Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Cultural Studies - Canada, grade: A, language: English, abstract: The invocation of the War Measures Act had a lasting impact on the Quebec sovereignty movement as it caused the immediate decline of the movement's violent wing and prompted the subsequent gain in support towards political and peaceful means of seeking sovereignty for Quebec. This investigation will be focused on the extent to which the Quebec sovereignty movement was affected by the invocation of the War Measures Act. The purpose is to trace the impact of the War Measures Act on...