Canadian Unity Council
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The Canadian Unity Council was a privately owned non-profit organization whose mission was the promotion of Canadian Unity and the current federal institutions.
The CUC started as the "Canada Committee" in 1964, in the middle of Quebec's Quiet Revolution
. The period corresponds to the rise of both the Quebec independence movement and the demands for reform by Quebec federalists.
The election of the Parti Québécois in 1976 gave the impulse for a coalition strategy, which included all federalist parties. Funded by the Government of Canada, the CUC published numerous pro-Canada studies advertising the merits of Canadian federalism.
In 1996, the Centre for Research and Information on Canada
(CRIC) was created to assist in the CUC's mission to promote the federal government's view of what federal Canada is.
In 2006, the Government of Stephen Harper
announced the reduction of funding for the Unity Council.
The CUC started as the "Canada Committee" in 1964, in the middle of Quebec's Quiet Revolution
Quiet Revolution
The Quiet Revolution was the 1960s period of intense change in Quebec, Canada, characterized by the rapid and effective secularization of society, the creation of a welfare state and a re-alignment of politics into federalist and separatist factions...
. The period corresponds to the rise of both the Quebec independence movement and the demands for reform by Quebec federalists.
The election of the Parti Québécois in 1976 gave the impulse for a coalition strategy, which included all federalist parties. Funded by the Government of Canada, the CUC published numerous pro-Canada studies advertising the merits of Canadian federalism.
In 1996, the Centre for Research and Information on Canada
Centre for Research and Information on Canada
The Centre for Research and Information on Canada is an organization established in 1996 by the Canadian Unity Council to manage its research and communications activities....
(CRIC) was created to assist in the CUC's mission to promote the federal government's view of what federal Canada is.
In 2006, the Government of Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
announced the reduction of funding for the Unity Council.
Board of directors
- 2005
- Chairman of the Board -The Honourable Bob RaeBob RaeRobert Keith "Bob" Rae, PC, OC, OOnt, QC, MP is a Canadian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
, P.C., O.C., Q.C., LL.D. - Partner, Goodmans LLPGoodmans LLPGoodmans LLP is a Canadian corporate law firm with offices in Toronto and Vancouver. It is one of the seven sisters; a collection of seven leading Canadian law firms with offices in Toronto. First established in Toronto in 1917 by David Bertram Goodman, Goodmans LLP now has approximately 200 lawyers...
- Toronto, ON - Vice-Chairman - Mr. George N. Addy - Senior Partner, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP - Toronto, ON
- Vice-Chairman - Mr. Gilbert G. Dalton, C.A. - Executive Vice-President & C.F.O., Baine Johnston Corporation - St. John'sSt. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorSt. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
, NL - Secretary - Mr. Ronald Bilodeau - Vice-President, East Canadian Pacific Railway - Montreal, QC
- President & Chief Executive Officer - Mr. Michel Desjardins - The Canadian Unity Council - Montreal, QC
- Chairman of the Board -The Honourable Bob Rae