French Canada

Cleavages

• Reinforcing and Cross-cutting cleavages

Quebec and the Rest of Canada:

• The historical recognition of two founding peoples

Quebec: The Pre-Revolutionary Fragment

Outside of Quebec

• Assimilation

Linguistic Violence

The Quiet Revolution

• Switch in Nationalist Ideology: French Canadian to Quebecois
• Statism and Nationalism
• Increased Radicalism

The Politics of Language

Constitutional Accommodation

• Meech Lake
• Changing Nature of Canadian Society
• Charlottetown
• 1995 Referendum
• Federal Response

Distinct Society

• Duality

Support for Quebec Separation