MOP's Crossword of the Day

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Across
  1. 3. The province in which citizens were against conscription.
  2. 6. The prime minister that received a Nobel Peace Prize.
  3. 9. The leader of Parti Quebecois.
  4. 10. Lester B. Pearson's middle name.
  5. 11. A bill passed in 1974 that made French mandatory on all official documents, business communications, and public signs. Prevented students who were not already fluent in French from attending English schools.
  6. 12. Parti Quebecois held 2 ____. One in 1980 and one recently in 1995.
  7. 14. Quebec is a component of Canadian society that has a unique character and should be legally protected. This is called a ___ ___.
  8. 15. A French-speaker.
Down
  1. 1. The political party that wanted Quebec to gain independence.
  2. 2. The meeting in which 9/10 provinces agreed to patriate Canada. Quebec was absent in this meeting.
  3. 4. The foundational document of a country that sets out the rules governments use to run the country.
  4. 5. The ability/permission to self govern.
  5. 7. The prime minister that used the War Measures Act in the October Crisis.
  6. 8. Mandatory enlistment of soldiers, typically for war.
  7. 13. A bill passed in 1977 that restricted the use of English in businesses, workplaces, outside commercial signs, and even schools. Made French the only official language in Quebec.