Quebec's Quiet Revolution

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The paper argues that the impact of the Quiet Revolution on Quebec's relations with the rest of Canada was profound and so worthy of the term "revolution." The paper explains that not only did Quebec shake off the bonds of clerico-conservatism, but it also embraced neo-liberalism and at the same time discovered a new identity and a new nationalism. The paper shows, therefore, how the Quiet Revolution laid the foundations for the separate identity of Quebec.

From the Paper:

"In contemporary Canadian politics, the threat of Quebec's separation from the rest of Canada is ever-present. Moreover, most Canadians know enough history to be aware that Quebec's historical roots lie in military defeat of the French by the British. In the 18th century, Quebec was called Canada, and was part of the colonial empire of New France (Neatby, 2004). However, Britain conquered France in the Seven Years War, and then transferred the colony to British possession in terms of the 1763 Treaty of Paris. The vast majority of Quebecers were French Roman Catholics, and their loyalty to the British Crown was seriously in question (Moogk, 2000). This is the part of the history of Quebec that most Canadians are familiar with, and thus most of us do not find it strange that there is an ever-present threat of Quebec separating from the rest of Canada."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bumstead, J.M. and Len Kuffert (Eds). (2004). Interpreting Canada's Past: A Pre-Confederation Reader. Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press.
• Francis, R. Douglas, Richard Jones and Donald B. Smith. (2006). Journeys: A history of Canada. Toronto, Thomson Canada Limited.
• R.D. Francis & D. Smith (Eds). (2002). Readings in Canadian history: Post-confederation. Toronto: Nelson Thomson Learning.
• Moogk, Peter N. (2000). La Nouvelle France: The making of French Canada - A cultural history. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press.
• Neatby, Hilda. (1966). Quebec: The Revolutionary Age, 1760-1791. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, pp. 125-7. Interpreting Canada's Past: A Pre-Confederation Reader. J.M. Bumstead and Len Kuffert (Eds). (2004). Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press, 105-7.

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