Canadian Nationalism Timeline

Events of 1867

Canada enters into Confederation

• New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario
• Queen remainds head of state
• Defense, postal service, criminal law, and banks are federal responsibility
• Education, health, natural resources are Provincail

1867

Constitution Act Signed

• Canadien gov, Queen, citizens of Canada
• Nove Scotia, and New Brunswick
• Added the charter of rights and freedoms to Canada
• It formally united the colonies entering Confederation and established federalism, meaning the distribution of powers between the federal gov and the provincial legislatures.

Events of 1885

1885

Riel Rebellion (North-West Rebellion)

• March 26, 1885 – June 3, 1885
• Resistance by the Metis and other aborginal groups under Louis Riel, combating the Canadien Gov
• This took place in Saskatchewan
• Widspred axiety of land claims, and if the aborginals will keep there land, so they fought the Canadien gov.
• Metis fighting for indigenous ways of life

Events of 1915

1915

Canada Fights in WWI

• January & March of 1915
• Canadiens fought Germany
• Canadian infantrymen were located on the Western Front
• The British declaration of war automatically brought Canada into the war due to Canada's legal status as a British Dominion colony

Events of 1931

1931

Statute of Westminster

• December 11, 1931
• Signed in UK/Canada
• Decree by the British gov allowing Canada to now control foregin policy matters (Full Control)
• Canada sought to gain formal recognition of their autonomy from the United Kingdom

Events of 1939

1939

• Canada fights in WWII
• Sept 10, 1939
• Canada fought German, Italian, and Japanese forces
• Battle of Britain, North Africa, Italy and the Normandy invasion.
• Canada joined the fight, due to Germany threatened the very existence of Western civilization.

Events of 1945

1945

• Canada Joins the UN
• June 6, 1945
• Canada & UN (consiting of 51 founding members)
• UN goal is to matain international peace, so that is the reason why Canada joined as a founding member.
• This keeps peace agreements between Canada and all 193 other

Events of 1948

1948

• Peacekeeping is invented
• Canada and all other UN nations
• provide security and the political and peacebuilding support to help countries make the difficult, early transition from conflict to peace
• this is important to Canada becuase it belives everyone deserves the goals of this, and to be a safe place for people to live

Events of 1949

1949

• Canada joins NATO
• April 4, 1949 Washington D.C.
• Canada & NATO (Consiting of 12 founding members)
• Created to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
• NATO's purpose is to guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means

Events of 1960

1960

• Quiet Revolution
• Quebec 1960s
• Franchaphoens of Quebec
• a period of unbridled economic and social development in Quebec, French Canada and Canada
• Helped Quebec develope to where it is today

Events of 1965

1965

• Canadian flag adopted
• George Stanley creates concept
• One of 3 short listed flags
• Commite votes for the Stanley single leaf concept
• Made official in a proclamation by Queen Elizabeth II
• January 28, 1965

Events of 1969

1969

• Official Languages Act
• Sept 7, 1969
• Declared French and English the two official languages of Canada
• Required that all federal institutions provide services in French and English
• Royal Commision on Bilingualism and Biculturalism

Events of 1971

1971

• Official Multiculturalism
• Policy adopted by Pierre Trudeau's Liberal Gov't
• Solution to manage rising Francophone Nationalism
• Acknowledges the exterme diveristy in backgrounds and cultures

Events of 1976

1976

• CRTC created
• Established by the Brodcasting Act
• Regulates and supervises all media sources in Canada
• TV, radio, brodcasting, etc.
• Implemented to promote Canadain media and protect from external media sources and content

Events of 1977

1977

• Bill 101
• Quebec language policy
• Purpose was to allow francophones in Quebec to assert ones self in Frnech
• Stated originally that all children must be educated in french
• Aug 26, 1977

Events of 1980

• O Canada adopted as anthem
• written by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier
• June 27, 1980
• proclaimed by Governor General Edward Schreyer on Parliament Hill

1980

• National Energy Program
• implemented to ensure Canada could provide oil and gas on its own
• Opposed by private industry and provincal gov't
• 3 main objectives: Increase Canadian participation in the oil and gas sector, establish fair energy pricing for Canadian consumers, and secure Canada’s supply of oil and gas

Events of 1989

1989

• Canada joins NAFTA
• North American Free Trade Agreement
• Canada - USA - Mexico
• Eliminates barries with trade bewtween countries
• January 1
• Mexico joins in '94

Events of 1990

1990

• Oka crisis
• Sept 26, 1990 --> Oka, Quebec
• conflict between Mohawk and Canadian law enforcement (police, army, etc.)
• Sparked from the want to build a golf course and residency on Mohawk burial grounds
• Lasted 78 days