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Quebec (pronounced "kwuh-BECK" or "kuh-BECK", IPA: /kwəˈbɛk/ or /kəˈbɛk/) (French: Québec, pronounced "keh-beck", IPA: /kebɛk/) is the largest province in Canada geographically, and the second most populous after Ontario, with a population of 7,560,592 (Statistics Canada, October 2004). Quebec's official language is French, and is the only Canadian province where English is not an official language, and it is one of only two Canadian provinces where French is an official language (the other one being New Brunswick). Quebec's French-speaking majority make up the bulk of the Francophone population in North America. The capital is Quebec City and the largest city is Montreal, the second-largest French-speaking metropolis in the West after Paris. A resident of Quebec is called a Quebecer (also spelled Quebecker), or in French, un(e) Québécois(e). More about Quebec... edit

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The Quiet Revolution (Révolution tranquille) was a period of rapid change in Quebec, in the 1960s. It was characterized by: the rapid and effective secularisation of society, the creation of an État-Providence (welfare state), a transformation of the national identity among French-speaking Quebecers (from Canadien français to Québécois). The changes were the result of many important transformations within Quebec society. Among those often cited are: massive investments in the public education system, creation of a Ministry of Education, unionisation of the civil service, government measures meant to increase Quebecers' control over the Quebec State's economy, nationalization of electricity production and distribution.

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The Château Frontenac grand hotel is one of the main attractions of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Designed by architect Bruce Price, the Château Frontenac was one of a long series of "château" style hotels built for the Canadian Pacific Railway company at the end of the 19th and the start of the 20th century.

It opened in 1893, five years after its sister-hotel the Banff Springs. The railway company sought to encourage luxury tourism and bring wealthy travelers to its trains. The Château Frontenac was named in honour of Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac, who was governor of the colony of New France from 1672 to 1682 and 1689 to 1698.

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March 2007: The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in 129 years, since the 1878 general election. The Action démocratique du Québec, in a major breakthrough, became the official opposition. The Parti Québécois was relegated to third-party status for the first time since the 1973 election. The Liberals won their lowest share of the popular vote since Confederation, and the PQ won their lowest share since 1973 and their second lowest ever.[1] Each of the three major parties won nearly one-third of the popular vote, easily the closest three-way split in Quebec electoral history ... read more.