1979 in Quebec

This page relates to the year 1979 Gregorian Calendrier.

Chronology of the history of Quebec

1978 in Quebec - 1979 - 1980 in Quebec

Events

January 5th: Following the example couple Cossette-Trudel, the felquist Jacques Lanctôt returns to Quebec. It is apprehended by the police force on the outlet side of the plane.

January 24th: Rene Lévesque announces that it agrees to give a subsidy of $5 million for the restoration of the Colisée of Quebec, essential condition for the entry of the Nordiques of Quebec in the National league of hockey.

January 25th: The report/ratio of the Commission Pip-Robarts on the Canadian unit recommends that the linguistic rights belong to the provinces. Moreover, Quebec is entitled to self-determination and Ottawa should negotiate if the referendum proved to be positive. Dissatisfied with these conclusions, Pierre Trudeau relegates the report/ratio to the oubliettes.

January 29th: Beginning of a strike in public transport with Quebec, which will last nearly 8 months.

February 4th: The trade unions announce that they will ask for a pay rise of 20% for the employees of the public sector during the forthcoming negotiation.

February 12th: At the time of its official visit in Quebec, Raymond Barre becomes the first French Prime Minister to make a speech with the National Assembly.

March 3rd: Gilles Villeneuve gains the automobile Grand Prix of South Africa Formulates 1 of them.

March 6th: At the time of the inaugural message of the fourth session of the 31ème Legislature, Rene Lévesque announces that its government will be devoted firstly to the recovery of the economy during the next year.

March 9th: Expropriés of Mirabel accept the offer of $6 million the federal government, putting fine at ten years of fight against the expropriation of their grounds with an aim of building an airport.

13 March 14th: The trade-union chiefs benefit from the economic top of Montebello to denounce the economic situation of Quebec.

March 21st: Marc Messier, Michel Side and Marcel Gauthier presents for the first time the part Broue to the theater of Voyagements in Montreal.

March 22nd: LNH accepts the entry of 4 cities of which that of Quebec in the league where they will be able to play the nearest autumn.

March 27th: At the time of its speech of the budget, Jacques Parizeau maintains the suppression of the tax of sale for the textile, clothing and the shoes and announces the installation of a mode of saving-actions (REA). The expenditure will be of $14 billion in 1979-1980.

March 29th: F-27 of Québecair is crushed at the time to fly away with the airport of Old-Lorette the. There are 17 died.

April 1st: The minimum wage with $3.47 the hour.

April 8th: Gilles Villeneuve gains the automobile Grand Prix of the Western United States Formulates 1 of them.

April 11th: First representation with the Palate of the congresses of Paris of the rock opera Starmania of Luc Plamondon and Michel Berger. The distribution includes/understands Fabienne Thibeault, Diane Dufresne, Nanette Workman and Claude Dubois.

April 13rd: Rene Lévesque wife Corinne Side.

April 30th: Claude Ryan gains the by-election of Argenteuil, thus making its entry with the National Assembly. The liberal Jean-Claude Rivest gains that of Jean-Heel against the candidate pequist Louise Beaudoin.

May 17th: Robert Burns announces her intention to leave the policy soon.

May 21st: The Canadian of Montreal gain a fourth consecutive Coupe Stanley vis-a-vis the Rangers of New York.

May 22nd: The Conservative party of Joe Clark gains the federal general elections but will have to form a minority government. The results in Quebec are of 67 liberals, 6 creditists and 2 conservatives.

1st June 2nd: At the time of its seventh congress, the Parti Québécois accepts a modification of the formula etapist. Quebec will have to reach sovereignty only after one second gaining referendum. Louise Harel becomes vice-president. The party counts 200,000 members now.

June 10th: An accident of bus on highway 20 close to Victoriaville makes 11 dead and 25 wounded.

June 30th: The provincial Bank and the national Canadian Bank amalgamate to form the national Banque.

July 13rd: Two delinquents, Gilles Pimparé and Normand Guerin, are shown murder of two teenagers, Chantale Dupont and Maurice Marcil, whom they threw in bottom of the Pont Jacques-Cartier after having lightened them of their money. The young girl had been violated before. This foul crime will make the cuff of the newspapers during part of the summer and will be the object of a documentary film to the beginning of the year 1990.

August 7th: The Cossette-Trudel couple bails out two years of prison after being found guilty of the removal of James Richard Cross in 1970.

August 8th: Official resignation of Robert Burns.

August 30th: Yves Michaud becomes acting general of Quebec with Paris.

September 6th: The government makes public the document Bâtir Quebec , written by Bernard Landry, which lays down the new economic policy in the years to come.

September 21st: Rene Lévesque announces a cabinet reshuffle. François Gendron becomes Minister for the Public office and Michel Clair Minister for the Income. Left side, Rodrigue Tremblay snap the door of the party.

September 21st: Jacques Parizeau makes public the purchase offer for the actions of Asbestos Corporation . The offer is of $42 the action.

September 23rd: Denise Filiatrault and Dominique Michel animates the first Official reception of the ADISQ in Montreal. Claude Dubois and Fabienne Thibeault gains the Felix of interpreters male and female of the year. The part Starmania obtains 5 trophies.

October 7th: Gilles Villeneuve gains the automobile Grand Prix of the United States East Formulates 1 of them.

October 9th: End of the conflict of public transport with Quebec.

October 10th: First match of the Scandinavian of Quebec in the LNH.

October 14th: First match Canadian-Scandinavian with the Forum of Montreal. The montréalaise team carries it 3-1.

October 28th: Inauguration of LG-2 to the Bay James.

November 1st: Rene Lévesque deposits white paper on the Sovereignty-association with the National Assembly. It is entitled the new agreement Quebec-Canada .

November 8th: The felquist Jacques Lanctôt is recognized guilty removal of James Richard Cross and bails out 3 years of prison.

November 11th: Jacques Parizeau grants $690 additional million to the members of the Common front, dissatisfied of the governmental offers. Those decided an unlimited strike starting from November 13rd.

November 12th: Quebec makes adopt a special law suspending the right to strike in the public sector during 15 days.

November 14th: PLQ gains the bys-election in Beauce-South, Prévost and Maisonneuve, the two last being held before by the PQ.

November 18th: CSN starts a three days strike in the hospitals.

November 21st: Agreement in principle with the CSN. The government agree to make assemble the minimum wage from $200 to $265 per week in the public sector. The following day, FTQ agrees to sign the agreement but CEQ decides da to make band with share.

November 26th: The liberal Herbert Marx gains the by-election of Arcy McGee with 96% of the voices.

December 11th: Louise Deschâtelets becomes the new president of the Union of the artists.

December 13rd: In Ottawa, the preserving budget east demolishes in Room. General elections are announced for on February 18th, 1980.

December 13rd: The Supreme court declares illegal the chapter of the Charte of the French language founding the primacy of French in justice and the legislation.

December 20th: Rene Lévesque makes known the question chief clerk with the National Assembly.

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