The English-French relations have not always been easy. Each is

always arguing and accusing the other of wrong doings. All this hatred

and differences started in the past, and this Quiet revolution, right

after a new Liberal government led by Jean Lesage came in 1960. Thus was

the beginning of the Quiet Revolution.

Lesage had an excellent team of cabinet ministers which included

Rene Levesque. The Liberals promised to do two things during the Quiet

Revolution; one was to improve economic and social standards for the

people of Quebec, and the other was to win greater respect and recognition

for all the French people of Canada. The Liberals started a program to

take control of hydro-electric power companies. French-Canadian engineers

from all over Canada returned to Quebec to work on the project. Slogans

during these times were "we can do it" and "masters in our own homes".

The government also started to replace programs the Church previously ran,

which included hospital insurance, pension schemes and the beginning of

Medi-Care. For these programs, the Quebec Liberals had to struggle

Quebec. In order for the independence movement to take greater strides,

there was no need for their liberation. In 1970, British Trade

actions included robbing banks in order to get money. For their

educated only in French. Businesses accused the Parti Quebecois of

won the Provincial election. Now many Quebecers thought he could build up

The FLQ (Front De Libération Du Québec) was founded in 1963.

of the ethnic groups in Canada. Other complaints were that the top jobs

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