Understanding Quebec
... That reason is because Quebec did not sign the Constitution. And because they are not technically part of Canada, Quebec wants to separate and this is how this whole thing started. ... So make Quebec vote no on this referendum, Trudeau promised, that if Quebec votes no and they do not separate, he will make Quebec feel more at home. So because in 1980 Quebec voted no on the referendum, Trudeau had to keep his promise. In 1982, Trudeau kept his word and he held a meeting with all the Premiers to make Canada a better place to live, including Quebec. But Quebec’s Premier, Rene Levesque, was not interested in making Canada better. The only thing he was interested in was to make Quebec better. ... Now if someone wanted to go to English school on Quebec, they were allowed only if their parents went to English in Canada, from kindergarten to grade 7. ... All the provinces were happy and sign the Constitution except for Quebec. So because Canada forced Quebec to modify Bill 101, Rene Levesque was not happy at all. ... These two changes, in a way, prevented Quebec from signing the Constitution. In 1987, there was another attempt to make Quebec sign the Constitution. Mulroney was the Prime Minister and his only concern was to make Quebec sign the Constitution so he can go down in history as one of the greatest PM of all of Canada’s history. ... Bourassa, the new Premier of Quebec, said Quebec will sign the Constitution if you meet these five demands. ... These provinces did not trust Quebec because Quebec previously overturned the Supreme Court for the Freedom of Expression case. ... He did this because he didn’t think it was right that Quebec was going to be distinct before the natives do. ... Bourassa was shocked that it failed so he claims that Quebec was Rejected, Humiliated and Victimized. ... To prevent Quebec from separating, Mulroney calls a meeting with all the Premiers.