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  • On April 8, 1904, four agreements were concluded in London, which established the Anglo-French Entente, or <em>entente cordiale</em>.
  • The process through which Newfoundland acquired a local legislature in 1832 has long been misunderstood.
  • During the late 1960s and 1970s, Newfoundland and Labrador experienced what has been variously called a cultural renaissance, revival, or revolution.
  • Britain and France agreed to settle a number of outstanding colonial disputes, ultimately establishing the Entente Cordiale on April 8, 1904.
  • A recreation of the original Entente Cordiale 1904 document discussing French and British territory.
  • Today, Canadian citizens aged 18 and older have the right to vote in federal, provincial, and municipal elections. This is known as universal suffrage.
  • The Newfoundland legal system changed during the reform era. New legislation made it mandatory for judges to have proper legal training.
  • The 1982 Ocean Ranger disaster exposed serious weaknesses in the way that government and industry regulated Canada's offshore industry.
  • The period between 1815 and 1832 represents a watershed in the history of government and politics in Newfoundland.
  • The reform movement gained momentum during the early-19th century, a time of tremendous social, economic, and political change in the colony.