The Quiet Revolution,”• The Québécois resisted the disparagement of French culture andefforts to block access to education and economic participation. Inthe 1970s, the Québécois pushed for more autonomy from Canadaand then for outright national sovereignty (separation from Canada).• By 2009, a new, more articulate and less radical movement hademerged among young adults, seeking Québécois control over allmanner of social policies and even over foreign policy. Specifically

The Quiet Revolution,”• The Québécois resisted the disparagement of French culture andefforts to block access to education and economic participation. Inthe 1970s, the Québécois pushed for more autonomy from Canadaand then for outright national sovereignty (separation from Canada).• By 2009, a new, more articulate and less radical movement hademerged among young adults, seeking Québécois control over allmanner of social policies and even over foreign policy. Specifically

they sought foreign policy control because of strong opposition toCanada’s participation with the United States in the war inAfghanistan.”