The Quiet Revolution was a period of socio-political and socio-cultural transformation in French Canada, particularly in Quebec, following the 1960 Quebec general election. This period was marked by t
The hill leading to Place d'Armes in Montreal, an important historic site of French Canada
"Maîtres chez nous" ('Masters in Our Own Home') was the electoral slogan of the Liberal Party during the 1962 election.
Université du Québec à Montréal
Hydro-Québec's Jean-Lesage generating station, formerly known as Manic-2, built between 1961 and 1965.
Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis, popularly known as "Le Chef", was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A conservative, nationalist, populist, anti-communist, anti-un
Quiet Revolution
…made substantial strides in shaping the structure and direction of the federal government and national policies. The 1950s tenure of Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis (August 30, 1944 – September 7, 1959) epitomized the conservative ideal of a religiously and culturally pure Québec, and became known among liberals…
Samuel Genest, president of the Association canadienne-française d'éducation de l'Ontario (1932–33), a Franco-Ontarian advocacy organization, uncle of Maurice Duplessis
Richard-Stanislas Cooke, mayor of Trois-Rivières (1896–98), Liberal MLA for Trois-Rivières, uncle of Maurice Duplessis
William-Pierre Grant, Liberal MLA for Champlain, uncle of Maurice Duplessis