The Quiet Revolution and Quebec referendums
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Quebec experienced rapid social and institutional change in the 1960 s, known as the Quiet Revolution. Referendums on Quebec sovereignty were held in 1980 and 1995; the proposals were defeated in both votes.
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More context
The guide places these developments alongside debates about language, identity, federalism and Quebec’s place in Canada. The Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism was established in 1963, followed by the federal Official Languages Act in 1969. Canada helped found La Francophonie in 1970.
Constitutional patriation in 1982 proceeded without the Quebec government’s agreement. That political history is different from saying that Quebec is outside Canada or that the Constitution does not apply there. The subject should be described respectfully, without treating all Quebecers as holding a single political view.
Sources behind this record
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Modern Canada; sections and tables identified in the research record