1971 in Quebec
This page relates to the year 1971 Gregorian Calendrier.
Chronology of the history of Quebec
Events
January 4th: The Canadian army is finally withdrawn.
January 20th: Several thousands of people express in front of the Law courts of Montreal for the release of those which were imprisoned under the Loi of Measurements of War.
January 25th: Beginning of the lawsuit of Paul Pink.
February 8th: The liberal Jean Cournoyer gains the by-election in the county of Chambly. The pequist Pierre Marois however obtained there more votes than in 1970.
15 February 19th: Robert Lemieux, Michel Chartrand, Pierre Vallières and Charles Gagnon are released in turn.
February 26th: At the time of the third congress of PQ, Rene Lévesque must again fight a proposal on the French unilinguism. Pierre Bourgault is elected with the executive of the party.
4 March 5th: The storm of the century falls down on Quebec, making fall more than 50 centimeters of snow to certain places. It causes about fifteen dead through the province.
March 14th: Paul Pink is recognized guilty murder of Pierre Laporte. He announces that he will go in call.
March 25th: The budget Garneau envisages expenditure of $4,151,000,000 and incomes of $3,800,000,000 per 1971-1972.
May 1st: The liberals celebrate with the Colisée of Quebec the first birthday of their takeover. Robert Bourassa benefits from it to announce the development project of the hydro-electric resources of the immense basin of the Baie James. The operation should cost $6 or $7 billion.
May 4th: At 11 p.m. 10, a subsidence takes place with Saint-Jean-Vianney, absorbing forty houses. Among the 31 missing people, 5 only will be found.
May 20th: Francis Simard is recognized guilty murder of Pierre Laporte.
May 27th: Robert Bourassa declares that Saint-Jean-Vianney will be striped chart. The government agrees to rehouse the survivors with Arvida, according to the wish expressed by the majority of them.
June 3rd: Adoption of the law nationalizing the cross-piece of Lévis and creating the Company of the Quebec-Lévis cross bars.
June 9th: Jean Béliveau announces his retirement of hockey.
June 10th: Guy Lafleur is fished out by the Canadian of Montreal.
June 14th: Federal-provincial conference with Victoria. Pierre Trudeau files in a reform project there constitutional, stating that a modification of the Constitution should require the support of a majority of the provinces and that the federal-provincial jurisdiction would be quasi joint as regards social security. Robert Bourassa gives his agreement in principle to the Charte of Victoria.
June 20th: Gabriel Loubier succeeds Jean-Jacques Bertrand at the time of the congress to the leadership of the National union.
June 23rd: Robert Bourassa makes volte-face and does not approve any more the Charte of Victoria. Its dissension is due to the ambiguity of the proposals concerning the legislative powers as regards social security.
June 30th: Deposit of law 50 creating the Company of Development of the Bay James .
July 3rd: Deposit of the bill transforming the Control of alcohols into Company of alcohols of Quebec.
July 14th: Law 50 on the James Bay and law 45 creating the Consumer protection are adopted.
August 23rd: The chief of the social Fraternity of the Indians criticizes the project of the James Bay.
September: Left the album the bird of Rene Simard, a 10 year old child to the gold voice which becomes one of the large high-speed motorboats of Quebec in the following weeks.
September 8th: Inauguration of the new Law courts of Montreal.
September 22nd: Bernard Lortie is recognized guilty removal of Pierre Laporte.
October 8th: Ottawa announces its intention to speak from now on about Canadian multiculturalism rather than of bicultural tradition.
October 25th: Deposit of law 66 lowering the age of majority from 21 to 18 years to Quebec.
October 27th: the Press issues the lockout of its employees.
October 29th: PQ refuses to take part and guarantee the demonstration in favor of the employees of the Press in Montreal. Only the deputy Robert Burns is among the walkers. The demonstrators face a stopping of police officers who decide to charge. There are 200 arrests, 300 wounded and 1 dead.
November 13rd: Agreement in principle with the Press .
November 14th: Quebec refuses to subscribe to the multiculturalism of Ottawa.
December 4th: FTQ recognizes for the first time the right of Quebec to self-determination.
December 12th: Pierre Vallières announces his rupture with FLQ. For him, the only valid alternative, it is the Parti Québécois.
December 30th: A group of businessmen, including/understanding the brothers Bronfman, Jacques Courteous and John Bassett, buys the Canadian of Montreal. The transaction is estimated at $15 million.
Births
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March 8th: Réal Béland Jr. (humorist).
- April 4th: Yanic Perreault (hockey player).
- April 9th: Jacques Villeneuve (racing driver).
- June 6th: Stephan Ouellet (boxer).
- July 14th: Marie-Chantal Toupin (singer).
- October 7th: Daniel Boucher (singer).
- December 20th: Hugo Girard (athlete).
- December 25th: Justin Trudeau (politicking).
- Isabelle Charest (skater speed).
Death
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January 7th: Marie Gérin-Lajoie (feminist).
- April 14th: Hector Authier (politicking).
- May 12th: Antonin Galipeault (politicking).
- August 1st: Henri Poitras (actor).
- September 4th: Albert Pelletier (writer).
- November 29th: Olivier Guimond (actor).
Internal bonds
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