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Mo.iMP ÜÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛß
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛ Ü ÛÝÛÛÛÛÛ Ü
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ÜÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÜ ßÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÜÛÛÛß ÞÛ ÞÛÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛ
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ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÜ ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜÜß ÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛß
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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[x]6-8 [x]Class Notes [Facts on Rene Levesque ]
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[ ]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [ ]
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[ ]11-12 [ ]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: 09/94 # of Words:351 School: ? State: ?
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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Rene Levesque [Personal Facts]
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- Born in Campbellton NB (24-Aug-1922) Died in Montreal (01-Nov-1987) -
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Occupations: Journalist, Premier of Quebec 1976-1985
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- Liason Officer and European war correspondent for the American armed
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forces in WWII, joined Radio-Canada international in 1946 and became head
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of the radio-television news service in 1952
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- Hosted TV series "Point de Mire" and became one of Quebec's most
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influential TV commentators
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- Joined Quebec Liberal Party in 1959 and was minister of water resources
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and public works in 1960-1961, minister of natural resources 1961-66, and
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finally minister of family and social welfare
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- He was responsible for that goverment's decision to nationalize private
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electric utilities and for its efforts at cleaning up political mores
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- Resigned in 1968 to find the Parti Quebecois whose main objectives became
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Quebec sovereignty and the creation of a new form of association with
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Canada
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- PQ won 23.2% of the vote in 1970 elections, In 1973 became official
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opposition
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- On November 15th, 1976, Levesque's party defeated Bourassa's government
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and won a majority of 71 seats
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- PQ promised a referendum on Sovereignty-Association (dismayed Canada)
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- During first term, new government passed several measures concerning
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automobile insurance, rezoning of agricultural land and the abolition of
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secret electoral funding
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- Bill 101 formalized the status of French as official language of Quebec
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- On May 20th, 1980, referendum took place with opposition from Liberal
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leader Claude Ryan and federal Cabinet minister Jean Chretien (with support
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from PM Trudeau)
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- Proposal won only 40% of vote but PQ was relected in 1981
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- PQ suffered setback with patriation of Constitution and lost vast
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popularity due to attempts of reducing public spending to solve its
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financial problems (1982, 1983)
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- In November 1984, Levesque announced his intentions of not fighting the
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next election on the issue of independance while maintaining
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sovereignty-association as party's offical raison d'etre
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- Many ministers resigned in protest, but Levesque's leadership reaffirmed
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in 1985 convention
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- In June of 1985, he resigned and resumed broadcasting and journalism
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career er and European war correspondent for the American armed forces in
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