1980 in Quebec

This page relates to the year 1980 Gregorian Calendrier.

Chronology of the history of Quebec

1979 in Quebec - 1980 - 1981 in Quebec

Events

January 1st: The fire of a private club of Chapais, at the time of a party of the New Year's Day, makes 48 dead and nearly 45 wounded. Florent Cantin, the 21 year old man who put fire accidentally at the branches of fir trees which decorated the room, will be continued for manslaughter.

January 3rd: The Liberal party of Quebec leaves a delivers beige bearing on the way in which it foresees the renewal of the federalism.

January 28th: The CEQ, which did not sign an collective agreement with the government, starts a general strike of the teachers through the province.

February 6th: 20,000 teachers express in front of the National Assembly.

February 11th: An agreement in principle is signed between Quebec and CEQ.

February 18th: Pierre Trudeau gains the federal general elections and will direct a majority government. In Quebec, PLC gains 74 counties over a possibility of 75. The only preserving survivor is Roch the Room in Joliette.

February 20th: Jean Campeau is named president of the Caisse of deposit and placement.

February 28th: Exit of the film the good boxrooms of Francis Mankiewicz.

March 3rd: Rodrigue Biron leaves the National union and announces that it lines up in the camp of Yes.

March 4th: Beginning of the debate chief clerk with the National Assembly. Rene Lévesque denounces the fear preached by the adversaries.

March 10th: Ottawa announces that it does not feel concerned by the Québécois law on the referendums and that it will finance its countryside of Not in the way that it hears it.

March 20th: The chief clerk question is adopted with the National Assembly. She relates to a mandate to negotiate the Sovereignty-association and precise that a second referendum will take place before the accession with sovereignty.

March 21st: Mario Tremblay causes a controversy at the Canadian of Montreal when he announces that he will vote Oui with the next referendum.

March 25th: The budget Parizeau announces a tax cut of 3% and the abolition of the tax of sale on clothing and the pieces of furniture.

March 30th: The Yvettes give a brunch to the Château Frontenac. This regrouping of women for Not was created following the unhappy remarks of Lise Payette which compared Madeleine Ryan, woman of the chief of the PLQ, in a Yvette, symbol of the subjected little girl prejudices certain school handbooks.

April 1st: The minimum wage with $3.65 the hour.

April 7th: 14,000 Yvettes meet in the Forum of Montreal. The surveys, until now relatively favorable to Yes, start to change.

April 14th: The countryside chief clerk begins officially. The referendum will take place on May 20th.

May 5th: Eric Kierans resigns of his station of the board of directors of the Caisse of deposit by showing Jacques Parizeau to want in " to trap the funds " to sponge the deficit.

May 14th: At the time of a speech to the Center Paul-Saved, Pierre Trudeau promises to renew the federalism if Not carries it. " We put our seats concerned " , he declares.

May 20th: Not is victorious with the referendum on sovereignty with 59.56% of the voices compared with 40.40% of the voices for Yes. Yes obtained a majority of voice only in 16 of the 110 districts. " the ball is in the federalistic camp " , Rene Lévesque declares in front of 9000 militants brought together in the Paul-Saved center.

May 20th: Eight minors are killed when they are buried inside the Belmoral mine of Val of Gold at the time of a landslide.

May 23rd: PQ announces that it temporarily puts its option out of night light and decides to negotiate the renewal of the federalism in good faith.

May 26th: The Superior court declares constitutional the law expropriant the Asbestos Corporation .

June 8th: The Prime Minister of Canada and the Prime Ministers for the provinces meet in Ottawa to discuss the constitutional reform.

June 15th: Serge Fountain, temporary chief of the a.

July 7th: Trudeau speaks to repatriate the Constitution unilaterally if there is no agreement.

July 10th: The Ministers for the Businesses intergouvernemntales meet in Montreal, thus beginning a round from constitutional negotiations which will last all the summer.

August 22nd: At the time of the annual conference of provincial the Prime Ministers with Winnipeg, an escape makes it possible to learn that the House of Commons will be convened at the end of September to ratify the debate on the repatriation of the Constitution and to thus be able to formulate the request in London before Christmas. This unilateral procedure in addition to the Prime Ministers.

August 27th: The Nordiques of Quebec put under contract the brothers Anton and Peter Stastny, which has just escaped from Czechoslovakia.

September 2nd: Guy Joron and Jacques Couture announces their withdrawal of the political life.

8 September 13rd: The federal-provincial meeting on the Constitution in Ottawa finishes on a total failure.

September 9th: The part rock'n'roll Starmania is presented for the first time to Montreal to the national Comedy. It is about a new version and the distribution is made up of Gilles Valiquette, Martine St-Clearly, Michel McClean, Louise Forestier, Jacques Blais, Sylvie Boucher, France Manor house and Robert Leroux.

September 18th: The federal liberal deputies Louis Duclos and Jacques Olivier decide against a unilateral repatriation of the Constitution.

October 2nd; At the time of the speech from the throne, Pierre Trudeau announces his intention to repatriate the Constitution unilaterally. It is given 4 years to amend it and 2 years so that the provinces get along on a formula acceptable for all.

October 3rd: Rodrigue Biron announces that it joint with the PQ.

October 9th: The Commission Report Duchaîne on the Crise of October states that it was not deliberately caused but that it served as a pretext for a repression of scale and a handling of the public opinion with fine policies.

October 14th: Several provincial Prime Ministers whose Rene Lévesque announces their intention to dispute the legality of the Trudeau project in front of the courts.

October 29th: Inauguration of new the Colisée of Quebec.

November 5th: Opening of the sixth session of the 31ème Legislature. The inaugural speech relates especially to the constitutional question.

November 6th: Rene Lévesque announces a cabinet reshuffle. Gerald Godin (Immigration) and Clément Richard (Communications) enters to the cabinet. Pierre Marois becomes and Labor Minister for Labor and Lise Payette minister of state with Social development.

November 12th: Rene Lévesque deposits a motion with the National Assembly denouncing the unilateral repatriation of the Constitution.

November 17th: PLQ gains the 4 bys-election of Mégantic-Compton, Brominates-Missisquoi, Johnson and Outremont. Pierre Paradis is the new deputy of Brominates-Missisquoi.

November 27th: The PLQ votes against Lévesque motion on repatriation.

December 7th: 15,000 people meet in the Forum of Montreal to protest against the repatriation of the Constitution. According to a survey, 63% of the Inhabitants of Quebec are opposite there.

December 15th: Gaetan Boucher is named athlete of the year. He gained a money medal to the Olympic Games of Lake-Placid last February.

December 16th: At the time of a visit in France, Rene Lévesque meets Raymond Barre which reiterates to him the French policy of non-interference and not-indifference opposite Quebec.

December 18th: Provigo buys the 88 supermarkets of Dominion for $100 million.

December 19th: Formation of the Manic of Montreal.

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