In 1960, a series of rapid and radical reforms were underway in Quebec, notably the reforms led by Jean Lesage, who is the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. This term was commonly accepted for six years, from 1960 to 1966 (Cuccioletta & Lubin, 2003). Before the Quiet Revolution, Quebec was under the control of its leader Maurice Duplessis, a traditional, ideologically conservative politician. He insisted on preserving Quebec's traditional role from 1944 to 1959. It is believed that certain policies of the Duplessis regime were considered the factors that resulted in the Quiet Revolution. First, Duplessis dominated the Quebec economy during his mandate as head of government, he almost expropriated the autonomy of his ministers and placed the Quebec economy in the hands of foreign companies. The profile of Quebec before the Quiet Revolution was an ecclesiastical and agricultural society, while certain other North American countries were industrialized during the same period (Behiels, 1985, P. xi). Duplessis encourages and entrusts the development of the Quebec economy to English-speaking Canadians and certain foreign companies. At the same time, it erected barriers, even blocked the development of French-Canadian economic groups. Foreign corporations and English Canadians therefore held much more power and rights than French Canadians; Francophones have no choice but to work for English-speaking and foreign companies. Nevertheless, French Canadians still received much lower wages than English-speaking workers. These unfair treatments towards French speakers have led to the dissatisfaction of the contemporary government. In addition to supporting the English-speaking and foreign economy, during the Duplessis era, the positive interference of the union ...... middle of paper ...... identity considered themselves as Quebecois but no longer as French Canadians. Works Cited Behiels, MD (1985). Prelude to the Quiet Revolution in Quebec: liberalism versus neo-nationalism 1945-1960. Kinston and Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. Gagnon, AG and Montcalm, MB (1990). Quebec: beyond the quiet revolution. Scarborough: Nelson Canada. Cuccioletta, D. and Lubin, M. (September 22, 2003). Article: The Quebec quiet revolution: a noisy evolution. Accessed February 14, 2011http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-118986705.htmlGauvreau, M. (2005). The Catholic origins of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec, 1931-1970. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press Clibbon, J. (June 21, 2010). Reexamine the roots of Quebec’s “Quiet Revolution.” Retrieved 02/24/2011 from CBCNews. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2010/06/18/f-quebec-conradblack-interview.html