Furthermore, the Lesage administration managed to carry out a series of reforms that rejected traditional Catholic views and accelerated the modernization, bureaucratization, and influence of the state. This included building structures to cope with the demands of mass education and the welfare state. These reforms brought the state much closer to private life (Dickinson and Young, 305). As such, educational reform was a key symbol that, to this day, represents the changes made in the wake of the Quiet Revolution (Linteau). The baby boom generation, which had now reached adolescence, created a dramatic situation that pushed Quebec’s weak education system to a dire state (Durocher). Education was underneath the Catholic church, and the system …show more content…
Under the slogan ‘Maîtres Chez Nous’ (Masters in own house). The Quebec government became an active player in the economy of the 1960s, contributing to the economic advancement of Francophones (Dickinson and Young, 312- 313). The most vital move was the nationalization of private electricity companies. Huge power developments along the North Shore in the 1960s and in the James Bay drainage basin in the 1970s created thousands of Jobs and a generating capacity that enabled Quebec to export electricity to New England (Dickinson and Young, 313). Unlike in previous years, Francophones were able to work entirely in French and establish technical, scientific, and managerial skills (Durocher). As such, the Hydro Quebec project grew to be an important symbol in Quebec because it demonstrated the strength and initiative of the Quebec government. Along with the success of Hydro- Quebec, the government created no less than 13 state corporations in the 1960s (Dickinson and Young, 313). More public institutions were created to follow through with the desire to increase the province’s economic autonomy. Public companies were created to exploit the province’s natural resources, which was a massive step away from the Duplessis era. However, these economic reforms also had negative impacts on the Indigenous Peoples of Quebec. Resource development, particularly Hydroelectric developments such as the James Bay complexes changed life in Native homelands by flooding traditional trapping areas (Dickinson and Young, 341). Also, lack of economic control over traditional Native territory was an ongoing problem. The James Bay agreement provided compensation to the Cree for allowing Hydro- Quebec, but despite such agreements aboriginal people in Quebec continued to suffer from discrimination and unemployment (Dickinson and Young, 342). In 1981 the average annual income of a non- native Canadian was
The common school movement was formed in order to preserve the protestant ideology and to be able to teach the society using those
The Physical Geography of Newfoundland and Labrador: By: Rachaele Tuhten With its many diverse landscapes and beautiful views, Newfoundland and Labrador have a stunning and extremely interesting physical geography. Newfoundland is the most eastern part of North America, on the Canadian Shield. This part of the shield is mostly igneous and metamorphic rocks, although sedimentary rocks can be found in the Labrador Trough. The geological landscape of Newfoundland and Labrador is unique, containing some of the oldest rocks in the world, such as the 3.9 billion year old rock in the Torngat Mountains National Park, and is the reason many scientists visit there.
In order to improve the socio-economic level of French-Canadians, Lesage’s chief aim was the modernization of Quebec (Babich & Béland, 2009, p. 264; Pious, 1973, p. 56). The Lesage government initiated many institutional reforms in the zones of education, health, and social welfare (Gossage & Little, 2012, p. 233). For instance, in 1961, Paul Gérin-Lajoie, minister for youth, revealed an increase in the age for compulsory school attendance from fourteen to fifteen and a plan to supply free textbooks to all students (Gossage & Little, 2012, p. 233). Furthermore, Quebec also took over health care from the Church, making Quebec the only province to decline the national pension plan in order to form the Quebec Pension Plan. As a result, the Lesage
For this essay, I will be primarily focusing on the Williams treaty(ies) of 1923. The treaties outlined within the Williams agreements primarily affected these communities which; Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha, Scugog, Georgina Island, Beausoleil, Mnjikaning, and the Mississauga’s of the New Credit First Nation (Switzer, 2012). The Treaty focused and affected Indigenous nations right to the land for hunting and fishing, which can be directly related to the health and eating habits of the nations. The Williams treaty was signed in 1923 and was originally made to rectify disagreements and discrepancies that were caused by the numbered treaties, The Williams treaties include and encompasses parts of treaty twenty. Overall the Williams treaties
Lesage wanted to adjust this by creating public institutions such as the Société générale de financement in 1961 and the Caisse de dépôt et placement in 1965, creation of the Quebec Pension Plan in 1965 these are corporations owned by Quebec's government, it gave a better control over their own economic situation (decolonization). The slogan "Masters in our own house" perfectly encapsulated this intention. To Lesage and his ministers, the State was the best tool French Canadians had to help them achieve this objective (Mathieu, Pigeon). As a result, companies needed more qualified employees to manage and work it was then a welfare state. The right to strike in the public sector was allowed by the new Labour Code installed by the government due to its prosperity in the economic sector, the ministers could comply with a variety of union demands.
Was Napoleon a hero or a Villain? Napoleon, was a hero because when he came to power he created lots of reforms. Some of these reforms included public Education, and public works. Later Nationalism spread among the people, because People were very proud to live in France because of what he accomplished. The Napoleonic code was Napoleon’s Greatest Civil Achievement which was a big success for him.
Lesage promised to improve the economic and social standards for the people of Quebec, and to win greater respect for the French people of Canada. The government took over hospitals, hospital insurance, pension schemes, medi-care and schools, in the place of the clergy. in schools, so that the students would be more educated. The students grew to be the ones to help lead Quebec to economic and cultural renewal. Due to schooling costs the Quebec people started to have less children so that there one child could have a better education.
In the 1850’s, some pioneers began to choose to immigrate to Canada rather than the US. The land there was untamed and the terrain difficult compared to America, which had already been settled for around 200 years. The frontier life in Canada revolved around the basic needs. Pioneers built the country from the ground up, starting with simple log cabins. The long, cold winters and harsh wilderness kept it from being an overly popular frontier, and to this day, despite being larger than its southern neighbor, is over nine times less populous.
To call this era of drastic change the ‘Quiet Revolution’ is a vivid, and yet, paradoxical description. The Quiet Revolution was a time of intense socio-political and socio-cultural change in Quebec, which extended beyond Quebec’s borders because of its influence on contemporary Canadian politics. As a result of the effects of the changes that occurred during this Quiet Revolution, most Quebec provincial governments since the early 1960s have maintained political and social orientations based on the core concepts developed and implemented during the Quiet Revolution. As such, there is no doubt that the Quiet Revolution had a significant impact in Canadian History. This impact can be characterized by the prelude to the Quiet Revolution; the demographic evolution of Quebec; the social educational reforms that were put in place; the economic reforms and their impact; the rise of nationalism; and finally, the cultural changes that occurred.
The journey McGee would take in British North America (and later Canada) was largely political and it was during this time that he advocated for the “new northern nationality”. His idea of what constituted the “new northern nationality” was largely focused on a few values that he strongly held. Namely, minority rights, immigration, and most importantly separate schools. Moreover, through literature from his days as a member of the Young Ireland Movement, McGee advocated for a type of Canadian nationalism based on the Irish culture.
It was the bourgeoisie class that was educated, yet they didn’t have privileges like the First and Second Estate consequently, they began to question if there should be a social and political change in France. John Locke is an example of a philosophe who helped shape the outline of the French Revolution because he said that if people are dissatisfied with their governments, they should overthrow them, so they could create a new government. In Haiti, the enlightenment helped shape the Haitian revolution because ideas like freedom and liberty inspired them to bring
With the expansion of population, technology and society as a whole, it is the governments duty to the people to alter policies and regulations to fit modern day societies needs. All of these help to answer the question, "Why are Crown Corporations declining in Canada?" and give a better understanding of how the government makes decisions to reduce the amount of Crown Corporations. Although there are some negative externalities from removing Crown Corporations from our culture, the number of positive externalities out-weigh the negative at any given time. Soon enough, Crown Corporations will no longer
(AGG) As Daniel J. Boorstin had clarified, “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” (Goodreads) This relates to the government form Fahrenheit 451 trying to hide the truth from the society, and had eventually killed them. (BS-1) The government tries to control the amount of knowledge and take advantage of the lack of knowledge.
Indigenous people are restricted to small lands without the establishment of a plan, infrastructure, or economy. The destruction of the traditional way of life, combined with the lack of organization, the establishment of reserves lead to poor people to prepare. Many indigenous people died due to the lack of housing, food, health care, and money. In order to make the problem worse, the Canadian government put forward strict restrictions on the relief efforts of the reserve, resulting in a higher level of
With time comes changes, and these changes are widely observed throughout history as the societal norms, values, and politics of a region shift. In the text The Silent Revolution by Ronald Inglehart, there is an analysis of these changes between the people of a jurisdiction and their influence on politics. The topic of this work still holds true today, because the first world continues to prioritize more post material values, as opposed to the bare necessities, and it is demonstrated in the ideals of differing generations.