Debts to Pay: English Canada and Quebec from the Conquest to the ReferendumJames Lorimer & Company, 1. apr 2004 - 360 pages Since the resignation of Lucien Bouchard and Jean Charest's resounding win in the recent provincial election, many in English Canada have come to believe that Quebec separatism has finally been defeated. But polls show that sovereignty is still strongly supported by many Quebeckers, and by young people in particular. This new edition of Debts to Pay, a book dealing with Quebec/Canada relations, offers a fresh perspective on the recent changes in Quebec. Saskatchewan-based sociologist and historian John Conway investigates the early days of Jean Charest's government and looks ahead to the effect that Paul Martin's ascension in Ottawa could have on Canada's constitutional struggles. Conway attempts to understand Quebec's aspirations by understanding its history. Through a discussion of relations between Quebec and Canada in the past and present, he explores the division of power between the two societies and provides insights into the source of Quebec's grievances. Debts to Pay offers insight into the bitter and longstanding rift that still remains a threat to the integrity of the Canadian nation. |
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Contents
Acknowledgements | 4 |
Dangerous Impasse | 11 |
The Conquest | 21 |
The Reconquest and Isolation of Quebec | 31 |
The Quiet Revolution | 57 |
Lévesque the Referendum and Patriation | 91 |
The Meech Lake Accord | 123 |
The Charlottetown Referendum | 139 |
The 1994 Quebec Election | 186 |
The 1995 Sovereignty Referendum | 199 |
Ottawas Plan B | 212 |
The 1998 Watershed | 227 |
The Fall of Lucien Bouchard and the Rise of Paul Martin | 246 |
Plan B Vindicated? | 260 |
Separation or Special Status? | 276 |
The Reference Questions and the Courts Answers | 319 |
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