At first glance, Ian McKay’s Sarnia in the Sixties (or the Peculiarities of the Canadians) seems like any other tale about small towns. However, as we dig deeper into the text, we unravel a complex web of laws and revolutions which influenced not only local legislature but also worldwide politics. For some the sixties are a golden age, for others a time when the old secure framework of morality, authority, and discipline disintegrated. In the eyes of the far left, it is the era when revolution was at hand, only to be betrayed by the feebleness of the faithful and the trickery of the enemy; to the radical right, an era of subversion and moral turpitude. What happened between the late fifties and the early seventies has been subject to political polemic, nostalgic mythologizing, and downright misrepresentations.
Throughout Canadian history, Canada had always been socially divided. Between the English speaking majority and the French speaking majority. One of Trudeau’s main objective was to erase this separation between these two parties. Firstly, in order to ease tension between the French speaking majority, Trudeau placed a “Official Language Act” in 1969 . This was the first act that English and French the
This essay is about the Quiet Revolution in Quebec that occurred between 1960 and 1966 and the many changes that occurred during this time period. Throughout these six years, Quebec experienced various changes on a social, economic and political level. This crucial period consisted of Quebec emerging out of the Duplessis era, characterized by traditionalism, conservatism and, generally, a rejection of contemporary ways and values (Claude, Bélanger, 2000). With the election of the Liberal Party led by Jean Lesage in 1960, wanting to improve public services (health), develop new industries, have access to natural resources and more.
Diefenbaker was able to combine the politics, which were related to conservancy, and the other issues concerned with social justice. He was an effective leader because he appreciated the presence of other ethic backgrounds besides being neither French nor an English. Moreover, John Diefenbaker maintained the human rights on the international basis a factor that ensured rights of diverse groups of people irrespective of their nationality were not violated. On the other hand, he was able to cater for people’s rights, safety, and freedom regardless of the power that they had. Therefore, the prime minister was interested with all people and was ready to protect and serve them on equal basis.
Introduction Something of an enigma in that he was solidly socialist in his foundational views, themselves built on a Christian ‘social gospel’ which sought to improve industrialised society through the use of the biblical principles of charity and justice, at the same time Tommy Douglas worked with and through the capitalist system that he abhorred. An implicit nationalist in that he held the good of the Canadian people above other countries, Douglas was predominantly anti-liberal as he believed that public ownership was the next evolution of democracy, replacing a system where the “major economic decisions affecting the lives of ordinary people are not made by…the government of this country.” ’ (Aivalis) While he has now passed away his track records in both the national and provincial
Canada is now known to be a diverse, multicultural, bilingual and inclusive nation largely as a result of his work. Pierre Elliott Trudeau also believed in an equal Canada for all, he is primarily the one to introduce rights and freedoms to the citizens of Canada. While some view Pierre Trudeau as impulsive, for enforcing the War Measures Act, Trudeau enacted this for the protection of Canadian citizens against radical extremist and his actions were more rational than impulsive for the situation that had suddenly occurred. Pierre Trudeau was one of Canada’s greatest Prime Minister’s, who’s impact fundamentally changed the course of the nation by introducing multiculturalism, for introducing the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and for paradoxically upholding democracy by strong action during the October Crisis.
Have you ever been sick, or so they particularly thought. The chances mostly are that you have in a kind of major way. Medical care particularly is very expensive; a checkup could cost hundreds of dollars, which actually is fairly significant. If it for the most part was not for Tommy Douglas and his idea of free universal health care, it mostly is pretty possible that pretty many people would actually be fairly bankrupt or very ill; he for the most part had also re-organized the for all intents and purposes public-school system and made fluctuations to very social welfare in a particularly big way. Although overlooked, Tommy Douglas definitely has evolved Canada as a nation and actually has really had an important effect on the lives of pretty
For example, when the Parti Québécois leader René Lévesque proposed a sovereignty-association with Canada, which would enable Quebec to have political independence however they would have close economic ties with Canada in 1980, a separation seemed possible (Archibald, 2016). The referendum for a consensus on the sovereignty-association, held in May of 1980, resulted in a 60 percent rejection and thus the sovereignty-association between Quebec and Canada was not carried out (Hudon, 2013). Although the sovereignty-association referendum had ultimately failed, the Parti Québécois were re-elected in 1981, indicating that separatism itself had not yet died in the province and thus, the threat of Quebec’s independence was still very present (Stein, 2006). Quebec also isolated themselves from Canada when they had disagreed with the patriated and new Constitution in 1981, as their government felt that they were still not equal in comparison to the other provinces (Gall, 2006). All things considered, Quebec’s possible freedom from Canada became a real possibility in the 1980s and the threat of separatism was a key factor in the change of Quebec
The French people’s knowledge of their rights led them to believe that it is possible to achieve fairness and be respected in their own province. And lastly, the idea of questioning France’s government had peasants discover that their king barely even cared about their well-being and restricted them of representation.
The purpose of Maioni article is to analyze how Canada and United states ended up having two different form of health care insurance. Both countries until the 1940’s shared the same histories with their political ideology and economic development. This article examines how two counties with similar ideology came to have two different welfare states and most important government funded health insurance. Maioni points out two important reason why there was a diversion between both countries in terms of their health care. The first one is parliamentary government and the second was federalism.
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).
How the Doctors’ Strike of 1962 Forged the Path to Public Healthcare in Canada Abstract During the post-war era, there was a noticeable movement towards state intervention in the establishment of universal public healthcare systems. Organized medicine strongly opposed this development out of fear that changes to the system would diminish professional autonomy and reduce physician income. This paper examines the Saskatchewan strike of 1962 that involved 700 doctors who withheld medical services to the residents of Saskatchewan following the announcement that the province would be adopting a federally funded health insurance program. This paper dissects the philosophical underpinnings of the political action of striking taken by the doctors
This is especially evident in Trudeau’s account of how over-zealous nationalism prevented Quebec from modernizing prior to WWII, setting it behind the rest of the
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 economy was changing and thus affecting people’s way of life as well as standard of living. However, France was a different scenario from the rest of the world, as they had just experienced the French Revolution and had not yet recovered from it. This
