Editing Pierre Trudeau (section)

=== Legacy in Quebec ===
Trudeau's legacy in Quebec is mixed. Many credit his actions during the October Crisis as crucial in terminating the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) as a force in Quebec, and ensuring that the campaign for Quebec separatism took a democratic and peaceful route. However, his [[War Measures Act#The October Crisis|imposition of the ''War Measures Act'']]—which received majority support at the time—is remembered by some in Quebec and elsewhere as an attack on democracy. Trudeau is also credited by many for the defeat of the 1980 Quebec referendum.

At the federal level, Trudeau faced almost no strong political opposition in Quebec during his time as prime minister. For instance, his Liberal party captured 74 out of 75 Québec seats in the [[1980 Canadian federal election|1980 federal election]]. Provincially, though, Québécois twice elected the pro-sovereignty [[Parti Québécois]]. Moreover, there were not at that time any pro-sovereignty federal parties such as the [[Bloc Québécois]]. Since the signing of the ''Constitution Act, 1982'' in 1982 and until 2015, the Liberal Party of Canada had not succeeded in winning a majority of seats in Quebec. He was disliked by the Québécois nationalists.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070213210244/http://www2.marianopolis.edu/quebechistory/readings/trudeau.htm Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Quebec and the Constitution], marianopolis.edu; retrieved July 7, 2011.</ref>