80s - now

1. a phrase that refers to the recognition of the unique nature of Quebec within Canada
8. the agreement signed in 1992 and implemented in 1994 between the United States, Mexico, & Canada to create a free trade zone among the countries
10. aka Bill C-20 legislation passed by the CHretien government requiring separatist referendums to pass with a "clear majority" rather than 50 percent plus 1
11. a clause in the Canadian Constitution that enables Parliament or the legislature of a province to allow an Act to stand even though it contravenes the Charter or Rights & Freedoms
13. First Nations' claims to land based on the belief that the government did not fulfill its obligations under a treaty or other agreement related to money, land, or other assets
16. the agreement that came into effect in 1989 between Canada & the United States to allow goods produced in each country to cross the border tariff-free
17. the right of a colony or cultural group to define the structure, laws, & policies that will govern its affairs

2. the assertion of the right of Aboriginal nations to large tracts of land because their ancestors were the original inhabitants
3. a process by which the regions & countries of the world are becoming economically & culturally interconnected
4. to take control of power over a document from a former colonial government
5. the 1994 mass murder of nearly 1 million Tutsis in Rwanda
6. aka Bill C-93, was adopted in 1988 and provides a legal framework for multiculturalism in Canada
7. a package of constitutional amendments that would define Quebec as a distinct society within Canada
9. a proposal by Quebec nationalists that Quebec have political independence yet retain close economic ties or association with Canada
12. a federal party dedicated to Quebec separation from Canada
14. a process by which changes can legally be made to the Canadian Constitution
15. the amount of money owed by a federal government