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1969

“McGill Français” demonstrations in the wake of Quebec’s Quiet Revolution

In 1969, amidst Quebec’s Quiet Revolution, a large street demonstration called “Opération McGill Français” saw 15,000 people — mainly trade unionists and Quebec nationalists — call for McGill to become a French-language university.

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