Complex sentence: In 1916, the province eliminated the limited provisions for bilingual education agreed to in the Laurier-Greenway compromise of 1897; this happened at a time when the federal Liberals were trying to rebuild a support base among Quebec nationalists.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1916, the province removed its limited provisions for bilingual education, accepted in the Laurier-Greenway compromise of 1897. This happened at a time when the federal Liberals were trying to rebuild a support base among Quebec nationalists.