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Although francophone and anglophone Canadians are still both Canadians, they maintain very separate identities. Tensions between Quebec and the rest of Canada climaxed in 1995 when the Quebec separatist movement lead to a referendum in which residents of Quebec were prompted to vote on whether or not to separate from the rest of Canada and become its own sovereign nation. However, tension like this did not just appear out of nowhere. A lot of the meteoric rise can be traced back to the Quiet Revolution that took place through the 1960’s. The Quiet Revolution provided Quebec with a new-found sense of nationalism that saw them distance themselves from the rest of Canada more than ever before.
Entering the 1960’s in Quebec, the religious communities still controlled the schools and hospitals. As Quebec society began secularizing, management of such institutions began to be entrusted to the state. The Commission Parent was established in 1961 to examine the education system and......

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