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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...popular vote and captured 77 of the 125 seats in the Quebec legislature. But the size of the win was a major disappointment for the PQ loyalists; opinion polls taken before the election had indicated the reigning Liberal Party would be trounced by a much larger margin. The lukewarn endorsement of Parizeau's party indicates that Quebec residents are not ready to jump the Canadian ship. The party has pledged to hold a referendum on independence within a year, but sentiment among voters is running strongly against such a move...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A FOURTH COUNTRY IN NORTH AMERICA? PROBABLY NOT | 9/13/1994 | See Source »

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