Quebec Referendum
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Nearly 30 years later, is Quebec headed for another independence referendum?Legault is deeply unpopular after six years in power, and the Parti Québécois, with a young, charismatic leader, has been ahead in the polls for more than a year.CanadaJan 4
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Parti Québécois leader promises referendum, claiming Ottawa poses ‘existential threat’PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon told some 500 party members that Quebecers have one 'ultimate' chance to secure their language and culture.PoliticsApr 15, 2024
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Unseal ‘No’ campaign investigation documents from 1995 referendum, PQ saysThe investigation in 2006 found that two federalist organizations – which received millions of dollars in funding from Ottawa – failed to report spending of more than $500,000.PoliticsMay 24, 2023
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Quebec nearly divorced Canada in referendum 25 years agoQuebec came within a small margin of separating from Canada exactly 25 years ago.CanadaOct 30, 2020
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Louise Robic, Quebec cabinet minister and defender of Canadian unity, dead at 85Louise Robic is credited with helping organize the 'Yvette' movement, which contributed to the federalist victory in the 1980 referendum campaign.CanadaMar 26, 2020
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Catherine Fournier, youngest woman elected to Quebec’s National Assembly, leaves PQThe flailing Parti Québécois, Fournier insists, is past the point of being saved — even under new leadership.PoliticsMar 11, 2019
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Sovereignty debate revived one week before Quebec electionAs the Quebec election campaign draws to a close, the issue of sovereignty has been revived.PoliticsSep 24, 2018
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Former Quebec premiers, PQ leader commemorate 30th anniversary of René Lévesque’s deathFormer Quebec premiers and leaders of the Parti Québécois gathered to commemorate the 30th anniversary of René Lévesque's death.PoliticsNov 1, 2017
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Justin Trudeau stays mum on Iraq referendum, citing Quebec as a lessonIraqi Kurds are expected to vote overwhelmingly in favour of seeking their own country during a controversial referendum today.PoliticsSep 25, 2017
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Why voters’ ‘flinch factor’ will doom BrexitBritain's Brexit referendum looks too close to call. But here's why "Remain" will probably win by about five percentage points.PoliticsJun 23, 2016
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