1960s

• 1960 - Quebec general election
  Quebec general election, 1960
  The Quebec general election of 1960 was held on June 22, 1960 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. It was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history, rivalled perhaps only by the 1976 general election...
  
  : The election of a new Liberal Party government led by Premier Jean Lesage
  Jean Lesage
  Jean Lesage, PC, CC, CD was a lawyer and politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as the 19th Premier of Quebec from 22 June 1960, to 16 August 1966...
  
   marks the beginning of a period of sustained change known as the 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...
  
  .
• 1960 - Foundation of the Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale
  Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale
  The Rassemblement pour l'Indépendance Nationale was a political organization dedicated to the promotion of Quebec national independence from Canada.-History:...
  
  . See History of the Quebec sovereignist movement.
• 1961 - December 14: Marie-Claire Kirkland
  Marie-Claire Kirkland
  Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain, is a Quebec lawyer, judge and politician. She was the first woman elected to the National Assembly of Quebec, the first woman appointed a Cabinet minister in Quebec, the first woman appointed acting premier, and the first woman judge to serve in the Quebec...
  
   becomes the first woman Member of the Legislative Assembly
  Legislative Assembly of Quebec
  The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
  
   and also the first woman cabinet member.
• 1962 - The construction of the Montreal Metro
  Montreal Metro
  The Montreal Metro is a rubber-tired metro system, and the main form of public transportation underground in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
  
   (subway) begins.
• 1962 - The Champlain Bridge
  Champlain Bridge (Montreal)
  The Champlain Bridge is a steel truss cantilever bridge with approach viaducts constructed of prestressed concrete beams supporting a prestressed concrete deck paved with asphalt...
  
   in Montreal
  Montreal
  Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
  
   is partly opened to traffic. Very big.
• 1962 - Quebec general election
  Quebec general election, 1962
  The Quebec general election of 1962 was held on November 14, 1962, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Lesage, won re-election, defeating the Union Nationale led by Daniel Johnson, Sr..In an unusual move,...
  
  : Liberals win.
• 1963 - Front de libération du Québec
  Front de libération du Québec
  The Front de libération du Québec was a left-wing Quebecois nationalist and Marxist-Leninist paramilitary group in Quebec, Canada. It was active between 1963 and 1970, and was regarded as a terrorist organization for its violent methods of action...
  
   (FLQ) members, Gabriel Hudon and Raymond Villeneuve
  Raymond Villeneuve
  Raymond Villeneuve is a Canadian political activist.Villeneuve remained out of the spotlight as he was volunteering for the Parti Québécois from 1988 until the 1995 referendum...
  
   are sentenced to 12 years in prison for manslaughter after their bomb killed Sgt. Wilfred V. O'Neill, a watchman at Montreal's Canadian Army Recruiting Center. See Front de libération du Québec
  Front de libération du Québec
  The Front de libération du Québec was a left-wing Quebecois nationalist and Marxist-Leninist paramilitary group in Quebec, Canada. It was active between 1963 and 1970, and was regarded as a terrorist organization for its violent methods of action...
  
  .
• 1963 - Second wave of the nationalization of electricity. On April 30, Hydro-Québec
  Hydro-Québec
  Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec....
  
   acquires 8 private producers of hydroelectricity
  Hydroelectricity
  Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
  
  .
• 1963 - July 10: Voting age lowered from 21 to 18 in Quebec elections.
• 1964 - A ministry of education, separate from the Catholic clergy, is created by the Quebec government.
• 1964 - Married women obtain full legal rights (to buy property without their husband's signature, and so forth).
• 1965 - Canada adopts the maple leaf flag
  Flag of Canada
  The national flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf, and , is a red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a stylized 11-pointed red maple leaf. Its adoption in 1965 marked the first time a national flag had been officially adopted in Canada to replace the Union Flag...
  
   in February.
• 1966 - Quebec general election
  Quebec general election, 1966
  The Quebec general election of 1966 was held on June 5, 1966, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The Union Nationale , led by Daniel Johnson, Sr, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Lesage....
  
  : Union Nationale wins.
• 1967 - Quebec celebrates the 100th anniversary of its joining in the creation of the nation of Canada
• 1967 - As part of Canada's centennial celebrations, the Universal Exposition of Montreal, better known as Expo 67
  Expo 67
  The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was the general exhibition, Category One World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It is considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century, with the...
  
  , opens for the summer.
• 1967 - Completion of the construction of Saint Joseph's Oratory
  Saint Joseph's Oratory
  Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal, , is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine on the west slope of Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-History:...
  
   on Montreal
  Montreal
  Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
  
  's Mount Royal
  Mount Royal
  Mount Royal is a mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the city to which it gave its name.The mountain is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachians...
  
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• 1967 - Visiting President of France Charles de Gaulle
  Charles de Gaulle
  Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
  
   shouts "Vive le Québec libre!
  Vive le Québec libre speech
  "Vive le Québec libre !" was a controversial phrase in a speech delivered by French president Charles de Gaulle in Montreal on July 24, 1967.De Gaulle was in Canada on an official visit under the pretext of attending Expo 67...
  
  " from the balcony of Montreal
  Montreal
  Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
  
   city hall. De Gaulle cancelled the rest of his official visit to Canada after Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson
  Lester B. Pearson
  Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, PC, OM, CC, OBE was a Canadian professor, historian, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, and politician, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis...
  
   said: "Certain statements by President de Gaulle
  Charles de Gaulle
  Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
  
   tend to encourage the small minority of our population whose aim is to destroy Canada: and as such, they are unacceptable to the Canadian people and its government."
• 1967 - In October, René Lévesque
  René Lévesque
  René Lévesque was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, , the founder of the Parti Québécois political party and the 23rd Premier of Quebec...
  
   leaves the Quebec Liberal Party and founds the Mouvement Souveraineté-Association
  Mouvement Souveraineté-Association
  The Mouvement Souveraineté-Association was formed on November 19, 1967 by René Lévesque to promote the concept of sovereignty-association between Quebec and the rest of Canada....
  
  .
• 1968 - On Monday, June 24, 290 people are arrested during the lundi de la matraque civil disorder during the St-Jean-Baptiste
  Fête nationale du Québec
  Quebec's National Holiday is celebrated annually on June 24, St. John the Baptist DayIn Quebec, the national holiday is a paid statutory public holiday covered under the Act Respecting Labour Standards...
  
   parade.
• 1968 - Pierre Trudeau
  Pierre Trudeau
  Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
  
  , born in Montreal, Quebec, is elected Prime Minister of Canada
  Prime Minister of Canada
  The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
  
  . See 1968 federal election
  Canadian federal election, 1968
  The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament of Canada...
  
  .
• 1968 - On August 28, the Théâtre du rideau vert premieres Michel Tremblay
  Michel Tremblay
  Michel Tremblay, CQ is a Canadian novelist and playwright.Tremblay grew up in the Plateau Mont-Royal, a French-speaking neighbourhood of Montreal, at the time of his birth a neighbourhood with a working-class character and joual dialect, something that would heavily influence his work...
  
  's play Les Belles-Sœurs, which sells out its entire run in two days and revolutionizes the entertainment world by using Quebec French
  Quebec French
  Quebec French , or Québécois French, is the predominant variety of the French language in Canada, in its formal and informal registers. Quebec French is used in everyday communication, as well as in education, the media, and government....
  
   joual
  Joual
  Joual is the common name for the linguistic features of basilectal Quebec French that are associated with the French-speaking working class in Montreal which has become a symbol of national identity for a large number of artists from that area...
  
   instead of "Parisian" French.
• 1968 - On October 26, the Parti Québécois
  Parti Québécois
  The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
  
  is created out of the merger of René Lévesque
  René Lévesque
  René Lévesque was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, , the founder of the Parti Québécois political party and the 23rd Premier of Quebec...
  
  's Mouvement Souveraineté-Association
  Mouvement Souveraineté-Association
  The Mouvement Souveraineté-Association was formed on November 19, 1967 by René Lévesque to promote the concept of sovereignty-association between Quebec and the rest of Canada....
  
   and the Ralliement national
  Ralliement national
  Ralliement national was a political party that advocated the political independence of Quebec from Canada in the 1960s.It was led by former créditiste Gilles Grégoire...
  
  . See History of the Quebec sovereignist movement.
• 1968 - The Université du Québec
  Université du Québec
  The University of Quebec is a system of ten provincially-run public universities in Quebec, Canada. Its headquarters are in Quebec City. The university coordinates university programs for more than 87,000 students. It offers more than 300 programs...
  
   network is created by the government.
• 1968 - The government-operated Radio-Québec (television station) is founded. In the 1990s it was renamed Télé-Québec
  Télé-Québec
  Télé-Québec is a French language public educational television network in the Canadian province of Quebec. Known legally as Société de télédiffusion du Québec , it is a provincial crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec...
  
  .
• 1968 - The Legislative Council
  Legislative Council of Quebec
  From 1867 until 1968, the Legislative Council of Quebec was the unelected upper house of the bicameral legislature in the Canadian province of Quebec...
  
  , the non-elected upper house of Quebec's parliament, is abolished.
• 1969 - The Parliament of Canada
  Parliament of Canada
  The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislative branch of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in the national capital, Ottawa. Formally, the body consists of the Canadian monarch—represented by her governor general—the Senate, and the House of Commons, each element having its own officers and...
  
  , under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
  Pierre Trudeau
  Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
  
  , passes Bill C-120 : An Act Respecting the Status of Official Languages in Canada, making both French and English the official languages of all Canada. See Official Languages Act
  Official Languages Act
  Official Language Act or Official Languages Act may refer to:* the Official Languages Act passed in Canada to enshrine official bilingualism* the Official Language Act passed in Quebec to ensure that French retained its primary status...
  
  .
• 1969 - The Union Nationale government of Jean-Jacques Bertrand
  Jean-Jacques Bertrand
  Jean-Jacques Bertrand was the 21st Premier of Quebec, Canada, from October 2, 1968 to May 12, 1970. He led the Union Nationale party.-Member of the legislature:...
  
   passes "Bill 63" which confirms the status quo on the language of instruction in the public schools (Parents can choose English or French).
• 1969 - The Montreal Expos
  Montreal Expos
  The Montreal Expos were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec from 1969 through 2004, holding the first MLB franchise awarded outside the United States. After the 2004 season, MLB moved the Expos to Washington, D.C. and renamed them the Nationals.Named after the Expo 67 World's...
  
   baseball
  Baseball
  Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
  
   franchise beings play in Montreal
  Montreal
  Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
  
  .
• 1969 - FLQ paramilitary bomb the Montreal Stock Exchange.
• 1969 - Montreal's
  Montreal
  Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
  
   3,700 police and firefighters stage a wildcat strike, resulting in violence, looting, arson, and the death of two people.

1970s

• 1970 - Formation of the "Montreal Urban Community" on January 1, consisting of the central city of Montreal
  Montreal
  Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
  
   and its suburbs on the island of Montreal
  Island of Montreal
  The Island of Montreal , in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. It is separated from Île Jésus by the Rivière des Prairies....
  
  . Replaced in 2002 by the new "megacity" of Montreal.
• 1970 - Quebec general election
  Quebec general election, 1970
  The Quebec general election of 1970 was held on April 29, 1970 to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The former Legislative Assembly had been renamed the "National Assembly" in 1968...
  
  : Liberals win.
• 1970 - Terrorist
  Terrorism
  Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
  
   activities by the Front de libération du Québec
  Front de libération du Québec
  The Front de libération du Québec was a left-wing Quebecois nationalist and Marxist-Leninist paramilitary group in Quebec, Canada. It was active between 1963 and 1970, and was regarded as a terrorist organization for its violent methods of action...
  
   culminated with the abduction of James Cross
  James Cross
  James Richard Cross, CMG was a British diplomat in Canada who was kidnapped by the Front de libération du Québec terrorist group during the October Crisis of October 1970....
  
  , the British Trade Commissioner to Canada, and Pierre Laporte
  Pierre Laporte
  Pierre Laporte was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician who was the Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour of the province of Quebec before being kidnapped and killed by members of the group Front de libération du Québec during the October Crisis. Mr...
  
  , a provincial minister and Vice-Premier. Martial law is declared and civil rights are suspended. See the October Crisis
  October Crisis
  The October Crisis was a series of events triggered by two kidnappings of government officials by members of the Front de libération du Québec during October 1970 in the province of Quebec, mainly in the Montreal metropolitan area.The circumstances ultimately culminated in the only peacetime use...
  
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• 1971 - Women are allowed to serve on juries.
• 1971 - Premier Bourassa
  Robert Bourassa
  Jean-Robert Bourassa, was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as the 22nd Premier of Quebec in two different mandates, first from May 12, 1970, to November 25, 1976, and then from December 12, 1985, to January 11, 1994, serving a total of just under 15 years as Provincial Premier.-Early...
  
   launches the James Bay
  James Bay
  James Bay is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean. James Bay borders the provinces of Quebec and Ontario; islands within the bay are part of Nunavut...
  
   hydroelectric project.
• 1971 - Victoria Charter
  Victoria Charter
  The Victoria Charter was a set of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada in 1971. This document represented a failed attempt on the part of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to patriate the Constitution, add rights and freedoms to it and entrench English and French as Canada's official...
  
   constitutional reform ends in failure.
• 1973 - Quebec general election
  Quebec general election, 1973
  The Quebec general election of 1973 was held on October 29, 1973 to elect members to National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Robert Bourassa, won re-election, defeating the Parti Québécois, led by René Lévesque, and the Union Nationale .The Liberals won a...
  
  : Liberals re-elected.
• 1973 - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
  
   steal the membership list of the Parti Québécois
  Parti Québécois
  The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
  
  .
• 1974 - The Liberal government adopts "Bill 22" (Official Language Act (Quebec)
  Official Language Act (Quebec)
  The Official Language Act of 1974 , also known as Bill 22, is an act of the National Assembly of Quebec which made French the sole official language of Quebec, a province of Canada...
  
  ) language legislation (later superseded by Bill 101
  Charter of the French Language
  The Charter of the French Language , also known as Bill 101 and Loi 101, is a law in the province of Quebec in Canada defining French, the language of the majority of the population, as the only official language of Quebec, and framing fundamental language rights for everyone in the province...
  
  ).
• 1975 - The Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
  Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
  The Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms is a statutory bill of rights and human rights code passed by the National Assembly of Quebec on June 27, 1975...
  
   is passed and comes into effect the following year.
• 1976 - The Summer Olympic Games
  1976 Summer Olympics
  The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
  
   are held in Montreal
  Montreal
  Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
  
  .
• 1976 - Quebec general election
  Quebec general election, 1976
  The Quebec general election of 1976 was held on November 15, 1976 to elect members to National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. It was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history, rivalled only by the 1960 general election, and caused major repercussions in the rest of Canada...
  
  : On November 15, the Parti Québécois
  Parti Québécois
  The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
  
  (PQ) is elected. With a participation rate of 85.27%, the highest in Quebec
  Quebec
  Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
  
  's history, 41% of voters give 71 seats to the PQ.
• 1976 - Quebec-born author Saul Bellow
  Saul Bellow
  Saul Bellow was a Canadian-born Jewish American writer. For his literary contributions, Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts...
  
   wins the Nobel Prize for literature.
• 1977 - On August 26, the Quebec Charter of the French Language
  Charter of the French Language
  The Charter of the French Language , also known as Bill 101 and Loi 101, is a law in the province of Quebec in Canada defining French, the language of the majority of the population, as the only official language of Quebec, and framing fundamental language rights for everyone in the province...
  
   (Bill 101) becomes law.
• 1977 - The exodus of unilingual English speaking workers and businessmen, started with the economic boom of Toronto and the West, accelerates. Over the next decade, more than 300,000 English-speaking Canadians leave the province. Most settled in Ontario
  Ontario
  Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
  
  . An equally high number of Canadians moved from other provinces to settle in Ontario
  Ontario
  Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
  
  , where Toronto is booming, replacing Montreal
  Montreal
  Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
  
   as the metropolis of Canada since the end of the second world war
  World War II
  World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
  
  .
• 1978 - "No-fault" automobile insurance comes into effect in Quebec.
• 1978 - National Assembly
  National Assembly of Quebec
  The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
  
   debates are televised for the first time, and to suit the cameras, the walls are painted blue instead of the previous green.
• 1979 - Pierre Trudeau
  Pierre Trudeau
  Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
  
   is defeated in the 1979 Canadian election
  Canadian federal election, 1979
  The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...
  
   and retires (he soon changes his mind).

1980s

• 1980 - Pierre Trudeau
  Pierre Trudeau
  Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
  
   returns to power as Prime Minister of Canada in the 1980 Canadian election
  Canadian federal election, 1980
  The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament of Canada...
  
  .
• 1980 - Premier Lévesque
  René Lévesque
  René Lévesque was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, , the founder of the Parti Québécois political party and the 23rd Premier of Quebec...
  
   puts sovereignty-association before the Quebec voters in a referendum. 60% of the Quebec electorate votes against it. See the Referendum of 1980
  1980 Quebec referendum
  The 1980 Quebec referendum was the first referendum in Quebec on the place of Quebec within Canada and whether Quebec should pursue a path toward sovereignty. The referendum was called by Quebec's Parti Québécois government, which strongly favoured secession from Canada...
  
  .
• 1981 - Quebec general election
  Quebec general election, 1981
  The Quebec general election of 1981 was held on April 13, 1981, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Parti Québécois, led by René Lévesque, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Claude Ryan.The PQ won re-election despite...
  
  : Parti Québécois
  Parti Québécois
  The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
  
  re-elected.
• 1981 - November 4-5: In the "Night of the Long Knives" (French: "La Nuit des Longs Couteaux"), Pierre Trudeau
  Pierre Trudeau
  Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
  
   makes a constitutional deal with nine anglophone provinces without Quebec.