Quebec sovereignty movement - Wikipedia
WEBA poster for Quebec sovereignty during the 1995 referendum: Oui, et ça devient possible (French for 'Yes, and it becomes possible'). The Quebec sovereignty movement (French: mouvement souverainiste du Québec) is a political movement whose objective is to achieve the independence of Quebec from Canada. Sovereignists suggest that the people of ...
Québec Referendum (1995) - The Canadian Encyclopedia
WEBAug 21, 2013 · Held on 30 October 1995, the referendum on Québec sovereignty was settled by a narrow victory for the “No” camp — as had been the case in the 1980 referendum. Former Parti Québécois leader Jacques Parizeau, September 1989.
1995 Quebec referendum - Wikipedia
WEBThe 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should proclaim sovereignty and become an independent country, with the condition precedent of offering a political and economic agreement to Canada.
Sovereignty-Association - The Canadian Encyclopedia
WEBFeb 7, 2006 · In May 1980, the Parti Québécois government used a referendum to ask the people of Québec for a mandate to negotiate sovereignty-association, thus defined, with the federal and other provincial authorities. The …
Québec Referendum (1980) - The Canadian Encyclopedia
WEBAug 27, 2013 · The Québec referendum of 1980, on the Parti Québécois government’s plans for sovereignty-association, was held in fulfilment of a promise that the party had made to do so, during the 1976 election campaign that brought it to power.
1980 Quebec referendum - Wikipedia
WEBThe 1980 Quebec independence referendum was the first referendum in Quebec on the place of Quebec within Canada and whether Quebec should pursue a path toward sovereignty. The referendum was called by Quebec's Parti Québécois (PQ) government, which advocated secession from Canada.
The Period Between the 1980 Referendum and the 1995 Referendum …
WEBThe Referendum on Sovereignty-Association (1980) In 1980, four years after he was elected, René Lévesque held a referendum on sovereignty-association. The objective was to gain Quebec’s political independence while remaining economically tied to Canada.
The 1995 Quebec Referendum - Welcome To Canadian Politics!
WEBA poster for the “no” campaign via Wikimedia. History. Following the Quiet Revolution, the rise of Québécois nationalism, and the 1976 election of the Parti Quebecois, a first referendum was held in 1980 on the matter of Québécois sovereignty.
Quebec nearly divorced Canada in referendum 25 years ago
WEBThe referendum on Oct. 30, 1995, saw 4.7 million Quebecers vote on whether the province should “become sovereign,” yielding a razor-thin victory for the “No” side that garnered less than 51 per...
(PDF) The 1995 Quebec Referendum: How the ʻYesʼ campaign …
WEBThe Quebec sovereignty movement, which began in the 1960s, was trying to bring the debate over identity and nationhood to a head in 1995, and take it from the theoretical to the practical by gaining the consent of Quebeckers to separate from Canada.