This section of the Timeline of Quebec history concerns the events between patriation of the British North America Act and the present day. This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history both as part of the British Empire and the Dominion of Canada. ... This section of the Timeline of Quebec history concerns the events between the Quiet Revolution and the patriation of the British North America Act. ... This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history both as part of the British Empire and the Dominion of Canada. ... The British North America Acts 1867–1975 are a series of Acts of the British Parliament dealing with the government of Canada. ...

1980s

• 1982 - Led by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, the Canadian government moves to patriate the constitution on April 17
• June 9 – Following a court challenge to parts of Bill 101 (the French language law of the Province of Quebec), the Supreme Court of Canada rules them unconstitutional.
• 1984 - Deranged former soldier Denis Lortie goes on a shooting spree at the National Assembly on May 8. The assembly is not in session; however, there are 3 deaths and 9 injured.
• 1984 - Pierre Trudeau resigns as Prime Minister of Canada after taking a "walk in the snow" to think it over.
• 1984 - Brian Mulroney, born in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, is elected Prime Minister of Canada.
• 1984 - René Lévesque accepts the beau risque of constitutional negotiations with the new Mulroney government. This leads to a serious split within the Parti Québécois.
• 1985 - Exhausted by infighting within his party, René Lévesque resigns as premier and leader of the Parti Québécois.
• 1985 - Quebec general election: Liberals win.
• 1987 - The Meech Lake Accord is agreed to by federal and provincial governments. However, it was never ratified.
• 1987 - René Lévesque dies.
• 1988 - Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement is negotiated, with broad support from both sides of the political spectrum in Quebec.
• 1989 - A geomagnetic storm in northern Quebec causes a nine-hour blackout in parts of province on March 13. Owing to a ripple effect in the transmission lines that feed Quebec-produced energy to New York State, ultimately to New York City; and combined with a number of localised problems there and in neighbouring New Jersey and Long Island, the storm hundreds of miles away in the wilds of northern Quebec also ends up blacking out New York City for several hours.
• 1989 - Quebec general election: Liberals are re-elected.
• 1989 - École Polytechnique Massacre on December 6.

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The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), is the Minister of the Crown who is head of the Government of Canada. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... René Lévesque (pronounced ) (August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, Canada, (1960 – 1966), the founder of the Parti Québécois political party, and 23rd Premier of Quebec (November 25, 1976 – October 3, 1985). ... Beau Risque is a political phrase in Quebec denoting the risk the Parti Québécois (PQ), sovereigntists and Quebecers took in supporting the attempt of Brian Mulroneys Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to have Quebec reintegrate the Canadian constitution in honour and dignity and have its distinctiveness recognized... The Parti Québécois (PQ) is a political party that advocates national sovereignty for the Canadian province of Quebec and secession from Canada, as well as social democratic policies and has traditionally had support from the labour movement. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... René Lévesque (pronounced ) (August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, Canada, (1960 – 1966), the founder of the Parti Québécois political party, and 23rd Premier of Quebec (November 25, 1976 – October 3, 1985). ... The Parti Québécois (PQ) is a political party that advocates national sovereignty for the Canadian province of Quebec and secession from Canada, as well as social democratic policies and has traditionally had support from the labour movement. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the Quebec general election on December 2, 1985, the Quebec Liberal Party under Robert Bourassa defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois under Pierre-Marc Johnson. ... The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Meech Lake Accord was a set of failed amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated in 1987 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the provincial premiers, including Robert Bourassa, premier of Quebec. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... René Lévesque (pronounced ) (August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, Canada, (1960 – 1966), the founder of the Parti Québécois political party, and 23rd Premier of Quebec (November 25, 1976 – October 3, 1985). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was a trade agreement reached by Canada and the United States in October of 1987. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² - Water... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A geomagnetic storm is a temporary disturbance of the Earths magnetosphere. ... The term blackout in peacetime refers to a cessation of electrical energy through electric power transmission systems. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the Quebec general election on September 25, 1989, the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party under Robert Bourassa won re-election, defeating the Parti Québécois under Jacques Parizeau. ... The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Memorial plate on the side of École Polytechnique. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

1990s

• 1990 - The Oka Crisis.
• 1990 - Angered by the imminent collapse of the Meech Lake Accord, Lucien Bouchard resigns as member of Parliament and cabinet minister in the Mulroney government and founds the Bloc Québécois.
• 1990 - The Meech Lake Accord collapses as it fails to win unanimous ratification by the deadline. Support for Quebec sovereignty rises to high levels.
• 1991 - The Canadian government introduces the unpopular Goods and Services Tax (GST).
• 1991 - June 20: "Bill 150" is passed, providing for a referendum on sovereignty in 1992 (later canceled and replaced by a referendum on the Charlottetown Accord)
• 1992 - August 13: former Equality Party Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) Richard Holden (politician) joins the Parti Québécois
• 1992 - October 26: Country-wide referendum on the Charlottetown Accord. The accord is rejected by the population of Canada and also specifically by the population of Quebec.
• 1993 - Brian Mulroney resigns as Prime Minister of Canada on February 24.
• 1993 - Jean Chrétien, born in Shawinigan, Quebec, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada.
• 1993 - The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect.
• 1994 - After almost 40 years of preparation the new Civil Code of Quebec comes into effect on January 1st.
• 1994 - Quebec general election: The Parti Québécois elected to office, led by Jacques Parizeau.
• 1995 - October 24, the James Bay Cree hold their own referendum on whether or not their territory should remain a part of Canada. Over 96% of the Cree vote in favour of retaining the relationship with Canada.
• 1995 - On October 30, another referendum on sovereignty is held. For the second time, the measure is rejected, this time by a slim margin of slightly more than one percent. See Referendum of 1995.
• 1995 - Following the defeat of the sovereignist option, Jacques Parizeau resigns and is replaced by the head of the federal Bloc Québécois, Lucien Bouchard.
• 1996 - Severe flooding on the Saguenay River from July 18-21 devastates the region and proves to be one of Canada's costliest natural disasters.[1]
• 1996 - Jean-Louis Roux briefly becomes Lieutenant-governor of Quebec, but resigns after less than two months due to his now-regretted antisemitic political activity during World War II.
• 1996 - Death of Robert Bourassa on October 2.
• 1997 - An amendment to the Constitution provides for linguistic rather than confessional (Catholic and Protestant) school boards in Quebec.
• 1998 - A severe ice storm strikes Montreal and southwestern Quebec in early January, leaving parts of Montreal without power for up to a week; destruction of power lines and pylons leaves a "triangle of darkness" south of Montreal without power for three weeks.
• 1998 - Quebec general election: Parti Quebecois is re-elected.
• 1999 - The Clarity Act becomes a federal law.

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Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A portrait of Robert Bourassa, taken during his second term as premier of Quebec (1985–1994). ... 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2000s

• 2000 - September 28 - Pierre Elliott Trudeau dies
• 2000 - December 5 - Beginning of the Michaud Affair.
• 2001 - Discouraged at the lack of support for sovereignty among the population and a fractious PQ caucus, Lucien Bouchard resigns as Premier of Quebec and retires from public life on January 11.
• 2001 - Rhéal Mathieu, who was a member of the former Front de Libération du Québec is convicted of the attempted firebombing of three Second Cup coffee shops in Montreal. Quebec Second Cup cafes took the name of Les cafés Second Cup afterwards.
• March 8 - Following the resignation of Lucien Bouchard, Bernard Landry becomes premier of Quebec.
• 2001 - In April, Quebec City hosts the Summit of the Americas, attracting huge anti-globalization protests with activists from everywhere in the Americas. Simultaneously held is the Peoples Summit of the Americas.
• 2002 - The merger of numerous cities and their suburbs (municipal fusions) into "megacities" goes into effect, creating the new megacities of Montreal, Longueuil, Quebec City, Lévis, Saguenay, Sherbrooke, and Gatineau among others.
• 2002 - The Action démocratique du Québec wins four by-elections and temporarily enjoys high scores in public opinion polls.
• 2003 - March: a court ruling legalizes same-sex marriage in Quebec.
• 2003 - Quebec general election: April 14, Jean Charest, a strong federalist and leader of the Parti libéral du Québec, becomes premier of Quebec.
• 2003 - In December, through an initiative by Quebec Premier, Jean Charest, the Council of the Federation is formed by the Premiers of all Canadian provinces and territories.
• 2003 - Paul Martin becomes Prime Minister of Canada.
• 2003 - The sponsorship scandal erupts, possibly tarnishing the Jean Chrétien legacy.
• 2004 - Demerger referendums: Many of the cities created in 2002 are again divided. This includes many small municipalities in the western part of the island of Montreal.
• August - Lyse Lemieux, Chief Justice of the Quebec Superior Court, resigns following criminal charges.
• March 2005 - One of the biggest protests ever, with 80,000 students, takes place in downtown Montreal. A 103 million dollar cut to bursary funds by the government is the main issue. As many as 200,000 college and university students from nearly every region go on strike for up to as seven weeks.
• 2005 - Bernard Landry, who resigned as leader of the Parti Québécois in June, is replaced by 39-year old André Boisclair after the leadership election of 2005.
• 2006 - Stephen Harper's Conservative Party of Canada form minority government. Conservatives greatly reduce Liberal stranglehold on federalist vote in Quebec and make important gains by taking 10 new seats, mostly from Bloc in Quebec City area.
• 2007 - French people actually stop bitching about getting their asses kicked and accept that they can't rule their own country when Canada gave it to them. Just kidding, fucking frenchies.