June 22, 1960, the liberal party under Jean Lesage won the election and the Union Nationale party no longer wielded complete control. The Quebec Liberal Party had plans for major reform to try to transform and "redefine the role of francophone society in Canada."
The democratization of education started in 1964 with the creation of the Ministry of Education. The education system started to become more secularized and not as reliant on the Catholic Church. The Liberal Government created a plan to make education more accessible and modern. At the time, not many children were going to school, and traditional, conservative teaching was widespread. The old education system no longer served Quebec's evolving society's needs.
The Canada Act of 1982, is an instrumental document for Canada gaining full independence because it allowed Canada to amend it's Constitution without Britain's approval. Of equal importance, the act also manifested the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which is the most recognizable part of Canada's Constitution. It outlines the rights of Canada's individuals, and the Charter ultimately is deemed, "the highest law of the land".Before this act, Britain kept autonomy over Canada's Constitution until Canada figured out what their legislation would be like, which branch of government should have a say in changing it, and how changing it would affect the various provinces.
Results of the Quiet Revolution