The Referendum Act
Official Languages ACT Bill 22
Official Languages Act
1969
Sovereignty

Rene Levesque
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did Quebec seperate after the referendum

No

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Which type of services were affected by this act?
Justice and Legislation, Instruction(teaching), Commercial signing, and Labour relations and Business
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Which Prime Minister passed this Act?

Who is Pierre Trudeau?

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Quebeckers wanted this
What is sovereignty
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Which party did he form?
What is the Parti Quebeqois?
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when was the referendum
1980
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Which Province benefited most from the Act?
What is Quebec?
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What were the terms of this Act?

English and French were both made the official languages of Canada.

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why did the people of Quebec want sovereignty?
They felt they weren’t being treated fairly. Wanted to be independent.
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Which year did he become Premier?
When is 1976?
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what was the sovereignty association

This gave Quebeckers a chance to say "yes" or"no" for the independece of Quebec from rest of Canada

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When was Bill 22 passed?
When is 1974?
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Were English speaking Canadians happy about this Act?
No they were not because it would have been for them to learn another new language. Also they felt it was pointless because only a minority of the population spoke French.
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who beleived that the future of quebec is being independent from canada
who is Rene Levesque
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What was the name of the bill he passed?
What is Bill 101
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What was the purpose of the referendum

The referendum gave Quebeckers a chance to vote on the Quebec sepearation poll

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How did the Quebec Nationalists feel about the bill being passed?
They felt the Bill did not do enough for them. They wanted French to be the only official language of Quebec because they were worried about protecting their background and identity.
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Did this improve relations between the French and English Speaking Canadians?
It did not. This issues were far from resolved and tensions were still high.
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Would have Quebec been able to survive if it did gain independence from the rest of Canada?
No because its too small of a country, it is surrounded by the rest of Canada and it wouldn’t and its economy wouldn’t survive
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What was Rene Levesque's main goal for Quebec's future?
To turn Quebec into a sovereign independent nation. To separate from the rest of Canada and live on it's own terms.
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Which party was urging people to vote no? and who was their leader
the liberal party and PM Pierre Trudeau
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what was the percentage of people that said no to Quebec being an independent in 1980?
60 Percent.
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