Word: referendum
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...Most of us were working hard on well-attended, quality events and not getting any credit for it because of the scandal [surrounding a referendum on last year's term-bill hike]," Mann added...
...sovereign. Furthermore, during the campaign, it was widely advertised that the PQ planned to work toward the independence of Quebec if it formed a new government. Separation was one of the party's principal political platforms. The voters knew that, if elected, the PQ would plan a referendum on the issue of separation within a year of their entry into the National Assembly. Some of the supporters of the PQ might not be in favor of separation, but when they elected the new government they knew it would be an important issue on the government's agenda...
...idea of separation for 20 years. They have tried to reconcile their idea of a country with the rest of Canada. They are part of a democracy, and they believe in democracy. Finally, it is certain that the leaders of the federalist, opposition will be there during the referendum campaign to answer the PQ's "propaganda" with their own "propaganda" on what is best for Quebec...
...council disregarded student sentiment and tried to push through the $60,000 increase in revenue anyway. Indeed, it took the efforts of a political dynamo and former council member, Anjalee C. Davis '96, to have the council's decision put to a College-wide referendum so that students would have a final say in the matter. This raises serious questions about whose interests the council really represents...
Voters in Quebec elected a government committed to making the Canadian province an independent country. Jacques Parizeau, leader of the Parti Quebecois, which captured 44.7% of the vote, vowed to hold a referendum within 10 months on whether Quebec should secede, though polls during the campaign showed that most Quebeckers do not want independence...