principle french canadian identity is not limited to quebec; it exists across the country. 14. 1% of canadian francophones live outside quebec. 17. 5% of canadians can carry on a conversation in french & english. Ne(cid:449) bru(cid:374)s(cid:449)i(cid:272)k is ca(cid:374)ada(cid:859)s o(cid:374)ly offi(cid:272)ially (cid:271)ili(cid:374)gual pro(cid:448)i(cid:374)(cid:272)e. (cid:1006)(cid:1005). (cid:1011)% of people(cid:859)s (cid:373)other to(cid:374)gue i(cid:374) canada is french. Quebec would be a province like any other. Bilingualism would be promoted across the country. Royal proclamation, 1763: established british territory in north america, stipulated that british laws would apply in quebec, attempt to assimilate. Quebec act, 1774: guaranteed french settlers religious rights and their own system of civil law, historical example of accommodation.
