(1969) Bill 63 allowed parents freedom to choose their children's language of instruction; baseball franchise, Montreal Expos, began playing; FLQ (Front de Liberation du Quebec) bombed Montreal Stock Exchange; Montreal's police, firefighters staged wildcat strike
(1970) British Trade Commissioner, James Cross, abducted by Front de liberation du Quebec, martial law declared, civil rights suspended; Quebec joined the federal medicare system
(1971) The first CANDU reactor began operation at Gentilly; landslide at Saquenay destroyed 40 houses and killed 31 people
(1972) 200,000 public service workers struck, largest strike in Canadian history
(1976) Montreal hosted Summer Olympics
(1977) Bill 101 (Charter of the French Language) became law, defined French as the language of majority of population, only official language of Quebec; English speaking workers, businessmen left province
(1980) Quebec-Newfoundland government signed Churchill Falls hydro agreement
(1981) French-only sign law passed
(1984) National Assembly shooting spree killed 3 and injured 13 people
(1987) Quebec City first city in North America awarded World Heritage status
(1989) Geomagnetic storm caused province-wide blackout, lasted 9 hours, affected New York City; Ecole Polytechnique Massacre occurred - Marc Lepine shot 28 people, killed himself
(1990) Oka Crisis - land dispute between Mohawk Nation and town of Oka
(1992) Superior Court gave paralyzed Nancy B. right to disconnect from a respirator, resulted in her death
(1993) North American Free Trade Agreement goes into effect
(1994) Civil Code of Quebec replaced Civil Code of Lower Canada
(1996) 2,000 people rioted in Quebec City after rock concert; severe flooding in Saguenay Region devastated area, one of Canada's costliest natural disasters
(1998) Ice storm struck Montreal, southwestern Quebec, destroyed power lines and pylons, "triangle of darkness" left area south of Montreal without power for three weeks
2000's
(2001) Quebec City hosted Summit of the Americas
(2002) Child prostitution bust in Quebec City, many well-known people arrested
(2004) First same-sex marriage celebrated
(2005) 80,000 college students protested a cut to bursary funds by the government
(2006) Writer Jean-Paul Desbiens died, his book opened the door to the Quiet Revolution
(2007) 400th anniversary celebrated
(2008) French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, withdrew support of the Quebec sovereignty movement
(2009) Immigration amendment passed to give priority to applications of candidates whose occupational profile satisfies the needs of the Quebec labor market
(2010) Family of four swept away in landslide while in their home
(2011) Census figures showed population is decreasing with residents moving to other provinces
(2011) Over 3,000 homes were flooded by overflow from Richelieu River, worst flooding in 150 years
(2012) Immigration officials announced they are expecting a record number of immigrants this year - in excess of 50,000
(2012) Tens of thousands of college students went on strike to protest plans by government to raise tuition
