Quantcast
Channel: Vive Le Canada - All Stories - Vive Le Canada
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 186

The Trudeau Paradox, Part II: Mulroney And The Constitution

$
0
0

Part I of this essay discussed the origins of Quebec nationalism and the desire of Francophone Quebecers to have their province recognized as a “distinct society” within Canada. This desire was fiercely opposed by Quebec political thinker Pierre Trudeau, who became Prime Minister of Canada in 1968. Trudeau was seen as speaking for Francophone Quebecers, and his critics would claim that he was just the first Prime Minister from Quebec to impose that province’s agenda on the rest of Canada. However, in this part we’ll see that Trudeau’s agenda was quite different from what most Francophone Quebec thinkers were advocating.

 


Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 186

Trending Articles