Timeline of Quebec history (1982 to present)

1982 to present
History of Quebec

This section of the Timeline of Quebec history concerns the events between patriation of the British North America Act and the present day.

Table of contents

1 1980s
2 1990s
3 2000s

1980s

1982 - Led by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, the Canadian government moved to patriate the constitution on April 17. See Patriation of the Constitution
1984 - Brian Mulroney, born in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, is elected Prime Minister of Canada.
1987 - Beginnings of discussions on the Meech Lake Accord.

1990 - The Oka Crisis.
1990 - The Meech Lake Accord collapsed.
1992 - Country-wide referendum on the Charlottetown Accord. The accord is rejected by the population of Canada.
1993 - Jean Chr�tien, born in Shawinigan, Quebec, is elected Prime Minister of Canada.
1994 The Parti Qu�b�cois was elected to office, led by Jacques Parizeau, who became the party's leader on March 19, 1988.
1995 - On October 30, another referendum on sovereignty is held. For the second time, the measure was rejected, this time by an extremely slim margin, less than one percent. See Referendum of 1995.
1995 - October 24, the James Bay Crees hold their own referendum on whether or not their territory should remain a part of Canada. Over 96% of the Crees voted in favour of retaining the relationship with Canada.
1995 - Following the defeat of the sovereignist option, Jacques Parizeau resigns and is replaced by the head of the federal Bloc Qu�b�cois, Lucien Bouchard.
1998 - The Parti Quebecois is re-elected.
1999 - The Clarity Act becomes a federal law.

2000 - December 5 - Beginning of the Yves Michaud affair.
2001 - Rh�al Mathieu, a member of the Front de Lib�ration du Qu�bec is convicted of the attempted firebombing of three Second Cup coffee shops in Montreal.
March 8 - 2001 - Following the resignation of Lucien Bouchard, Bernard Landry becomes premier of Quebec.
2001 - In April, Quebec City hosted the Summit of the Americas, attracting huge anti-globalization protests with activists from everywhere in the Americas. Simultaniously held is the Peoples Summit of the Americas.
2003 - April 14, Jean Charest, a strong federalist and leader of the Parti lib�ral du Qu�bec, 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.