1980 to our times

1980 to our times

Under Development:

This section will be available soon, with new texts, curated images, and activities.  Browse what is already available below!

Constitutional Crises: Beginnings to Early 1980s

Original student texts, materials and student activities considering guiding questions like "Why did some Québeckers want to have their own country?  Did the Canadian Federation (and Constitution) help protect regional cultures?  What are the connections between language and culture?" 

You will learn to:  indicate the demands made by linguistic groups and the Québec Nationalists, indicate the means used by the provinces to influence the Federal government, indicate the reaction of the governments of Québec and Canada, and to Evaluate the relationship between the Governments of Québec and Canada.

The above learning intentions will also partially include: Identify the actors and actions in the Referendum on Sovereignty Association, 1980, Explain the process of repatriation of the Constitution, and Describe the changes in the Constitution Act 1982.  Click here. ➦

Constitutional Crises: Canada Act, Meech Lake, Charlottetown

Original student texts, materials and student activities considering guiding questions like "How did our new Constitution change things in Canada?  Was it a peoples' constitution?  What role did the media play? Is Canada a Federation of Nations?  What does the word 'distinct'  mean to you, to Québec, to other groups?  " 

You will learn to: describe the changes in the Constitution Act 1982, describe the elements of the Meech Lake Accord, describe the elements of the Charlottetown Accord, compare and contrast the two Accords, and finally to judge the effects of constitutional negotiations and the 2nd referendum on sovereignty.    Click here. ➦

Social Changes in Society - Demographic, work balance, etc.

A new student page is being developed here  ➦.

Presently, it hosts a few RECITUS-site translated texts and an available video on Aging of the Population!

Redefinition of the State - Neo- liberalism, social programs, etc.

A new page is being constructed for this topic here  ➦.

Presently (early 2026) it includes an overview video on Neoliberalism by RECITUS, other video suggestions, and a couple of short activities! 

Civil society - On groups, organizations, individuals that operate outside the formal political system but try to influence public policy and opinion

A new page is being constructed for this topic here  ➦.

It already includes an overview video on Civil Society as well as a video on Environmental Concerns.  New for 2025, we have also posted there a new complete LES on "Civil Society – Actions that affect society" at the bottom in the Teacher's Corner.