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Social 20-1
Name: ______________________
To what extent should we embrace nationalism?
Issue 4: To what extent should national interests be pursued?
Part 4: Canadian National Identity
Chapter 18:Challenges and Opportunities Related to Canadian Unity.
To what extent do the challenges and opportunities related to national unity
affect Canadian identity?
Pages 382-401
1. Why was the federal Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism launched by
Lester B. Pearson in 1963?
2. What occurred in 1969 as a result of the Royal B & B Commission?
3. What did the B & B Commission recommend in order to promote a Canadian identity?
4. What are the three goals of the Official Languages Act of 1969?
5. The Government of Quebec established a commission to consider the situation of the French
language in Quebec. What did the results of this commission’s finding result in, and what
was its purpose?
6. Why did Rene Levesque refer to the Official Language’s Act as a “fools” bargain?
7. Under what slogan was Premier Daniel Johnson elected in 1956, and what did he push for?
8. What effect did the Official L:anguages Act have on separatism in Canada?
9. What effect did official bilingualism have on national unity?
10. Why did other heritage groups express concern about the Official Languages Act?
11. What concerns did Canadian heritage groups express and what did they implement to address
their concerns?
12. What did heritage groups and others lobby the government for?
13. What aspect about the Canadian cultural framework did many different groups inform the
Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism of when hearings were held across
Canada?
14. What two key aspects of Canadian culture were recognized by the Commission?
Define/explain each?
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15. What policy was adopted by the federal government in 1971? Explain.
16. What concerns were expressed by various individuals with respect to the multiculturalism
policy?
17. According to Daniel Turp, a current PQ member of the National Assembly of Quebec, what is
the underlying issue with respect to Quebec sovereignty and national unity?
18. What three events in Canadian history (extending into the Quiet Revolution of the 1060’s)
were related to the issue of protecting the French Language and culture?
19. What changes characterized the Quiet Revolution and how were these achieved?
20. Rene Levesque’s Parti Quebecois won the 1976 Quebec provincial election after campaigning
on what platform?
21. List three important steps for Rene Levesque’s Parti Quebecois government from 1975 to
1980.
22. What did Bill 101 establish in Quebec?
23. On what was the 1980 referendum based, and what was the result of the vote?
24. How did Levesque shift his focus after the 1980 referendum?
25. On what platform was Jacques Parizeau elected leader of the Parti Quebecois in 1988, and
what was the focus of he platform?
26. Why was the 1995 Quebec referendum held, and what was the result?
27. How did Mario Dumont increase the Action democratique du Quebec (ADQ) seats in the
2007 provincial election?
28. How did Dumonts view contrast with that of Boisclair regarding the shape of Canada’s future
in relation to Quebec? How did their differences contribute to a change in Quebec’s
government?
29. Summarize the key issues identified by Ovide Mercredi as facing Aboriginals today as a
result of past Canadian government policies and practices.
30. Establishing agreements about aboriginal land claims can be complex, as the claims are often
linked to what factors?
31. Summarize tow successful aboriginal land claims developments in Canada that came into
being on April 1, 1999 and April 26, 2007.
32. Read Self-Government for First Nations pages 396-397. What are the aboriginal perspectives
on aboriginal self government? What are the federal government’s perspectives?
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33. Where are the responsibilities of Canada’s levels of government outlined?
34. What is the goal of the constitution’s authors?
35. What characterized the relationship of the federal and provincial governments at times during
the 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s?
36. What has provided both challenges and opportunities in relation to the promotion of national
unity?
37. How did Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau follow up on his promise to renew federalism after
the 1980 Quebec referendum?
38. What would be established once the Constitution (the BNA Act, 1867) became an Act of the
Canadian Parliament?
39. Support of the Canada’s premiers was necessary to repatriate the Constitution and to create a
new Charter of Rights and Freedoms. What agreements were concluded through extensive
negotiations between the federal and provincial governments?
40. Which Canadian Premier did not approve the new Constitution Act passed in 1982 by the
Canadian Parliament? As a result two further attempts at reform were made. What were
they?
41. The first attempt at constitutional reform after Quebec refused to sign the Constitution in
1982 was the Meech Lake Accord of 1987. What were the five key elements addressed by
the Accord?
42. What was the ultimate result of the Meech Lake Accord?
43. A second attempt was made in 1982 – The Charlottetown Accord. What were the eight main
aspects proposed by this Accord?
44. How was a decision on whether or not to implement the provisions of the Charlottetown
Accord to be determined? What was the result?
45. What were the three main effects of the rejection of the Charlottetown Accord?
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