e 1800s the united colonies of Canada, Canada east (French speaking) and Canada west ( English speaking) was in constitutional deadlock. The only way out of this deadlock was to separate or to bring more colonies into confederation.There was much immigration into both Canada east and Canada west, these new immigrants were primarily English which added to the problem of linguistics groups. As Canada east grew in population "it remained tied to Canada east by a constitution that shared power equally between the two." The arrangement was becoming ever more difficult because of the difference in sizes and political power between the two Canada. English speakers called for "representation by population, in other words, each group of people deserved political power that was equivalent to its proportion to the population." While the French language survived, it had gone from majority to minority of the population due to immigration.The confederation agreement of 1867, which included Nova Scotia and New Brunswick gave both the French and English what they wanted without resorting to separation. The French people of Canada east had more control over their culture , were as close to independence as possible at the time. They also gained freedom from domination of the majority (English speakers of Canada west). The English people gained more representation in Ottawa, and more control over their provincial government. "The union of 1867 was thus really a separation as far as the two Canada were concerned." Although both Quebec (Canada east) and Ontario (Canada west) was still governed by the same federal government they were free to govern themselves in all areas under provincial jurisdiction. In the 1960s a "dramatic change of values and attitudes, especially toward the state, a new collective self confidence, and a new brand of Nationalism" occurred in Quebec this change was termed the quiet revolution of Quebec. According to Conway this quiet re...
