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Meech Lake, Oka. Is fairness, sameness?. 1984 - after beginning his career in 1968, Trudeau Retires Brian Mulroney becomes Prime Minister. Trudeau Retires. Quebec still had not signed the Constitution because it didn’t recognize Quebec’s uniqueness.
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Meech Lake, Oka Is fairness, sameness?
1984 - after beginning his career in 1968, Trudeau Retires • Brian Mulroney becomes Prime Minister Trudeau Retires
Quebec still had not signed the Constitution because it didn’t recognize Quebec’s uniqueness. • Mulroney agreed to allow Quebec special status in an agreement called The Meech Lake Accord. The Constitution
Trudeau argued that it was wrong to give any province more rights than the others. • Aboriginal leaders were in disagreement because the accord did nothing to include native positions. Opposition
The Meech Lake accord was meant to bring the nation together but is was causing a divide between English, French and Native Canadians. • Elijah Harper, a Cree member of the Manitoba legislature, refused to vote for it which meant that the Province couldn’t ratify the deal. Death Blow
The UN declared Canada the best country in the world to live during the 90s. • Aboriginals still saw many problems in their communities with alcohol, suicide and employment. • Sometimes, when Political action was too slow, it was replaced with militant behavior. Native Land Claims
City developers wanted to extend a golf course onto sacred Mohawk burial land. • When negotiations failed, barricades were formed to stop the developers. • The Army was called in and the situation became very tense. Oka, Quebec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ldZTjlfgE CBC news-(language warning)
The crisis ended with the death of one police officer and 50 Mohawk warriors being taken into custody. • Seven years later the federal government purchased the land and gave it to the Mohawks. The Result