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After a boisterous campaign that stirred passions in Canadians from all provinces, Quebec chose to remain part of Canada, voting 50.6% against secession and 49.4% for it in a special plebiscite. The razor-thin margin consisted of just 52,448 votes out of almost 5 million cast; the 93.4% turnout...
A day after Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau announced his resignation over barely losing the secession referendum, it looks as though Canada may soon be dealing with an even more formidable separatist. Leaders of the Parti Quebecois are already trying to revive their push for secession under the banner of Lucien...
This is not the first time Quebeckers have been asked to choose the fate of their province. In 1980, when the separatist Parti Quebecois (PQ) last held power, Quebeckers rejected the vague notion of remaining in "sovereignty-association" with the rest of Canada by a margin of 60 percent to...
First of all, Chung describes the victory of the separatist party. Parti Quebecois (PQ), in the Sep. 12 provincial election as overwhelming. The number of seats claimed by the PQ do form a good majority of the seats in the National Assembly (77 of 125) but the popular vote certainly...
He is right about the double meaning, however it certainly cannot be said that the PQ's goal of separation from Canada was hidden from the public. It has been known for more than 18 years that the Parn Quebecois's ideal is for Quebec to be sovereign. Furthermore, during...