IFES 62 Tab Number
Date Printed: 04/09/2009 JTS Box Number: IFES 62 Tab Number: 1 Document Title: Your History as Theatre! Document Date: 1992 Document Country: Canada Document Language: English IFES ID: CE00439 • • • • • • • ••• • '~~~, .'• i ! I':--:'!--x--c::-:::'.l • ••• 'til " • , ,.• . • ,; • fD " .. , . ~. • , . • .'• • • •~ • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • PREFACE • • 1992 marks the 200th anniversary of Quebec's parliamentary institutions. • To eommcmorate the historical everits that gave rise to those institutions, the • Assemblec nationale created thc Direction generale du Bicentenaire, whose· • purpose is to familiarize the population with the origin and evolution of its • political institutions, and notably, to promote a better knowledge of our politieal • hiStory and a healthy respect for parliamentary democraey among young people. • Some of the official activities Of the Bicentennial program are deSigned for • use in. the school system. Your History As Theatre is a case in point, and in • presenting it, I am pleased to point out the eollective nature of the endeavour: • Ulis activity, which is now an .integral part of the Secondary IV History of • Quebec and Canada program, is Ule result of a team effort by the Assemblee • nationale, the ministere de l'Education and the Directeur general des eleetions. • I want to take this opportttllity to thank all those who were mvolved in Ule • Historical Theatre project, to compliment them on the fmal product, and, fmally, • to express my hope that it fulfills its mission to help yotmg·people prepare for • their role as future citizens. • • • Jean-Pierre Saintonge • President du Bicentenaire des Institutions parlementaires du Quebee • and President de l'Assemblee nationale • • • '" Clihon White Resourc& Cent", • International Foundation • for Election Systems • 1101 15th Street.
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