An Act respecting the exercise of the fundamental rights and prerogatives of the Québec people and the Québec State (R.S.Q., c. E-20.2) (French: Loi sur l'Exercice des droits fondamentaux et des prérogatives du peuple québécois et de l'État du Québec, L.R.Q. c. E-20.2) is a Quebec law passed in opposition and in contradiction with the federal Clarity Act (S.C. 2000, c. 26). The Act was introduced by Joseph Facal to the National Assembly of Quebec in emergency on 15 December 1999, two days after the introduction of Bill C-20 before the Canadian House of Commons. It was adopted on 7 December 2000, by a majority of 69 against 41. This article describes the Canadian province. ... Canadian politics is federal legislation that established the conditions under which Ottawa would recognize a vote for secession by one of the provinces. ... The Quebec Parliament Building at night The National Assembly is the legislative body of the Canadian province of Quebec. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Whereas the federal act states that, in the case of a referendum about the secession of a Canadian province, the House of Commons has the power to determine afterwards whether the question was clear enough and whether the obtained majority was large enough for the result to be accepted, the provincial one stipulates that Quebecers could opt for the secession of Quebec State in a 50% + 1 referendum. The act is merely a political statement and has no effect in law. A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... Secession is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or political entity. ... LÉtat québécois and lÉtat du Québec (in English the Quebec State) are terms used by some citizens of the Canadian Province of Quebec to refer to their government and territory, as a preferred alternative to Meaning The terms are much used by sovereigntists, but can...

• Text of the Act (http://www.canlii.org/qc/laws/sta/e-20.2/20041104/whole.html)

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