Jean Lesage elected premier of Quebec
Title
Jean Lesage elected premier of Quebec
Subject
Canada
Quebec
history
Quiet Revolution
religion
Description
This video reports on Premier LeSage's electoral victory in Quebec in 1960. Prior to this point, the province had been under the government of Premier Maurice Duplessis, and the Catholic church was deeply rooted in both the cultural and political sphere. After Duplessis's death, the Liberal party ran on a platform of change. LeSage's victory was characterised by a political turn from Catholicism to secularism, which had been brewing socially before the election. The Quiet Revolution had begun. The Catholic church began to lose its power. Nationalism in the province became closely linked to secularism. Today, secularism remains deeply rooted in Quebec.
Creator
CBC Newsmagazine
Source
CBC Newsmagazine
CBC Digital Archives
Publisher
CBC Digital Archives
CBC Newsmagazine
Date
June 19, 1960
Contributor
Reporter: Norman DePoe
Rights
(c) CBC Newsmagazine
(c) CBC Digital Archives
Relation
"Jean Lesage Elected premier of Quebec", CBC Digital Archives: http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/jean-lesage-elected-premier-of-quebec
Format
moving image
video
embedded video
Language
English
Type
Moving image
Streaming video
Video Filename
Jean Lesage elected premier of Quebec
Video Streaming URL
Video Source
CBC Digital Archives
Original Format
Streaming video
Duration
0:08:41
Producer
CBC Newsmagazines
Collection
Citation
CBC Newsmagazine, “Jean Lesage elected premier of Quebec,” Exhibits, accessed November 24, 2024, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2351.