Political Agreements and Conflicts in Canada

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What Brian Mulroney and Pierre Trudeau agreed about

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They agreed that the official policy of bilingualism would help protect the rights of Francophones to speak French.

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Disagreement between Brian Mulroney and Pierre Trudeau

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Mulroney thought the Charter of Rights and Freedoms did not fully protect Francophones and that Quebec needed special group rights.

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Reason for "national reconciliation" between Québec and Canada

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Québec wouldn't agree to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, feeling it didn't protect French language use.

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Mulroney's goal in the Meech Lake Accord

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He tried to change the Canadian Constitution to recognize Québec as a "distinct" society with different laws and rights.

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Anglophone reaction to the Meech Lake Accord

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Many were against it, feeling it gave Québec more power than other provinces.

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Aboriginal people's role in the Meech Lake Accord's failure

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Elijah Harper, a Cree First Nations politician, refused to agree, preventing approval.

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Elijah Harper's opposition to Meech Lake

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The accord gave special rights to Québec but ignored special rights for Aboriginal people.

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Oka Crisis involved Mohawk Aboriginal people fighting against police and government soldiers over land claims.

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The fight lasted 78 days.

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Failure of the Meech Lake Accord led to renewed separatism in Québec.

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People in Quebec felt that Canada would never fully respect the rights of French speakers.

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Prime Minister Mulroney's proposed changes in the Charlottetown Accord

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Included recognizing Québec as a distinct society, aimed to protect its French culture. And recognize Aboriginal rights to control their traditional lands.