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| A federal document that set out the rights and freedoms of Canadians; it was enacted in 1960 under the leadership of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker |
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| The government report proposing dramatic changes to the lives of Aboriginal peoples, including the elimination of the Indian Act |
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| Aboriginal response to the federal government's White Paper of 1969; the Red Paper caused the government to change its policies |
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| An Act passed by Parliament in 1966 that provided free access to physician services for Canadians |
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| A period of rapid change and reform that modernized Québec society during the years 1960 to 1966 under the Liberal provincial government of Jean Lesage |
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| A revolutionary movement founded to work for an independent, socialist Québec |
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| A Québec provincial party that advocates separation from Canada |
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| Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism |
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| A commission created by the federal government to recommend ways of enhancing and promoting the historically bilingual nature of Canada |
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| The Act that states that French and English are Canada’s official languages, and that all federal institutions must provide services in English and French |
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The October Crisis was a series of events triggered by two kidnappings of government officials by members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) during October 1970 in the province of Quebec.
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| An Act that gives the federal government emergency powers during wartime, including the right to detain people without laying charges |
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| Also called the “Charter of the French Language,” Bill 101 strengthened the position of the French language in Québec |
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| Nuclear missiles that Canada agreed to accept from the U.S. during the Cold War; led to a rift in Canada/U.S. relations |
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. The United States armed forces were at their highest state of readiness ever and Soviet field commanders in Cuba were prepared to use battlefield nuclear weapons to defend the island if it was invaded. Luckily, thanks to the bravery of two men, President John.F Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev
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